Raag Kaafi Tutorial (WITH NOTATION!)

Raag Kaafi | Raag Kafi for Beginners - A Tutorial by Aradhana Karhade.

This tutorial for has been created keeping in mind the requirements of beginners - please watch the complete thing - you will benefit from this.

Raag Kaafi Notation:

NOTE - Please understand all symbols used before attempting to read the notation.

(i) The use of an asterisk (*) indicates the usage of a Komal Swar.
(ii) The use of a Single Apostrophe ( ' ) indicates higher octave (Taar Saptak) of a Swar. For example: (Sa) would indicate the medium octave, while ( Sa') would indicate the higher octave.
(iii) Swaras or Notes of Lower Octave (Mandra Saptak) are denoted in small letters. Taking the previous example forward, Sa would be in the middle octave, Sa' would indicate higher octave, while sa would indicate the lower octave.


Aaroh: Sa Re Ga* Ma Pa Dha Ni* Sa'

Avroh: Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re Sa

Pakad: Pa, Dha Ma Pa - Ga* Re, Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa.

Chalan:

1) Sa, ni* dha Sa, Sa, dha ni* Sa Re Ga* Re, Re Ga*, Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa, ni* dha Sa
2) Sa, Sa Re Ma Pa, Pa, Dha Ma Pa - Ga* Re, Re Ga* Ma Pa Dha Ni* - Dha Pa, Pa, Dha Ma Pa Ga Re, Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa.

Raag Kaafi Sthaayi Notation and Lyrics:

Re Ma Pa Dha Ni* Dha Pa Ga - Re Ma Ma Pa Pa Pa (1)
Dha Dha Dha Ni* Pa Dha Ma Ma Pa Dha Ni* Sa' Ni* Dha Pa (2)

Sthaayi Lyrics:

Aaj Khelo Shaam Sang Hori; (1)
Pich-kaari Rang Bhari, Kesar ki (2)

Raag Kaafi Antara Notation and Lyrics:

Dha Ma Pa Dha Sa' Sa' Re' Ga*' Re' Sa' Ni* Dha Sa' ; (1)
Sa' Sa' Sa' Re' Ni* Dha Ma, Pa Dha Ni* Sa' Ni* Dha Pa. (2)

Antara Lyrics:

Kunwara Kanhaiyaa, Sanga Sakhee Raadha; (1)
Rang Bhari Jodi, So Hatari. (2)

Sthaayi ke Alaap:

1) Sa - ni* dha Sa - dha ni* Sa Re Ga* Re Sa
2) Sa Re Ma Pa - - Pa - Dha Ma Pa Ga* Re - Re Ga* Ma Pa - Ma Ga* Re - Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa.
3) Sa Re Ma Pa - Dha Ma Pa Ga* Re - Re Ga* Ma Pa Dha Ni* - Dha Pa - Dha Ma Pa Ga* Re - Re Ga* Ma Ga* Re Sa.
4) Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Ni* Sa' - Ni* Dha Sa' - Sa' Ni* Dha Pa - Dha Ma Pa Ga* Re - Re Ga* Ma Pa - Ma Ga* Re Sa.

Antare ke Alaap:

1) Sa' - Ni* Dha Sa' - Ni* Sa Ni* Dha Pa - Ma Pa Dha, Pa Dha Ni*, Dha Ni* Re' Sa'.
2) Dha Ni* Sa' Re' Ga' Re' - Re' Ga*' - Re' Ma' Ga*' Re' Sa' - Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Pa Dha Ni* Sa' Dha Ni* Sa'.
3) Sa' - Ni* Sa' Ni* Dha Pa, Ma Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re - Re Ma Ga* Re Sa, Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Ni* Pa Dha Sa' - Ni* Dha Ni* Sa
4) Sa' Ni* Sa Re' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re Sa - Sa Re Ma, Re Ma Pa - Ma Pa Dha, Pa Dha Ni* - Dha Ni* Re' Sa'.

Sthaayi ke Taane:

1) Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Ni* Sa' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re Sa
2) Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Ni* Sa' Re' Sa Ni* Dha Pa Ma Ga* Re Sa
3) Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Ni* Sa' Re' Sa' Ni* Dha Pa Ma Pa
4) Dha Sa' Ni* Dha, Pa Ni* Dha Pa, Ma Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa


About the teacher:

Aradhana Karhade is a voice culture expert and music educator from Hyderabad, who aims to make music education accessible to all. Her YouTube series of tutorials is based on that very premise – making music lessons available to all. She holds a firm belief – age doesn’t matter if you really want to achieve something. The same is true of music.
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