Concept of Swars

Topic :- Concept of Swars : Topic :- Concept of Swars Shudh Swars and Komal Swars Welcome to Devashram Music Class

Swars : Swars In Indian Classical Music, there are two types of notes.1. Shudh Swars2. Komal Swars First we will discuss the shudh swars. There are seven shudh swars in total. Let us discuss them now.

Shudh Swars : Shudh Swars Key Concept - One of the most important concept is the difference between two notes. The difference between two adjacent keys is half note or semi-tone ( ??? ???? ).

Shudh Swars : Shudh Swars The difference between Sa (??) and Re (??) will always remain one note (?? ????). simillarly the difference between Re (??) and Ga (??) will also remain one note (?? ????). The difference between Ga (??) and Ma (??) will be half note (??? ????) and the process will remain same.

Alankars in shudh swars : Alankars in shudh swars Sa Re Ga, Re Ga Ma, Ga Ma Pa, Ma Pa Dha, Pa Dha Ni, Dha Ni Sa’ Sa’ Ni Dha, Ni Dha Pa, Dha Pa Ma, Pa Ma Ga, Ma Ga Re, Ga Re Sa Sa Re Ga Ma, Re Ga Ma Pa, Ga Ma Pa Dha, Ma Pa Dha Ni, Pa Dha Ni Sa’Sa’ Ni Dha Pa, Ni Dha Pa Ma, Dha Pa Ma Ga, Pa Ma Ga Re, Ma Ga Re Sa

Komal Swars : Komal Swars What about the the black key or note between Sa and Re, also the note between Re and Ga and others. Let us define these notes now. The note between Sa and Re is known as Komal Re (???? ??) symbolized as (??)or(Re) by underlining the note (swar).

Komal Swars / Teevra Ma : Komal Swars / Teevra Ma Four notes Komal Re, Komal Ga, Komal Dha and Komal Ni ( Re , Ga , Dha , Ni ) are defined as half note below the actual shudh swar. Now all the notes have been defined except the note between Ma and Pa. This note is defined as Teevra Ma (Ma') i.e. (????? ?).

Alankars in Komal Swars : Alankars in Komal Swars Sa Re Ga, Re Ga Ma, Ga Ma Pa, Ma Pa Dha, Pa Dha Ni, Dha Ni Sa’ Sa’ Ni Dha, Ni Dha Pa, Dha Pa Ma, Pa Ma Ga, Ma Ga Re, Ga Re Sa Sa Re Ga Ma, Re Ga Ma Pa, Ga Ma Pa Dha, Ma Pa Dha Ni, Pa Dha Ni Sa’Sa’ Ni Dha Pa, Ni Dha Pa Ma, Dha Pa Ma Ga, Pa Ma Ga Re, Ma Ga Re Sa

Saptak (Octave) : Saptak (Octave) The collection of notes Sa, Re, Re, Ga, Ga, Ma, Ma', Pa, Dha, Dha, Ni, Ni, Sa is called as one octave (?????). Sometimes saptak is also defined as the collection of the shudh swars.

Types of Saptak : Types of Saptak There are three types of saptak1. Mandra Saptak2. Madhya Saptak3. Taar Saptak

Achal Swar : Achal Swar Sa and Pa are known as achal swars as they have the fixed positions and never leave their place. They are used as reference in many raagas i.e. we just press these two notes on the harmonium and sing along with it. Even the tanpura effect that you are listening in the background is just playing the Sa and Pa. Thus these achal swars are considered for the reference during many compositions.