Raag Devgiri Bilawal
Raag Devgiri Bilawal belongs to the Bilawal thaat and is traditionally sung in the 1st prahar of the day. It uses six swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Shadj - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Pancham as samvadi.
Swars: Both Nishads. Madhyam Varjya in Aaroh. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Devgiri Bilawal
1st Prahar of the Day (6AM to 9AM)Pakad: S · ʼD ʼN ʼD S R G · G R S · ʼD ʼP G · ʼN R G m G · G P m · G 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.