Raag Shuddha Kalyan
Shuddha Kalyan is a Kalyan-thaat raag, given its full colour in the 1st prahar of the night. It uses five swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Gandhar - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Dhaivat as samvadi.
Swars: Madhyam and Nishad Varjya in Aaroh. Madhyam Teevra in Avroh. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Shuddha Kalyan
1st Prahar of the Night (6PM to 9PM)Pakad: G R G · R S · ʼN ʼD ʼP · G R S · G R G · P 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.
Film songs in Raag Shuddha Kalyan
Hear the raag in songs you already know - the fastest way to internalise its mood. Tap a tile to play.