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In this page, you'll see our getting started video and documentation to how to write and read music notes.
Getting Started
Take a look at our Getting Started Video to see how to use Ragakosh for music learning.
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How to read and write the notes
Learn how to interpret the octave and swar notation used in Raga descriptions.
Represent Octaves
Following is how you denote various octaves:
- Lower Octave: Prefix the note with a star (*) sign. Example:
*Smeans Lower Octave Sa. - Higher Octave: Postfix the note with a star (*) sign. Example:
S*means Higher Octave Sa. - Middle Octave: No additional symbol/sign required. Example:
Smeans Middle Octave Sa.
Represent Swars/Notes
Following is how you represent different types of swars/notes:
- Komal Swar: All lowercase swar/notes are Komal swars, except
m, which is Ma Sudh. - Sudh Swar: All uppercase swar/notes are Sudh swars, except
M, which is Ma Tivar.
Full Notes Table
| Swar | Description |
|---|---|
| S | Sa (Sudh) |
| R | Re (Sudh) |
| G | Ga (Sudh) |
| M | Ma (Tivar) |
| P | Pa (Sudh) |
| D | Da (Sudh) |
| N | Ni (Sudh) |
| r | Re (Komal) |
| g | Ga (Komal) |
| m | Ma (Sudh) |
| d | Da (Komal) |
| n | Ni (Komal) |