CarnaticJanya of the 28th melakarta, Harikāmbhōji · Bāṇa chakra
Saraswathi Manohari
Saraswathi Manohari is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 28, Harikambhoji. Arohanam: S R2 G3 M1 D2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ D2 N2 P M1 G3 R2 S.
Swara rail · Saraswathi ManohariTempo
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 28 · Harikāmbhōji
- Chakra
- Bāṇa
- Form
- Auḍava–Sampūrṇa · 5 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
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Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Saraswathi Manoharithis rāga
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa2Ri 23Ga 31Ma 12Dha 2upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa2Dha 22Ni 2Pa1Ma 13Ga 32Ri 2Sa
7 notes · Sa2Ri 23Ga 31Ma 1Pa2Dha 22Ni 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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