Hindustani / Ragas / Nat Bhairav
Raag Nat Bhairav
Nat Bhairav is a Bhairav-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 1st prahar of the day. It uses all seven swaras on the way up and all seven coming down. Phrases centre on Madhyam - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Dhaivat Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Nat Bhairav
1st Prahar of the Day (6AM to 9AM)Bhairav thaatSampurna - SampurnaVadi: MadhyamSamvadi: Shadj
SRGmPdNṠ
ṠNdPmGRS
Pakad: R G m d P · m G R · G m R S ʼN 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.