Raga Nat Bhairav
Sitar
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Artiste Gharana Dharwad Gharana
Artiste Name Ustad Shafique Khan
On Accompaniment Kum .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 Nat 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 Nat 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 | Nat Bhairav | That | Bhairav |
| Rasa | Time | Morning | |
| Jati | Sampoorna- Sampoorna | Scale | Heptatonic-Heptatonic |
| Vadi | Samvadi | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Raga Nat Bhairav
Mandra -Madhya Saptak Aalap1
| S > S > | S > S > | Ṇ S ḍ > | ṃ ḍ P̣ > > | P̣ ṃ Ṛ > Ṛ > | G̣ > > | Ṛ G̣ ṃ > > | ṃ P̣ ṃ > |
| ḍ Ṇ S > > | |||||||
| S > > S > > | Ṇ S R S > | Ṇ S d > > | Ṇ S Ṇ S > | Ṇ S ḍ > > | P̣ ḍ > P̣ ḍ > > | ṃ P̣ > G̣ > | G̣ ṃ Ṛ > > |
| Ṛ > > Ṣ > > | |||||||
| Ṛ Ṛ | G̣ G̣ | Ṛ G̣ ṃ P̣ | G̣ ṃ Ṛ > | G̣ ṃ ḍ > > | Ṇ > > | Ṇ S Ṇ ḍ > > | S > > |
| Ṛ G̣ | ṃ ḍ P̣ > > | P̣ P̣ ḍ > > | d. Ṇ > ḍ | Ṇ Ṣ ḍ > > | S >R S | ḍ ḍ > | S > R > |
| S > S > S > |
This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
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This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
Please become of member of our website to access this page.
This sub section of the Raga classroom is accessible to the members of Sangeetapriya academy of music.
Please become of member of our website to access this page.
Raga Nat Bhairav Bandish - Composition
Bandish 1 in Teentaal
| Asthayi | ||||||||||||||||
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| RGmd | P P | G m | R>S> | Ṇ>RS | ||||||||||||
| ḍ> | ḍ> | P̣> | P̣>m> | ḍ> | NN | S> | R>Gm | R> | ṆR | S> | ||||||
| Antara | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Gm | R> | GG | m>dd | N>Ṡ Ṙ | |||||||||||
| Ṡ | Ṡ | Ṡ Ṡ | Ṙ> | ṄṠṘ > | Nd | P> | GmR> | S Ṇ R> | S Ṇ R> | S>RS | |||||
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Raga Nat Bhairav Classroom Study
* Categorised in respect to seniority of the artistes
Raga Nat Bhairav In Violin
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.
Raga Nat Bhairav In Harmonium
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.
Raga Nat Bhairav In Bansuri
Classroom study featuring Raga details, Alankaras, Aalap, Taan patterns, Bandish, etc., accompanied by a detailed video.