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Swar Lipi

The musical symbols or notations are represented in the middle octave as follows.

IndexSwarNotation
1
For Mandra Saptak, a dot is placed below the note.
Pa,Dha,Ni
2
There is no symbol above or below the notes for Madhya Saptak.
Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa
3
For Taar Saptak, a dot is placed above the note.
Sa,Re,Ga,Ma
4
A Komal (flat) note is shown with a line underneath.
Re,Ga,Dha,Ni
5
In a Teevra (sharp) note, the Ma note is shown with a line above.
Ma
6
In Taar Saptak, Komal notes are shown like this.
Re,Ga
7
In Mandra Saptak, Komal notes are shown like this.
Dha,Ni
8
The number of horizontal lines '-' after a note indicates how long it should be stretched when sung.
Ga--, Re--, Mo--
9
Notes that have a curve below are to be understood as sung in one beat.
SaNiDha
10
If a note is enclosed in brackets, then sing the previous note, that note, the next note, and the same note again — all in one beat.
(Pa) = DhaPaMaPa
(Ga) = ReGaMaGa
11
If there is an inverted curve above the notes, it indicates a Meend (glide).
One should glide from the first to the last note while singing.
Re Pa
12
Comma ( , ) represents a short pause, similar to a pause in English.
MaPa, DhaNiSa
GaRe, PaDhaNi, PaSa
13
The symbol of the Sam (first beat) of the Taal (rhythm).
X
14
The symbol of the Khaali (empty beat) in the Taal.
0
15
The numbers given for other claps in the Taal, respectively:
2, 3, 4