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Raag Jaldhar Kedar

A raag of the Bilawal thaat, Jaldhar Kedar comes into its own in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and five coming down. Phrases centre on Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.

Swars: Gandhar and Nishad Varjya. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.

Raga Jaldhar Kedar

2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)
Bilawal thaatAudhav - AudhavVadi: MadhyamSamvadi: Shadj
SRmPD
DPmRS

Pakad: S R S m · m R P m · m P D Ṡ · Rʼ Ṡ D P m · P m 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.

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