CarnaticJanya of the 39th melakarta, Jhalavarali · Ṛṣi chakra
Varāli
Varali is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 39, Jhalavarali. Arohanam: S G1 R1 G1 M2 P D1 N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D1 P M2 G1 R1 S.
Swara rail · VarāliTempo
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 39 · Jhalavarali
- Chakra
- Ṛṣi
- Form
- Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Varālithis 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
ĀrōhaṇamSa1Ri 11Ri 11Ri 12Ma 2Pa1Dha 13Ni 3upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa3Ni 31Dha 1Pa2Ma 21Ri 11Ri 1Sa
7 notes · Sa1Ri 11Ri 12Ma 2Pa1Dha 13Ni 3 · 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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