Raag Des
Sweet and patriotic - the raga of Vande Mataram. It uses five swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Rishabh - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Pancham as samvadi.
Swars: Gandhar and Dhaivat Varjya in Aaroh. Both Nishads. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Des
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Pakad: D m G R · G ʼN S · R m P N · Ṡ Rʼ n D P
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 Des
19 Hindi and regional film songs and a few non-film pieces composed on Raag Des, with film, year, singer and music director. Hearing the raag in songs you already know is the fastest way to internalise its mood - tap a tile to play.