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Raag Gopika Basant
A raag of the Asawari thaat, Gopika Basant comes into its own in the 1st prahar of the day. It uses six swaras on the way up and six 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: Rishabh Varjya. Gandhar, Dhaivat and Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Gopika Basant
1st Prahar of the Day (6AM to 9AM)Asawari thaatShadhav - Shadhav VakraVadi: ShadjSamvadi: Pancham
SgmPmggmdnṠ
ṠndmPgmPmgSʼdʼnSgmgS
Pakad: ʼd ʼn S g m P · n d m P g m g S · g m d n d P · d m P g m g S · ʼd ʼn 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.