• Raag Anand Bhairav •

S-r-G-m-P-D-nN-S


A rarely-heard member of the Bhairav raganga, which seems to have no precise prakritis. As per Rajan Parrikar, “the komal dha in Bhairav is replaced by its shuddha counterpart, and the komal ni is parachuted into the scheme in an [avroh phrase] SDnP inspired by Bilawal (in Bhairav-ang ragas where either Re or Dha is rendered shuddha, the ma tends to assume a powerful role, and is often elevated to a vadi swara) – and care must be exercised to not let Anand Bhairav stray into Bhatiyar’s neighbourhood”. Refer to excellent renditions by Sanjeev Abhyankar (a self-composed khayal bandish) and Amjad Ali Khan (a sliding sarod interpretation).


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[refrain, e.g. 1:01] (S)D S\D D\P, GGmP(mGm) (G)rS S…

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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):


Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+

Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM

Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS

Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni

Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN

Thaat: 10 | 32Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.


Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

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• Prakriti: (none found)

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–Swara Geometries–

Core form: SrGmPDnNS
Reverse: SrRgmPdNS
Negative: 6-1-3-2
Imperfect: 3 (re, Pa, Ni)
Detached: 1 (re)
Symmetries: none
Murchanas: none

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–Global Translations–

Carnatic: ~Sourashtram
S-R1-G3-M1-P-D2-N2-N3-S
Jazz: Phrygian Dominant (dbl. 7th)
1-b2-3-4-5-6-b7-7-8
Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-4-5-7-9-10-11-0
(1–3–1–2–2–1–1–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Anand Bhairav, Anand Bhairava (not ‘Ananda Bhairavi’)

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