For one thing, every raag have “gamaka” associated with each scale degree that will be quite different from one to the next. This is vaguely similar to the fact that both western major and minor scales have a “mi” note, but that pitch will be a full half step lower in the minor scales than in the major. The tuning of, for example, ma, in one raag might be quite different from ma in another. There are vast numbers of raags, and they all have different ways of presenting these scale degrees. So that’s the origin of those terms in the chart above, they then just use the first letters for their abbreviations and add numbers for any scale degrees that have multiple versions. The degrees of a raag are sung as sa, ri, ga, ma, pa, dha and ni. However, for purposes of comparison with the Carnatic system, it’s more helpful to think of so-called movable-do systems, where “do” always refers to the tonic of the key.įor Carnatic music, a very similar system called Sargam is used. ![]() In many places these are the names of the notes what, in America, are referred to as notes C–B are referred to in Italy and France as Do–Si. Often, western music is discussed using solfège: the scale degrees 1–7 are called do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti or si. Ultimately, I can only give a partial answer, but if I’m understanding the question, I think it will still be helpful.
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