Melakarta 62 · Rudra chakra · M2
Rishabhapriya
ऋषभप्रिया
Rishabhapriya is the 62nd melakarta raga. Its scale is S R2 G3 M2 P D1 N2.
Hear it from musicians
Signature phrases for Rishabhapriya, 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, Rishabhapriya is built from a major second, a major third, a augmented fourth, a perfect fifth, a minor sixth, a minor seventh. In Carnatic terms that is S R2 G3 M2 P D1 N2; in Hindustani sargam, S R G M' P d n.
| Degree | Swara | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | S | unison (1) |
| 2 | R2 | major second (M2) |
| 3 | G3 | major third (M3) |
| 4 | M2 | augmented fourth (A4) |
| 5 | P | perfect fifth (P5) |
| 6 | D1 | minor sixth (m6) |
| 7 | N2 | minor seventh (m7) |
How Rishabhapriya harmonizes
Stack thirds on each note of Rishabhapriya and these chords appear. Home is the chord on Sa; the chord on Pa is the dominant that pulls back to it.
- I C majorhome
- v Gm minordominant
- VII+ Bbaug augmenteddominant
- II♭5 D(b5) major flat fivepredominant
- IV· F#(cluster) clusterpredominant
- iii° Edim diminishedcolour
- VI+ Abaug augmentedcolour
Learn the method in how to harmonize a raga.
Music to learn in Rishabhapriya
Rishabhapriya is met most often as a parent scale for study and improvisation. Much of its living music flows through janya ragas; a good next step is to sing its scale slowly over a tanpura and explore its phrases in the 3D sphere.
Questions about Rishabhapriya
What is the Rishabhapriya raga?
Rishabhapriya is melakarta number 62 in the 72-raga system of Carnatic music. Its scale is S R2 G3 M2 P D1 N2.
What are the janya ragas of Rishabhapriya?
Rishabhapriya is heard mainly as a parent scale; much Carnatic repertoire lives in the janya ragas of other melakartas.