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Raag Saraswati
Raag Saraswati belongs to the Kalyan thaat and is traditionally sung in the 2nd prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and six coming down. Phrases centre on Pancham - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Rishabh as samvadi.
Swars: Gandhar and Nishad Varjya in Aaroh. Gandhar Varjya in Avroh. Madhyam Teevra, Nishad Komal. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Saraswati
2nd Prahar of the Night (9PM to 12AM)Kalyan thaatAudhav - ShadhavVadi: PanchamSamvadi: Rishabh
SRM̄PDṠ
ṠnDPM̄PM̄RSʼnʼDS
Pakad: R M̄ P D n D · P M̄ D P · M̄ R M̄ P · D Ṡ n D
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.