138 North Indian Music complex tune rAg aDAna in 4 beat

North Indian Music tune rAg aDAna is a complex rAga.

rAg aDAna belongs to asAvri thAT.

In South Indian Music, we can classify it under 20th mELakarta (mother tune) naTa bhairavi.


It is difficult to distinguish it from its fraternal tune darbAri kAnaDa.


Ascendant Notes of rAg aDAna: c4.d4.^d4.f4.g4.^g4.^a4.c'4.


Descendant Notes of rAg aDAna: c'2.^g4.^a4.g4.f2.^d2.f4.d4.c4.


Chief identifying element of rAg aDAna (pakaD): mapadani sanipama pagamarisa or f,g,g#,a#, c', a#,g,f.


The following video is a listening exercise for ear training.

Western notes used in creation of the audio-video are given below:-

X:1
T: aDAna
M:64/64
L:1/64
K:C
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 1
Q:20
%pakad: mapadani sanipama pagamarisa
c4.d4.^d4.f4.g4.^g4.^a4.c'4  z2c'2.^g4.^a4.g4.f2.^d2.f4.d4.c4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
%refrain
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
Q:80
c4zd3.^A4c4   d'4^A4.c4d4   fz^dz^d4.f4^d4  f4d4.c4d4 |
c4^A4.c4d4  g4f4.g4f4   g8.^a4g4 ^gz7.f4g4  |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
Q:20
%refrain
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
Q:80
c4zc3.d4^d4  f4g4.g4f4  g8.^g4z^g3   ^a4g4.^a4g4  |
f4g4.c'4^g4  ^g4g^ac'^a.^g2g2^f2^d2  g4f4.g2^a2g2^a2  ^a2g4z2.f4g4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
Q:20
%refrain
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
Q:80
f4g4.g4^a4  g8.^d4z2^d2 ^f4d4.c4d4 c4z2c2.d4f4 |
g4^a4.g4c'4  ^g4^a4.c'4^ac'2d' zd'6z.^a4c'4  z4^g4.^a4c'4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
Q:20
%refrain
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
Q:80
|:^g4^a4.g8 ^d4f'4.d'4c'4 c8.d8  ^g4f4.g8 :|
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
Q:20
%refrain
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
Q:80
zf4g3.^d4z^a3  c'8.^a4c'4  d'4z2^d'2.f'4d'4  c'8.^a4c'4 |
f'4d'4.c'z3d'4  c'4^g4.^g4^a4  g8.c'8 ^a4z^a3.g8 |
f4g4.g4f4  g8.^a4g4  g4^d4.^d4z3d  f4d4.c8 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
Q:20
%refrain
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
Q:80
d8.c8   d'8.^a4c'4   ^a4f4.g8  zd'7.^a4c'4 |
c'4^g4.^a4c'4 ^a4g4.g4^a4  g8.c'8  ^d'4f'4.d'8 |
c'8.^g4^a4  f4g4.g4z^d3  f4d4.d4c4 z4c'4.c'4d'4 |
^a4c'4.c'4d'4  d8.^d4zf3  g8.^g4^a4  g8.f4g4 |
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 41
Q:20
%refrain
V:1 %%MIDI program 1 44
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 ||
%---------------------------------------------------
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 116
c4.d4.^d4.f4.g4.^g4.^a4.c'4  z2c'2.^g4.^a4.g4.f2.^d2.f4.d4.c4 |
%refrain
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 117
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 116
Q:80
c4zd3.^A4c4   d'4^A4.c4d4   fz^dz^d4.f4^d4  f4d4.c4d4 |
c4^A4.c4d4  g4f4.g4f4   g8.^a4g4 ^gz7.f4g4  |
Q:20
%refrain
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 117
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 116
Q:80
c4zc3.d4^d4  f4g4.g4f4  g8.^g4z^g3   ^a4g4.^a4g4  |
f4g4.c'4^g4  ^g4g^ac'^a.^g2g2^f2^d2  g4f4.g2^a2g2^a2  ^a2g4z2.f4g4 |
Q:20
%refrain
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 117
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 116
Q:80
f4g4.g4^a4  g8.^d4z2^d2 ^f4d4.c4d4 c4z2c2.d4f4 |
g4^a4.g4c'4  ^g4^a4.c'4^ac'2d' zd'6z.^a4c'4  z4^g4.^a4c'4 |
Q:20
%refrain
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 117
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 116
Q:80
|:^g4^a4.g8 ^d4f'4.d'4c'4 c8.d8  ^g4f4.g8 :|
Q:20
%refrain
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 117
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 116
Q:80
zf4g3.^d4z^a3  c'8.^a4c'4  d'4z2^d'2.f'4d'4  c'8.^a4c'4 |
f'4d'4.c'z3d'4  c'4^g4.^g4^a4  g8.c'8 ^a4z^a3.g8 |
f4g4.g4f4  g8.^a4g4  g4^d4.^d4z3d  f4d4.c8 |
Q:20
%refrain
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 117
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 |
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 116
Q:80
d8.c8   d'8.^a4c'4   ^a4f4.g8  zd'7.^a4c'4 |
c'4^g4.^a4c'4 ^a4g4.g4^a4  g8.c'8  ^d'4f'4.d'8 |
c'8.^g4^a4  f4g4.g4z^d3  f4d4.d4c4 z4c'4.c'4d'4 |
^a4c'4.c'4d'4  d8.^d4zf3  g8.^g4^a4  g8.f4g4 |
Q:20
%refrain
V:2 %%MIDI program 2 117
f4.g4.^g4.^a4    c'4.^a4.g4.f4   g4.^d2.^d2.d4.^dfg^g/^a/ c'4.c'^g^ag.f^dfd.c4 ||