Raag Baageshree Tutorial (WITH COMPLETE NOTATION!)

|Raag Bageshri Lesson for Beginners|

Kindly Like | Share | Comment | Subscribe |

Raga Bageshri is an enticing raga that a lot of students want to learn. Here's Aradhana ji's free online tutorial of Rag Bageshree.

Here's the notation of Raga Bageshree:

NOTE - Please understand all symbols used before attempting to read the notation.

(i) The use of an asterisk (*) indicates the usage of a Komal Swar.
(ii) The use of a Single Apostrophe ( ' ) indicates higher octave (Taar Saptak) of a Swar. For example: (Sa) would indicate the medium octave, while ( Sa') would indicate the higher octave.
(iii) Swaras or Notes of Lower Octave (Mandra Saptak) are denoted in small letters. Taking the previous example forward, Sa would be in the middle octave, Sa' would indicate higher octave, while sa would indicate the lower octave.

Aaroh: ni* Sa Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa'

Avroh: Sa' Ni* Dha, Ma Pa Dha, Ma Ga* Re Sa

Pakad: Sa, dha ni* Sa Ma, Ma Ga*, Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa

Chalan:

1) Sa, ni* ni* dha Sa, Sa, ni* ni* Re Sa, Sa, dha ni* Sa Ma, Ma Ga*, Ga* Re Ma, Ma Ga*, Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa, ni* ni* dha Sa.

2) dha ni* Sa Ma - Ga* Ga* Re Ma, Ma, Ga* Ma Dha, Dha Ni* Dha Ma, Ma Dha Ni* Sa', Sa' Ni* Dha Ma, Ma Pa Dha Ma Ga*, Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa.


Raag Bageshri Styaahi Notation and Lyrics:

Notation:

Sa' Ni* Ni* Dha Ma Pa Dha, Ga* Ga* Re Sa Re Re Sa (1)
Sa dha ni* Sa Ma Ma, Ma Dha, Ma Dha Ni* Dha Ma Ga* Re Sa (2)

Kaun Karata Tori, Binati Piyarawa; (1)
Maano na maano hamari baat. (2)

Raag Bageshree Antara Notation and Lyrics:

Notation:

Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa' Sa' Sa', Ni* Sa' Re' Sa' Ni* Sa' Ni* Dha; (1)
Dha Dha Ma Dhi Ni* Dha Ma Ga*, Ma Ga* Re Sa Sa. (2)

Lyrics:

Jab se gaye mori, sudhahuna leeni; (1)
Chaahe sautana ke ghar jaata. (2)


Raag Bageshri - Sthaayi ke Alaap (Notation):

Note: Start these Sthaayi ke alaap from the 9th beat of Teental, i.e. the Khaali.

1) Sa, ni* dha Sa - dha ni* Sa Ma - Ga* Re Sa.
2) Sa - dha ni* Sa Ma - - Ga* Re Ma - Ma Ga* - Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa - ni* dha Sa.
3) dha ni* Sa Ma - - Ga* Re Ma - Ga* Ma Dha - Dha Ma - Ma Pa Dha Ma Pa Dha - Ma Ga* Re Sa.
4) ni* Sa Ga* Ma Dha - Dha Ma - Ma Dha Ni* - Dha Ni* Sa' Ni* Dha Ma, Ma Pa Dha Ma Ga*, Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa.
5) Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa' - Ni* Dha Sa' - Sa' Re' Ni* Sa' Ni* Dha Ma - Ma Ni* - Dha Sa' Ni* Dha Ma - Ma Pa Dha Ma Ga* - - Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa -

Raag Bageshri - Antare ke Alaap (Notation):

Note: Start these Antare ke Alaap from the 1st beat of Teentaal i.e. the Sum.

1) Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa', Dha Ni* Sa' - Ni* Sa' Re', Sa' Re' Ga*' Re' Sa Ni* Dha Ma Dha Ni* Sa'.
2) Sa' - Ni* Dha Sa' - Dha Ni* Sa' Re' Ga' Sa' Re' - Ni* - Dha Ni* Sa' Dha Ni* Sa'.

Raag Bageshri - Sthaayi ke Taane (Notation):

Note: Start these Sthaayi ke Taane from the first beat of Teentaal, i.e. the Sum.

1) Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re Ma Ga* Re Sa.
2) Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa' Re' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re Sa ni* Sa.
3) Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa' Re' Ga' Re' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re Sa
4) Ga* Ma Dha Ni* Sa' Re' Ga' Re' Sa' Ni* Dha Ni* Re' Re' Sa' Ni* Dha Ni* Sa' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma - Ga Ma Dha Ni* Sa' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma, Dha Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re, Ma Ma Ga* Re Sa.


About the teacher:

Aradhana Karhade is a voice culture expert and music educator from Hyderabad, who aims to make music education accessible to all. Her YouTube series of tutorials is based on that very premise – making music lessons available to all. She holds a firm belief – age doesn’t matter if you really want to achieve something. The same is true of music.