137 Listening Exercise in North Indian Complex tune rAg bhaTiyar in 4 beat (tIn tAl) by ybrao-a-donkey

rAg bhaTiyar is a complex tune.

It is being classified under mArvA thAT.

It uses both 'f's i.e. f and f#.  (suddh madhyam and tIvr madhyam).

Both in ascendant and descendant, it has a zigzag motion (vakram).

Ascendant: c4.f4.g4.e4 ^f4.a4.c'8.

Descendant: ^c'4.b4.a4.g4 f2.g2.e4.^c4.c4.

Notice the use of f# in ascendant in ^f4.a4.c'8.

Chief elements (pakaD or mukhyAng):  S M, M P, M D P M, P G, P G r, S i.e. c f, f g, f a g f, g e, ^c, c.
m D S”, N r” G” r” S”, r” N D P D N (D)P D (P)M
i.e. f#, a,c', b, c#, e', c#', c', c#', b,a,g,a,b,a,g,a,g,f.

The following video tries to present rAg bhaTiyAr, as an experiment in listening exercise for ear training.

The western notes used in the video are given below:-

c4.f4.g4.e4 ^f4.a4.c'8 ^c'4.b4.a4.g4 f2.g2.e4.^c4.c4 |
%refrain
|: f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage :|
%manjha
|: c4.B4.A4.G4  c4.^f2.^c4.^f2.e4   ^f2.^f2.g2.g2.a2.a2.g2.^f2   e2.^c2B3.B.e2.^c2B3.B   :|
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
%antra
|: a4.c'4.b2.b2.c'4   ^c'4.b2.b2.f4.c'4  b2.a2.g2.^f4.e2.^c4  e2.^f2.g2.a4.a2.a2.g2 :|
V:1 %%MIDI program 2  48
Q:46
%refrain
 f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
%manjha
 c4.B4.A4.G4  c4.^f2.^c4.^f2.e4   ^f2.^f2.g2.g2.a2.a2.g2.^f2   e2.^c2B3.B.e2.^c2B3.B | 
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
%antra
 a4.c'4.b2.b2.c'4   ^c'4.b2.b2.f4.c'4  b2.a2.g2.^f4.e2.^c4  e2.^f2.g2.a4.a2.a2.g2 |
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
%tan1
V:1 %%MIDI program 3 72
Q:69
^fe^cc.BAG^F.GABc.^ce^fg  c'bag^fge^ccz2.c'bag^fge^ccz2.c'bag^fge^ccz cfgec.cfgec.cfge^cc |
Q:46
V:1  %%MIDI program  4  41
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
Q:46
%tan2
ge^cc.e^ccB.c^fe^c.e^ccB     cBcB.ABAB.BcBc.^c.^c.^c.^c  e^fga.^fgac'.gacB.gaga   g^f^fg.e^ccB.cBAG.G3z |
Q:46
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
Q:46
fc'.c'.c'.fc'.c'.c'.gc'.c'.c'.a.c'.c'.c'   Bc'.c'.c' cc'.c'.c' ^cc'.c'.c'ec'.c'.c'  ac'ba.g^fe^c.^cc'.c'.c'bc'.c'.c'  c'.bc'.c' c'.ac'.c' c'.^fc'.c' c'.gc'.c' |
Q:46
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
a3.a2.ac'.c' b3.b2.bc'.c'  ^c'3.^c'2.c'ba   e'3.e'2.e'z2  c'.c'.c'.c'c'bag c^fgc'bag^f   e^cc.c'bag^f  e^cc.c'bag^f  |
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
abc^c.abc^c.c^fe^f.^fe^fg  a2za.b2zb.c2zc.^c2z^c  e2ze.e2z^f.e2zg.e2za  ^f2gz.^f2az.^f2bz.^f2bc' |
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
%tan4
^f4a4c'4.^f2.a2   c'2.c'2.^c'4.b2.g4.^f2   a4.f4.^f4.c'4    g4.e4 g2.e2.^c2.c2 |
%refrain
f4.e2.e2.^c4.c4   B2.B2.c4.^c2.^c2.e3.e  g4.a2.a2.b4.c'2.c'2  ^c'3.c' ^c3.c ^c'3.c' bage |
c4z2.f4z2.f4   g4z2.f4z2.^fagf   g4.e4z2.g2e2^cc  ge2^cc ge2^cc ge2^cc c |
c'8.b8.a8.g8  f8.g8 ^f8.e4.^c2.c2 |