RāgaKit

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

Sa

31 ragas

RĀGAKIT

Sunrise · Devotion · Hindustani, dawn

Bhairav

Solemnity, devotion

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

Named after Bhairava, a fierce form of Shiva.
A dawn raga: its komal Re and komal Dha are sung with a slow sway (andolan) that gives it a solemn, prayerful feel.
One of the six principal ragas in the old raga-ragini family system.
A 7-note raga, called sampurna in classical terms.
Its notes are the same as the double harmonic major scale.
In Carnatic music, the same seven notes form melakarta #15, Mayamalavagowla.
Grouped under the Bhairav thaat, one of the ten parent scales of Hindustani music.

Movement

Aroha (up): S r G M P d N SC 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 Bhairav
Sargam	S	r	G	M	P	d	N	S
Western	C	D♭	E	F	G	A♭	B	C
Solfège	do	ra	mi	fa	so	le	ti	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

Mayamalavagowla Carnatic Saveri 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.