Raga Navaneetam
Melakarta #40 · Rishi chakraAdvanced
Navaneetam is melakarta #40 of 72 - raga 4 of the Rishi chakra. Its scale takes shuddha rishabha (R₁), shuddha gandhara (G₁), 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
SR₁G₁M₂PD₂N₂Ṡ
ṠN₂D₂PM₂G₁R₁S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Navaneetam its living shape are learned with an expert.