Khamaj

Khamaj

Khamaj is one of the ten Thaats (parent scales) of Hindustani music. It is also a specific raga in Khamaj thaat.

Khamaj Thaat

The parent-scale Khamaj Thaat, notated in sargam notation, has the following structure:S R G m P D n S'.In Western terms, assuming the tonic (Sa) to be at C, the scale would be:C D E F G A B-flat C.Khamaj thaat is thus equivalent to the mixolydian mode in Western music.

The Carnatic music equivalent of the Khamaj Thaat is "Harikambhoji", the 28th Melakarta raga.

Raga Khamaj

Raga Khamaj, the specific improvisational scale based on this mode, has the following structure:

Aroha (ascending structure)-'N S G m P D N S'. If Sa=C, then this would translate to B C E F G A B C

Avroha-S' n D P m P D G m R S. If Sa=C, then this would translate as C B-flat A G F G A E F D C.

The vadi or sonant note is Ga, the dominant.The samavadi or con-sonant note is Ni, the mediant.There is no universally-accepted pakad for Raga Khamaj, although the phrase m-P-D-G-m-R-S is considered important. ND MPD MG too is quite predominant pakad.The prahar (prescribed performance time) of Raga Khamaj is 9 pm to midnight.

Hindi Film Songs based on Raga Khamaj :

O sajna, barkha bahara ayi - Parakh
Bada natkhat hai...ka kare yashoda maiya - Amar Prem
Ayo kahanse ghanashyam - Buddha Mil Gaya
Vo na aenge palatkar - Devdaas
A dilse dil mila le - Navrang
Dhal chuki shame Gam - Kohinoor
Khat likha de savariyake nam babu
Mere to giridharagopala - Meera
Tere bina sajna lage na jiya hamar - Aarti
Kuch to log kahenge - Amar Prem
Tere mere milan ki raina.

The Narsinh Bhajan "Vaishnav jan to" is also based on Khamaj.
The Sargam Geet is as follows: set to teentaal, that is sixteen beats:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

G G S G M P G M N D _ M P D _ M
G _ _ _ D N S N S N D P M G R S

This is the Prelude to the Sargam Geet, the underscore signifies the avagraha i.e prolongation of the previous note by one beat for one _ and
three beats in case of _ _ _

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