CarnaticJanya of the 22nd melakarta, Kharaharapriya · Veda chakra
Miyan Malhār
Miyan Malhar is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 22, Kharaharapriya. Arohanam: S R2 P M1 P N2 D2 N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 P M1 P G2 M1 R2 S.
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 22 · Kharaharapriya
- Chakra
- Veda
- Form
- Ṣāḍava · 6 / 6
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
7 notes · Sa2Ri 22Ga 21Ma 1Pa2Dha 22Ni 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
From the textbook
karnatik.com. The second source the site checks against differs here, or has nothing to compare, so this is waiting on a musician’s review.