Airtel Tune
Red=> higher octave, Black => middle octave
A AA A E, BC BA G B
AB AG AB C, B AG E
A E G E, E D C A
C D E F, D CBA
Kal Ho na ho
Capital letters = middle octave, small letters = lower octave
C b C b C b CE D C b a b a b
C b C b C b CE D C b a b a b
G A CA FG AG
G A CA GF A# AG
3 Moonu Tamil movie Soundtrack
(b5)BCA AGBG, BCA AGB (2 times)
EGA BCA AGBG, BCA AGB
BCA AGBG, BCA AGB (2 times)
Dandalayya from BAhubali
Jamuratiri Jabilamma
Janagana mana
Pirates of the Carribean
Simple: First 3 lines w/o chords:
ACD D DEF F FGE E DCCD
ACD D DEF F FGE E DCD
ACD D DFG G GAA# A# AGA D, DEF F GAD
NAgin Been
D# C# E C# D# B C# B D# C# E D# B C#
D# C# E C# D# B C# B D# C# E D# B C#
G# G# A A G# G# A A G# G# A A G#-
F# E F# F# G# G# F# F# G# G# F# F# G# G# F#-
D# C# E C# D# B C# B D# C# E D# B C#
Ode to Joy – Beethoven
EEFG GFED CCDE E DD
EEFG GFED CCDE D CC
DDEC DEFEC DEFED CD A
EEFG GFED CCDE D CC
BASICS
C= Sa, D= Ri, E= Ga,………..A= Da,…
12 keys, Distance between consecutive keys = half step, Sharps (after) and flats (before)
Scales
(In notations for ragas/scales, Letter Name cannot be repeated, so use a flat version)
1. Sankarabharanam or C major – C D E F G A B C
2. Natabhairavi or C natural minor – C D Eflat F G Aflat Bflat C
3. Keeravani or C harmonic minor – C D Eflat F G Aflat B C
[When you skip some notes and go up or come down within the raga, it is called aarohana and avarohana respectively]
Chords
A Chord is when you hit 3 or more keys at the same time. Chord = triad, when 3 keys are pressed together
Thumb = finger 1, index = finger 2, little=finger 5 (for right hand)
Reverse for left hand i.e little finger = finger 1
Chords in C Major/Sankarabaranam
To create a triad chord of any key, go 4 half steps first and then 3 half steps
- Cmajor Chord: C1 E3 G5 (thumb on C)
[Start at C, go 4 halfsteps to E, go 3 half steps to G] - Fmajor Chord: F1 A3 C5 (thumb on F)
- Gmajor chord:1 3 5 (thumb on G)
- Aminor chord: 1 3 5 (thumb on A)
[we call it Aminor as we reduce the second note of the triad by half step, as that note is not in Cmajor scale]
Terms and notations Eg: The voices of C major triad are C E and G. C is the root note of the C major chord/triad. C is the tonic of C major scale. Progression means moving from chord to chord
Left hand used for harmony and right hand for melody
If you play, C E G, it is called root position C major chord
If you play, E G C, it is called C major chord in first inversion (C in higher octave)
If you play, G C E, it is called C major chord in second inversion (C, E in higher octave)
[Using left hand]Smooth voice leading => transition from one chord to another with minimal hand movement for smooth transition. This is done by using the inversion version instead of root position version of a chord.
Eg. C major to G major progression i.e GCE to GBD. Practice this loop. Then practice C G F major chords in loop. Also practice Fmajor to Bflat major (2nd inversion) progression.
Hindolam – sa ga ma da ni sa (C Eb F Ab Bb C , fingers131234)
B Major: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B, Major Scales. (Right: 1= thumb, 12312345; Left: 1=thumb, 43214321)
To construct a major scale, you can use the formula, W-W-H-W-W-W-H. “W” stands for whole step and “H” stands for half step
- Notes: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B
- Fingerings (Left Hand): 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2, 1
- Fingerings (Right Hand): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(Thumb is finger 1, index finger is finger 2, middle finger is 3, ring finger is 4 and pinky finger is 5.)
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