Hindustani / Ragas / Deshkar
Raag Deshkar
A raag of the Bilawal thaat, Deshkar comes into its own in the 1st prahar of the day. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Dhaivat - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Gandhar as samvadi.
Swars: Madhya and Nishad Varjya. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Deshkar
1st Prahar of the Day (6AM to 9AM)Bilawal thaatAudhav - Audhav VakraVadi: DhaivatSamvadi: Gandhar
SRGPDṠ
ṠDPDGPGRS
Pakad: S R G P D · D G P · Ṡ D · P D G P · G R S · ʼD 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.