Shrodhharghyo: Manna Dey

Amar duto khub priyo gaan -

Ami Nilaray Bose

Oi Mohasindhur Opar Theke

Relationship - different music scales

A website to describe a nice equivalence relation among different scale structures

Nand raaga

Ragmala

The first part of the chorus song (hindustani classical) is based on Nand raaga.
Other examples
Bengali: Jete dao amay dekona
Hindi: Tu jaha jaha chalega

Instrumental: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsXm85Xfqmo

Tatun Ekti Meyer Naam - a contemporary musical short story

link to the audio file

We performed this on 15th Oct. in Gainesville Durga Puja.
         - Shibasish (in recitation),
         - Sugata, Sayak and I (in vocal) ,
         - Sayak (in guitar)
         - Amol (in tabla)
It is also accompanied by the following slide show-

associated slide show (in pdf)

guitar harmony chart

guitar harmony - link
guitar harmony - link

pdf file: Harmony_Chart

Example: C scale: C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C
                so harmony would be in the chords : C(M)-D(m)-E(m)-F(M)-G(M)-A(m)-B(o)-C(M)
                1,4,5 = Major / 2,3,6 = minor / 7 = diminished
Instead of "diminished" one, go semitone down and play the major chord. (like B-b(M) instead of B(o))


Chords
Major (M)    
root + Major Third(4th semitone after root) + perfect Fifth (7th semitone after root)

minor (m)    
root + minor Third(3rd semitone after root) + perfect Fifth (7th semitone after root)

diminished (o)    
root + minor Third(3rd semitone after root) + flattened Fifth (7th semitone after root)
(so it is basically minor with perfect fifth is replaced by flattened fifth)

note:
While technically out of key, in practice this is a common substitution for the diminished chord in a major key: go down a half-step from the diminished chord and play a major chord in its place. This is a ‘borrowed’ chord from the minor scale or Mixolydian mode starting on the same key note and is a very common substitution in rock and pop styles.


 Major scale W-W-H-W-W-W-H
 minor scale  W-H-W-W-H-W-W

Few Tagore songs and their Raaga

This is what I have gathered so far ... Rabindrasangeets_Raaga
I want to make it a bigger one ... So if you have something to add to this list ... please comment :-)

Dhrupad

"kar milono chao" - rabindrasangeet ... Dhrupad
Raag - Shree

wiki - Dhrupad

2 track recording in Audacity

Audacity is pretty powerful, I tried two track recording with voice and one instrument(vibes).

Lalit(with Suddha 'Dha') and Puriya Dhanashri - Jasrangi

Lets do it:
C-C#-D-D#-E-F-F#-G-G#- A-A#-B - C- C# -D- D#- E- F  (Lalit with Suddha 'Dha')
                         |   |    x   x     |   x     |     |    |       x   x     |   |
                        C-C#-D-D#-E- F-  F#- G- G#- A- A#-B-C-C#-D-D#- (Puriya Dhanashri)

Lalit (with Suddha 'Dha') - 'Re' komol(C#); 'Ma' - Tivra+Suddha(F+F#); no 'Pa'(G)
PuriyaDhanashri: 'Pa' used - 'Re' komol; 'Dha' komol; 'Ma' Tivra

Similarly we can do for Abhogi and Kalavati.

nice :-)

Fusion - Deepak Ram

STEPS - Deepak Ram
npr link 

Jasrangi

Jasrangi example

 - same note - start from different tonics
 - leads to two ragas
 - diatonic scale
- typically 'sa' in female voice  and 'ma' in male voice voice.(harmonic part)
-"JASRANGI" unique duet (male/female), conceived by Pandit Jasraj.
- raag abhogi (sa) and raag kalavati (ma)
- raag lalit (sa) and raag puriya dhaneshree (ma)


" Pandit Jasraj ...... His greatest contribution to Indian classical music is his conception of a unique and novel jugalbandi, styled on the ancient system of Moorchanas, between a male and a female vocalist, each singing in their respective scales and different ragas at the same time[citation needed].In his honor, this legendary jugalbandi is known as The Jasrangi. "


related links:
Graha_bedham
Shruti bedham

gaan-Saraswati Puja 2011

daNriye achho tumi amar ganer opare...
Recorded by Shibdas :-)

My Online Tanpura

click to play Tanpura

nice link

interesting

Chords for "Hoyto tomari jonnyo"

I prefer G major.....so here it is :-) [just one whole note up]
key G major
original :
chord (key F major)

quite interesting

Vi Hart

Chord player

play the chord :-)

Circle of Fifths (from Wiki)

Relative Minor is 3 semitone lower than the respective Major chord

CAGED system

key of a song

key finding 15 min after
listen to the song carefully->hum it->play the ballpark note on piano->eliminate those notes which come in the minor chord that puts that ballpark note at the end of that minor chord->after eliminating the other 2 notes you will have the key of the song. (ballpark note might be 3rd or 5th note in the original key).This is "minor chord test" 

chords

chord progression link

chord progression

4 chords

http://groups.google.com/group/subho_friends/web/pianochordchart.pdf

http://groups.google.com/group/subho_friends/web/UkeChart.pdf

http://groups.google.com/group/subho_friends/web/harpbook.pdf

http://groups.google.com/group/subho_friends/web/harmonica.pdf

http://groups.google.com/group/subho_friends/web/15-Guitar_Tabs_dup.pdf

music online classes

http://oyc.yale.edu/music/listening-to-music/content/class-sessions

Guitar Lessons online