S-R-G-mM-P-D-N-S

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A longstanding combination of Chaya and Nat, creating (as per Tanarang) an “attractive, sweet, and emotionally swaying” mood – the latter in particular summoned via ‘simple vakra’ phrases such as DNDP; RGRS. The Pa–Re sangati is vital, and shuddha ma is stronger than tivra Ma – with the raga inviting a range of expressive ornament patterns (including a prominent P\S slide in descent), as well as an occasional kan of komal ni. Raja notes that Chayanat has now largely supplanted both its parents in popularity.

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Aroha: SRGmP, RGmD, PDPS

Avroh: SDnP, DPm, PRGmRS

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Chalan: e.g. SRGmP, PR, RG, Gm, mR, S; SDnP, PS, NS(G)R, RGmD, DP; PRGmRS, SR, RG, RGmnDP, PDPPS; S(N)RS, DPm, GmnDPR, RG, GmRS; SSmGP, DNS, SDPR, GmP, GmRS (Parrikar)

—Abhisek Lahiri (2011)—

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[gat, e.g. 0:24] (D)S, S(DnP) P, (M)P, RGm(D)P (G)m, G/P(G)GG, G(mG)R S; P P/S, G\RRG, GmP(nDn)P (M)P, P\R G(mPGm) RS…

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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 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

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

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

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.

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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.

• Prakriti: Bihag, Nand, Hameer, Kamod, Maru Bihag, Pat Bihag, Gaud Sarang, Shyam Kalyan, Khem Kalyan, Lakshmi Kalyan, Sanjh Saravali

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–R–G–mM–P–D–N–S

• Reverse: SrgmMPdnS

• Negative: 3-2-5-2

• Imperfect: 1 (Ma)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (mM—NS)

• Murchanas: Bihag set

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• Quirks: ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Behag

S-R₂-G₃-M₁-M₂-P-D₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Lydionian

1-2-3-4-#4-5-6-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-4-5-6-7-9-11-0

(2–2–1–1–1–2–2–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Re)

• Names: Chayanat, Chhayanat, Chaya Nata, Chaya Nut

—Omkar Dadarkar (2018)—