Raag Shyam Kalyan
Raag Shyam Kalyan belongs to the Kalyan thaat and is traditionally sung in the 1st prahar of the night. It uses six swaras on the way up and all seven coming down, taking a vakra (winding) path rather than a straight line. Phrases centre on Pancham - the vadi, or king swara - answered by Shadj as samvadi.
Swars: Dhaivat Varjya in Aaroh. Both Madhyams. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Raga Shyam Kalyan
1st Prahar of the Night (6PM to 9PM)Pakad: S R ʼN S R · R M̄ M̄ P · P G m R · M̄ P · G m P · G m R · ʼN S 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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