CarnaticJanya of the 64th melakarta, Vachaspati · Rudra chakra
Saraswathi
Saraswathi is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 64, Vachaspati. Arohanam: S R2 M2 P D2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D2 P M2 R2 S.
Swara rail · SaraswathiTempo
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 64 · Vachaspati
- Chakra
- Rudra
- Form
- Auḍava–Ṣāḍava · 5 / 6
- Movement
- Straight up and down
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Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Saraswathithis rāga
Raised Ma sits a whole step above Ga, then just one semitone below Pa. That narrow pull up to Pa is the brightness of the raised fourth.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa2Ri 22Ma 2Pa2Dha 2upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa2Ni 22Dha 2Pa2Ma 22Ri 2Sa
6 notes · Sa2Ri 22Ma 2Pa2Dha 22Ni 2 · Straight up and down
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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