Violin Notes For Malayalam Songs In Sa Re Ga Ma Official

| Note | Finger (D string = Sa) | |------|------------------------| | Sa | 1st finger D string | | Re | Open D or 2nd finger? Actually Re = open D | | Ga | 1st finger A string | | Pa | 3rd finger D string | | Dha | Open A string | Raga: Charukesi (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni – but Ga is major, Dha major, Ni minor? Actually Charukesi: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni – all natural except Ni = Komal Ni).

But for melody, we usually set (3rd finger on G string, or 1st finger on D string). Common scale: C Major (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni - all natural) | Sargam | Note | Violin fingering (1st position, D string for Sa) | |--------|------|--------------------------------------------------| | Sa | C | 3rd finger on G string OR 1st finger on D string | | Re | D | Open D string (3rd string) | | Ga | E | 1st finger on A string (2nd string) – careful | | Ma | F | 2nd finger on A string | | Pa | G | Open G string (4th string) OR 3rd finger on D | | Dha | A | Open A string (2nd string) | | Ni | B | 1st finger on E string (1st string) | Note: Malayalam songs often use melodic variations (Komal Re, Tivra Ma, etc.). Notations below assume natural scale unless specified . 3. Example Notations (Sa Re Ga Ma format) Song 1: “Oru Rathri Koodi” (from Summer in Bethlehem ) Raga: Sindhu Bhairavi-like Scale: C (Sa = C) – has Komal Re (Re↓) and Komal Dha (Dha↓)

| String (violin) | Note | Sargam (in C Major) | |----------------|------|----------------------| | 4th (G) | G | Pa (lower octave) | | 3rd (D) | D | Re | | 2nd (A) | A | Dha | | 1st (E) | E | Ga (higher octave?) – not ideal | violin notes for malayalam songs in sa re ga ma

Sargam with bends:

Sa Re Ga Pa Dha Pa Ga Re Sa Man - ju po - le nin man - a - ve - Re Ga Pa Dha Sa* Dha Pa Ga Re Sa n - il - the ma - na - su ... | Note | Finger (D string = Sa)

Sargam:

Sargam fragment:

Sa Ni Dha↓ Pa Ma Ga Re↓ Sa O - ru ra - thri koo - di vid - Re↓ Ga Re↓ Sa Ni Sa Re↓ Sa ... a - chalam tho - rum

Violin fingering (C Major scale – but here Ga and Dha are natural): But for melody, we usually set (3rd finger