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Raag Harikauns
Raag Harikauns belongs to the Kafi thaat and is traditionally sung in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Gandhar - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Nishad as samvadi.
Swars: Rishabh and Pancham Varjya. Gandhar and Nishad Komal. Madhyam Teevra. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Harikauns
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Kafi thaatAudhav - AudhavVadi: GandharSamvadi: Nishad
SgM̄DnṠ
ṠnDM̄gS
Pakad: S ʼD ʼn S · g M̄ g S · g M̄ D n Ṡ · Ṡ n D M̄ g S · g M̄ g S ʼn S ʼD ʼn g 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.