Raag Bhairavi
Bhairavi is a Bhairavi-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 1st prahar of the day or sarv kalik. It uses all seven swaras on the way up and all seven coming down. Phrases centre on Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Rishabh, Gandhar, Dhaivat, Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Bhairavi
1st Prahar of the Day (6AM to 9AM) or Sarv KalikPakad: g S r S · g m P · d m d n Ṡ · rʼ Ṡ d P g m r S
Sargam is written with Sa on C: komal swars are lowercase, teevra Ma is M̄, ʼ before a swar marks the lower (mandra) octave and Ṡ / ʼ after marks the upper (taar) octave. The synth plays plain notes - the gamak, meend, and andolan that bring a raag to life are what you learn in class with an expert.
Film songs in Raag Bhairavi
Hear the raag in songs you already know - the fastest way to internalise its mood. Tap a tile to play.