The Music

This is helpful to derive the 72 parent melodies “ Melakartha Ragas". The references below gives you Western chromatic Scale equivalents in Indian Classical Music


C = SA (Tonic Note)

C# = Ri 1

D = Ri 2 & GA 1

D# = Ri 3 & GA 2

E = Ga - 3

F = Ma - 1

F# = Ma 2

G = Pa (Constant note)

G# = Da 1

A = Da 2 & Ni 1

A# = Da 3 & Ni 2

B = Ni 3

C = Sa (Tonic note upper octave)


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