11 Classification of Raag


  • No Raag with all 12 notes
  • No Raag with less than 6 notes. 
  • No Raag with two Re (Komal Re and Suddha Re)
  • No Raag with two Dha (Komal Dha and Suddha Dha)
  • There are Raag with two Ga (Komal Ga and Suddha Ga)
  • There are Raag with Tivra Ma and Pa
  • There are Raag with two Ni (Komal Ni and Suddha Ni)
  • Every Raag must have either Ga, Ma or Pa
  • No Raag with presence of Re, but absence of Pa
  • No Raag with presence of Re + Kodmal Dha , but absence of Komal G

Nomenclature 

  • 0 Absent
  • 1 Present
  • <-> Ascent and vice versa in decent
  • <- Decent
Correction R2, G2 replace with R2, G3








Musical Notes


Semi Tone: 

1. GA-MA(E-F) 

2. (NI-SA) (B-C): They are immediate switch

Minor Tone: 

1. SA-RE (C-D). Here we skip one key : Komal G (D#, Eb) 

2. RE-GA (D-E) . Here we skip one key : Komal RE (C#, Db) 

3. MA-PA (F-G). Here we skip one key : TIVRA MA (F#, Gb) 

4. (DHA-NI). Here we skip one key : Komal NI (A#, Bb) 


No. Tone/SemiTone Fy by SriNivas Fy by Western Fy By Manjarikaar Linear scale RASA Emotion
1 Do C So Sa S षडज कोमल स्वर Semi Tone 240 240 240 240.0000 RUDRA Anger
C#
Db
R1 K-R कोमल रिषभ 259 1/5
259.2000
256 254 2/17
254.1176
254.2711
2 Re D R2, G2 Re R रिषभ शुद्ध स्वर Tone 270 270 270 269.3909 VIR Valor, courage
D#
Eb
R3, G1 K-G कोमल गंधार 288 288 288 285.4097
3 Mi E G2 Ga G गंधार शुद्ध स्वर Tone 300 301 17/43
301.3953
302.3811 KRUPA & SHAANT, grace and peace
4 Fa F M1 Ma M मध्यम कोमल स्वर Semi Tone 320 320 320 320.3616 HASYA, humor
F# Gb M2 T-M तीव्र मध्यम 344 8/143
344.0559
337.5 338 14/17
338.8235
339.4113
5 Sol G P0 Pa P पंचम शुद्ध स्वर Tone 360 360 360 359.5937 SHRUNGAAR , Romance
G# Ab D1 K-Dh कोमल धैवत 388 4/5
388.8000
384 381 3/17
381.1765
380.9763
6 La A D2, N3 Dha Dh धैवत शुद्ध स्वर Tone 405 400 405 403.6303 BIBHATS
A# D3, N1 K-N कोमल निषाद 432 432 432 427.6314
7 Si B N2 Ni N निषाद शुद्ध स्वर Tone 452 4/43
452.0930
450 452 4/43
452.0930
453.0597 BHAY & ___, fear and ___
Do C Sa S 480 480 480 480.0000
What is Music?

- 7 notes
- 12 places of these notes
- 22 drones (shruti)
- Ornaments (GAMAKAA)
- Scales (RAAG)
- Emotions (RAS)
- Scripting of music

Music gives: 

1. DAAN Donation
2. YAGNAA Fire offering
3. JAPA Chanting
4. MOKSHA Liberation