CarnaticJanya of the 29th melakarta, Dhīraśaṅkarābharaṇaṁ · Bāṇa chakra

Kēdāram

KAY-daa-rumPronunciation guide

Kedaram is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 29, Sankarabharanam. Arohanam: S M1 G3 M1 P N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 P M1 G3 R2 S.

Swara rail · KēdāramTempo
Carnatic · Mela 29Ārōhaṇam
SaMa 1Ga 3Ma 1PaNi 3upper Sa
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Notes of Kēdāram

Numbers between pads count the semitones from one note to the next. Play from your keyboard with A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.Pitch rises upward. Numbers beside the pads count the semitones between neighbouring notes.

Parent
Mela 29 · Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ
Chakra
Bāṇa
Form
Auḍava–Ṣāḍava · 5 / 6
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Ma
Kēdāramthis rāga
Sa to Pa

Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.

Scale

ĀrōhaṇamSaMa 1Ga 3Ma 1PaNi 3upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper SaNi 3PaMa 1Ga 3Ri 2Sa

6 notes · SaRi 2Ga 3Ma 1PaNi 3 · Zig-zag (vakra) going up

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