Raga Bhairav

Sitar

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Artiste Gharana Dharwad Gharana
Artiste Name Ustad Shafique Khan
On Accompaniment Shrushti Suresh
On Tabla Shri Nissar Ahmad

In this Sitar Classroom video of 45 mins, Ustad Shafique Khan explains the raga, then starts the improvisation with beautiful Aalap in Bhairav.
Going further, the artiste plays serene bandishes in Madhya Laya Teen Taal and Dhrut Teen Taal. After presenting intricate taans in the raga, he concludes the raga improvisation.

Please find the following comprehensive written practice materials for Raga Bhairav on Sitar, provided by Ustad Shafique Khan on this extensive learning page.
*Do note that many of the raga practice materials provided for one instrument can also be practiced on other instruments.

Raga Details

Raga Name	Bhairav	That	Bhairav
Rasa		Time	Morning
Jati	Sampoorna- Sampoorna	Scale	Heptatonic-Heptatonic
Vadi	Madhyam(m)	Samvadi	Shadja(S)
Ascending	S r G m P d N Ṡ	Descending	Ṡ N d P m G r S
Swaras in this raga :	Sa, Komal re, Ga, ma, Pa, Komal dha, Ni

Raga Pakad

P̣ ḍ Ṇ S	r S Ṇ ḍ	Ṇ S r g	m G r S	r g mP	d P m G	m P d N	Ṡ N d P
dN Ṡ ṙ	Ġ ṙ Ṡ N	Ṡ N dP	d P mG	mG rS	rS Ṇḍ

P̣ ḍ Ṇ S	Ṇr SṆ	Ṇ S rG	rm Gr	Gm Pd	PN dP	dN Ṡṙ	ṠĠ ṙṠ
ṠN dP	mG rS	S Ṇ ḍ P̣	mG rS	S Ṇ ḍ P̣	ṃ G̣ ṛ S

Raga Chalan

Aalap in Bhairav

Mandra-Madhya Saptak I

Mandra-Madhya Saptak II

Madhya-Tara Saptak I

Madhya-Tara Saptak II

S>>	ḍ Ṇ	rS	Ṇ S	ḍ>>	ṆS>>	ḍ Ṇ	Sr>>
Sr>>	ṆS>>	rS>	Ṇ ḍ>>	Ṇ rS>>

ṆS>>	Ṇ ḍ>>	Ṇ ḍ P̣>>	P̣ ḍ	P̣ ṃ>	ṃ P̣ G̣ >	ṛ G̣ >>	ṛ G̣ ṃ>>
G̣ >> ṃ>>	r. G̣ ṃ P̣>	G̣ ṃ ṛ>	Ṣ >>

S>S>	S>>	ḍ>>	ḍ>>	ṃ ḍ P̣>>	P̣ ḍ ṃ P̣	G̣ ṃ ḍ>	G̣ ṃ ṛ>>
ṛ>>	Ṣ >>

G̣ ṃ ḍ>>	P>>	P̣ ḍ Ṇ>>	Ṇ r Ṇ>	ḍ P̣>>	G̣ ṃ ḍ>	Ṇ>>	ḍ r Ṇ>
ḍ>>	S>>