CarnaticJanya of the 22nd melakarta, Kharaharapriya · Veda chakra
Mukhāri
Mukhari is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 22, Kharaharapriya. Arohanam: S R2 M1 P N2 D2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G2 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–Sampūrṇa · 6 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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
8 notes · Sa2Ri 22Ga 21Ma 1Pa1Dha 12Dha 22Ni 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) going up
From the textbook
1Dha 1 appears in some phrases, from outside the scale above.
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.