Raga Shanmukhapriya
Melakarta #56 · Disi chakraAdvanced
Shanmukhapriya is melakarta #56 of 72 - raga 2 of the Disi chakra. Its scale takes chatussruti rishabha (R₂), sadharana gandhara (G₂), prati madhyama (M₂), shuddha dhaivata (D₁), 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
SR₂G₂M₂PD₁N₂Ṡ
ṠN₂D₁PM₂G₂R₂S
The synth plays plain swaras - the gamakas that give Shanmukhapriya its living shape are learned with an expert.