Following is the Notation of the Swarams
s = sa ; r = ri ; g = ga ; m = ma ; p = pa; d = dha ; n = ni ; Any Capital letters such as ‘S’ are in the higher octave
Listen to all the 14 Sarali Varisai playlist. It is sung in Mayamalavagowla ragam at a slow speed so that students can learn by listening and singing along.
Check the above YouTube Link for Sarali Varisai playlist
Sarili Varisai 1 – Simple ascent/descent
Laya pattern: 1234 5678
s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarili Varisai 2 – Focus on R and N
Laya pattern: 12-12-1234 and 1234 5678
s r s r | s r | g m ||s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n S n | S n | d p ||S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarili Varisai 3 – Focus on G and D.
Laya pattern: 123-123-12 and 1234 5678
s r g s | r g | s r || s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d S | n d | S n ||S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarili Varisai 4 – Focus on M and P
Laya pattern: 1234-1234 and 1234 5678
s r g m | s r | g m || s r g m | p d | n s ||
S n d p | S n | d p || S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 5 – Focus on P and M (dheergam); and R, N
Laya pattern: 1234 56-12 and 1234 5678
s r g m | p , | s r || s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m , | S n || S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 6 – Focus on G and D
Laya pattern: 1234 56-12 and 1234 5678
s r g m | p d | s r ||s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | S n ||S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 7 – Focus on N and R (dheergam)
Laya pattern: 1234 56-7, and 1234 5678
s r g m | p d | n , || s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m g | r , || S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 8 – Zig Zag with Focus on “pmgr” and “mpdn”
Laya pattern: 1234 -4321 and 1234 5678
s r g m | p m | g r || s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | d n ||S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 9 – Zig Zag with Focus on “pmdp” and “mpgm”
Laya pattern: 1234 -4321 and 1234 5678
s r g m | p m | d p || s r g m | p d | n S ||
S n d p | m p | g m ||S n d p | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 10 – Focus on P (dheergam) and the region between G and N and practicing resting on G (nyaasa swaram)
Laya pattern: 1234 56-12 and 1 , , , 1 , , , and
1234 – 4321 and 1234 5678
s r g m | p , | g m || p , , , | p , | , , ||
g m p d | n d | p m || g m p – g | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 11 – Focus on dheergams at S, N, D, P.
Simple patterns: “Snd”, “Ndp”, “Dpm” and the region between G and N (finishing phrases)
S , n d | n , | d p || d , p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m || g m p g | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 12 – Preview of Janta (sphuritam) concept: “SS”, “nn”, “dd”, “pp”.
Simple patterns: “SSnd”, “nndp”, “ddpm” Dheergam at “paa” and the region between G and N (finishing phrases)
S S n d | n n | d p || d d p m | p , | p , ||
g m p d | n d | p m || g m p g | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 13 – ZigZag Patterns: “srgr G”, “gmpmP”,
Dheergam Focus: G, P, D and the region between M and N (with a lot of emphasis on zigzag and D-notes)
s r g r | g , | g m || p m p , | d p | d , ||
m p d p | d n | d p || m p d p | m g | r s ||
Sarali Varisai 14 – Dheergam at P and S. Jantas at D and M
s r g m | p , | p , || d d p , | m m | p , ||
d n S , | S n | d p ||S n d p | m g | r s ||
In the class, you will be taught to sing the above at 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Speed
Sarali Varishai in four speeds:
First speed – One note per beat/unit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
s r g m p d n S
Second speed – two notes per beat/unit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
sr gm pd nS Sn dp mg rs
Third speed – four notes per unit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs srgm pdnS Sndp mgrs
Fourth speed – eight notes per unit
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs srgmpdnS Sndpmgrs