CarnaticJanya of the 20th melakarta, Naṭabhairavi · Veda chakra
Nāgagāndhāri
Nagagandhari is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 20, Natabhairavi. Arohanam: S R2 M1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S.
Swara rail · NāgagāndhāriTempo
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 20 · Naṭabhairavi
- Chakra
- Veda
- Form
- Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Nāgagāndhārithis rāga
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa2Ri 21Ma 12Ga 21Ma 1Pa1Dha 12Ni 2upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa2Ni 21Dha 1Pa1Ma 12Ga 22Ri 2Sa
7 notes · Sa2Ri 22Ga 21Ma 1Pa1Dha 12Ni 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) going up
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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