Ragas & Talas Examples

 Ragas & Talas Examples

Raga : Mayamalavagowla ( Double harmonic scale)   

Tala: Adi

Raga:    Ascending/ārohanam : S r G m P d N Ṡ

Descending/avarohanam: Ṡ N d P m G r S

Tala:

1. Laghu ( Tap + Fingers) 2. Dhrutham ( Tap + Turn) 3. Anudhrutham ( Tap). 

Speeds of using Notes

Aksharam refers to the number of musical notes that we fit in a beat. This is the unit of musical time. So depending on how many notes we fit into each beat, the name of the kalam (or speed) changes.

• 1st speed: 1 Aksharam or Note per beat – So we get (1 X 8) = 8 Aksharams in 1 cycle of Adi Tala
• 2nd speed: 2 Aksharams per beat – (2 X 8) = 16 Akshrams in 1 cycle of Adi Tala
• 3rd speed: 4 Aksharams per beat – (4 X 8) =  32 Aksharams in 1 cycle of Adi Tala

The basics of carnatic music are usually performed in three speeds.

Adi Tala =  8 beats  =  l4 + O2 + O2

Raga : Abheri

Arohanam:   S G2 M1 P N2 S
Avarohanam:   S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Raga : Atana

Arohanam:   S R2 M1 P N3 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 S D2 P M1 R2 G3 R2 S

Raga : Amrithavarshini

Arohanam:   S G3 M2 P N3 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 P M2 G3 S

Raga: Ananda Bhairavi

Arohanam:   S G2 R2 G2 M1 P D2 P S
Avarohanam:   S N2 D2 P M1 G2 R2 S

Raga : Bhoopalam

Arohanam:   S R1 G2 P D1 S
Avarohanam:   S D1 P G2 R1 S

Raga : Bilahari

Arohanam:   S R2 G3 P D2 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Raga : Hamsadwani

Arohanam:   S R2 G3 P N3 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 P G3 R2 S

Raga : Hindolam

Arohanam:   S G2 M1 D1 N2 S
Avarohanam:   S N2 D1 M1 G2 S

Raga : Kalyani

Arohanam:   S R2 G3 M2 P D2 N3 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 D2 P M2 G3 R2 S

Raga Keeravani

Arohanam:   S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

Raga Lalitha

Arohanam:   S R1 G3 M1 D1 N3 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 D1 M1 G3 R1 S

Raga Mohanam

Arohanam:   S R2 G3 P D2 S
Avarohanam:   S D2 P G3 R2 S

Raga Shankarabaranam

Arohanam:   S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
Avarohanam:   S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S