Shubhapantuvarali

Hear it from musicians

Signature phrases for Shubhapantuvarali, recorded by musicians in the community and curated by Jason Zac. Every phrase carries the artist’s name and link. Add your own voice to this raga.

The scale and its Western intervals

Reading up from Sa, Shubhapantuvarali is built from a minor second, a minor third, a augmented fourth, a perfect fifth, a minor sixth, a major seventh. In Carnatic terms that is S R1 G2 M2 P D1 N3; in Hindustani sargam, S r g M' P d N (the Todi thaat).

How Shubhapantuvarali harmonizes

Stack thirds on each note of Shubhapantuvarali and these chords appear. Home is the chord on Sa; the chord on Pa is the dominant that pulls back to it.

• i Gm minorhome
• VIIsus2 F#sus2 suspended seconddominant
• V♭5 D(b5) major flat fivedominant
• IIsus4 Absus4 suspended fourthpredominant
• IVsus2♭5 C#sus2(b5) suspended second flat fivepredominant
• VI Eb majorcolour
• III+ Bbaug augmentedcolour

Learn the method in how to harmonize a raga.

Music to learn in Shubhapantuvarali

• Sri Satyanarayanam · Muthuswami Dikshitar
• Ennalu Urake · Tyagaraja

Notated to play along

Each opens in Stage mode on a real staff, with the sung syllables under the notes. Loop it, change Sa, and play or sing along.

• Sri Satyanarayanam · Muthuswami Dikshitar · Rupaka tala
• Sarvashubhapam · Melaragamalika · Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer · Adi tala