Raga Hemavati
Melakarta #58 · Disi chakraAdvanced
Hemavati is melakarta #58 of 72 - raga 4 of the Disi chakra. Its scale takes chatussruti rishabha (R₂), sadharana gandhara (G₂), prati madhyama (M₂), chatussruti dhaivata (D₂), and kaisiki nishada (N₂), with Sa and Pa fixed as always. As a sampoorna parent scale it uses all seven swaras in strict order, both ways.
Arohanam & Avarohanam Sa on C
SR₂G₂M₂PD₂N₂Ṡ
ṠN₂D₂PM₂G₂R₂S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Hemavati its living shape are learned with an expert.