Raga Nat Bhairav
Bansuri
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Artiste Gharana Maihar Senia Gharana
Artiste Name Shri Venugopal Hegde
On Accompaniment Shri Vaibhav Bhat
On Tabla Shri Jayateerth Panchamukhi
In this Bansuri Classroom video of 70 mins, Shri Venugopal Hegde 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 Bansuri, provided by Shri Venugopal Hegde 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 | Shanta | 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 |
| Andolan Swara | Dhaiwat(d) | Nyasa swara | Re, Ma,Pa |
| Swaras in this raga : | Sa, Re,Ga, ma, Pa, Komal Dha, Ni | ||
| P̣> ḍ> | Ṇ> S> | R>G> | m> P> | d> N> | Ṡ>Ṙ> |
| Ġ> ṁ > | Ṗ > | ||||
| ṁ >Ġ> | Ṙ> Ṡ> | N> D> P> | m>G> | R> S> | Ṇ> ḍ>P̣> |
| ṃ> ḍ> | Ṇ>S> | G> m> | d>N> | Ṡ> Ġ> | ṁ > ḋ Ṗ > |
| ṁ Ġ> | Ṙ> | Ṡ>N | d> P> | m> G> | R> |
| S> | Ṇ> ḍ> | P̣> |
Raga phirat
| S>> | ḍ>>P̣ | ṃ>> | ḍ>> | ḍ>> | Ṇ> | S>> | |
| S>>S> | R>> R> | G>G | m>m | m>GR> | G>RS | Ṇ> | S>> |
| S>Gm> | d> | N Ṡ>> | Nd>P>> | d> m>P> | mG> | m>GR> | G> |
| RS>> |
Raga Chalan
Aalap in Raga Nat Bhairav
Mandra-Madhya Saptak I
| S Ṇ>> | Ṇ>> | S>> | S>> | S>> | ḍ>> | ḍ>> | S Ṇ> |
| ḍ>> | ṆS ḍ> | ḍ>> | S>> | S>> | |||
| S>> | S>> | ṆS RS ḍ> | ḍ>> | ḍ>> | P̣>> | P̣>> | P̣>> |
| ṃ>> | ḍ>> | ḍ>> | P̣ ṃ> | G̣ ṃ d.>> | Ṇ ḍ>> | ḍ>> | S>> S> |
| S>> | ṆS RS | Ṇ> ḍ> | ḍ P̣> ṃ> | P̣ ṃ G̣ ṃ> | ḍ>> | ḍ>> | Ṇ ḍ> |
| S Ṇ SR> | SRS> | Ṇ> ḍ> | ḍ>ḍ> | S>> | S>> | S>> | |
| Ṇ S> | ṆS>ḍ> | ḍ>> | ḍ>> | S Ṇ SR> | R>> GR> | GR>> | S>> |
| RS Ṇ ḍ> | ḍ> | S>> |
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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.
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Raga Nat Bhairav Bandish - Composition
Bandish 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 | |
| G> | md | >P | G> | mR | >S | >R | >G | |||||||||
| m | > | > | > | GP | mG | R | S | |||||||||
| d> | Pm | >G | R> | S> | N> | SR | S> | |||||||||
| d | > | > | > | S | Ṇ | S | > | |||||||||
| Ṇ | S | R | G | m | P | d | N | |||||||||
| dN | Ṡ Ṙ | Ṡ N | dP | dP | mG | RS | ṆS | |||||||||
| Antara | |||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| > | d> | PG | >m | > | d> | dN | >d | ||||||||
| Ṡ | > | Ṡ | Ṡ | N Ṡ | Ṙ Ġ | ṁ Ṙ | Ṡ> | ||||||||
| N | Ṡ | Ṙ | Ġ | ṁ | Ġ | Ṙ | Ṡ | ||||||||
| N Ṡ | Ṙ Ġ | ṁ Ġ | Ṙ Ṡ | Nd | Pm | GR | S> | ||||||||
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Taan - Palta - Layakari Patterns
Alankaras are the essential practice elements to get strong grasp of the Raga. The Alankaras follow different musical patterns according variation of the Alankaras and they are woven within the Raga's structure.
8 Matra Taan
| Sr | Gm | Pm | Gm | dP | mG | rS | NS |
| Sr | Gm | Pm | Gm | dP | mG | rS | NS |
12 Matra Taan
| Sr | Gm | Pm | Gm | dP | mG | rS | NS | dP | mG | rS | NS |
16 Matra Taan
| Sr | Gm | Pm | Gm | dP | mG | rS | NS | dP | mG | rS | NS | Sr | Gm | Pd | mP |
32 Matra Taan
| Sr | Gm | Pm | Gm | dP | mG | rS | NS | dP | mG | rS | NS | Sr | Gm | Pd | mP |
| Sr | Gm | Pm | Gm | dP | mG | rS | NS | dP | mG | rS | NS | Sr | Gm | Pd | mP |
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Sitar
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.