RāgāKit

Browse Hindustani and Carnatic ragas by mood. Hear each raga's movement, find chords that fit, and download MIDI for your DAW.

Sa

32 ragas

RĀGĀKIT

Sunrise · Devotion · Carnatic

Bhairavi

Devotion, compassion

Sa

Plays the raga's ascent (aroha) and descent (avaroha), which often skip or zigzag through notes. Tap any key to hear it.

Good to know

Uses both versions of Dha: shuddha in the ascent and komal in the descent.
A 7-note raga, called sampurna in classical terms.

Movement

Aroha (up): S g R g M P D n SC E♭ D E♭ F G A B♭ C
Avaroha (down): S n d P M g R SC B♭ A♭ G F E♭ D C

Notes of Bhairavi
Sargam	S	R	g	M	P	d	D	n	S
Western	C	D	E♭	F	G	A♭	A	B♭	C
Solfège	do	re	me	fa	so	le	la	te	do

Chords that fit

Every chord uses only this raga's notes. Ragas are traditionally played over a drone, so these are for fusion, film and accompaniment. Tap a chord to hear it.

Home chords: they contain Sa, so they sit best under the melody

Other chords for movement

Same notes as

Mukhari Carnatic

Sa is set to C. Lowercase sargam (r g d n) means komal or flat; M' means tivra or sharp Ma. Solfège uses movable do, so do is always Sa. A dot below a note means the lower octave; a dot above means the upper octave.