32 Thaats (Scales) Flipped – Part III

Ustad Baba Allaudin

Finally, here is the same illustration explained in plain text:
1. Kalian is the first Thaat in this system. All notes in Kalian are in their upper position or are Tivar. Kalian’s notes are: S, R, G, M’, P, D, N, S.
2. Lowering the seventh (N Komal) in Kalian creates ‘Vachaspati’ mail or Thaat. Vachaspati is S, R,G,M’, P, D, n, S. In this Thaat, no suwar is in perfect harmony (4th or 5th) with the seventh.
3. Flipping Vachaspati gives us Dhenuka Thaat. Dhenuka is: S, r, g,m, p, d, N, S. Again, the Seventh or Nishad of Dhenuka has no Samvadi suwar.
4. Lowering the sixth (Dhaivat) in Kalian Creates Latangi. Latangi is: S, R, G, M’, P, d, N, S.
5. Flipping Latangi makes it Natakpirya. Natakpirya is S, r, g, m, P, D, n, S. There is no Samvadi of Dhaivat in Natakpirya.
6. Lowering Dhaivat and Nishad in Kalian gives us Rishavpirya. Rishavpirya is: S, R, G, M’, P, d, n, S. Rishavpirya lacks a Samvadi suwar for its Gandhar.
7. Flipping Rishavpirya gives us Kokilpirya. Kokilpirya is: S, r, g, m, P, D, N, S. Dhaivat has no Samvadi note in Kokilpirya.
8. Lowering Gandhar or third in Kalian creates Dharamvati. Dharamvati is: S,R,g,M’, P,D, N, S.
9. The opposite of Dharampati stands Bakulabharan. Bakulabharan is: S, r, G, m, P, d, n, S.
10. Lowering Gandhar and Nishad in Kalian gives us Hemvati. Hemvati is: S, R, g, M’, P, D, n, S.
11. Thaat Malavgaud is on the flip side of Hemvati. Malavgaud’s notes are: S, r, G, m, P, d, N, S. Thus, Malavgaud is current Bhairav Thaat of Hindustani music.
12. Lowering Gandhar and Dhaivat in Kalian gives birth to Sahinder Madhyam. Which is: S, R, g, M’, P, g, N, S.
13. Thaat Chakarvak is the flip side of Sahinder Madhyam. Chakarvak is same as Ahir Bhairav, the notes are: S, r, G, m, P, D, n, S.
14. When Gandhar, Dhaivat and Nishad or third, sixth and seventh are komal in Kalian, it becomes Shanmukhpirya Thaat. Shanmukhpirya’s notes are: S, R, g, M’, P, d, n, S.
15. Flipping Shanmukhpirya creates Suryakant or Anad Bhairav. The notes are: S, r, G, m, P, D, N , S.
16. Lowering just the second or Rishav in Kalian makes it Marva Thaat. Marva is: S, r, G, M’, P, D, N, S. Marva is also known as Gamanpirya Mail of Carnatic music.
17. Flipping Gamanpirya makes it Asavari. Asavari’s notes are: S, R, g, m, P, d, n, S.
18. Lowering Rishav and Nishad in Kalian creates Rampirya Thaat. Rampirya is: S, r, G, M’, P, D, n, S.
19. Flipping Rampirya gives us Girvani. Girvani is S, R, g, m, P, d, N, S. This can also be called Adana Thaat.
20. Lowering Rishav and Dhaivat in Kalian makes it Poorvi or Kamvardhani. The notes are: S, r, G, M’, P, d, N, S.
21. Kafi Thaat or Kharharpirya is the flip side of Kamvarshani. The notes are: S, R, g, m, P, D, n, S.
22. Lowering Rishav, Dhaivat and Nishad make it Namnarayni. Namnarayni is: S, r, G, M’, P, d, n, S.
23. Gauri Manohar is the flipped version of Namnarayni. Gari Manohari’s notes are: S, R, g, m, P, D, N, S.
24. Lowering Second and Third or Rishav and Gandhar in Kalian makes it Sawarnangi. Sawarnangi is: S, r, g, M’, P, D, N, S.
25. Thaat Charukeshi takes shape when we flip Sawarnangi. Charukeshi is: S, R, G, m, P, d, n, S.
26. When we lower Rishav, Gandhar and Nishad in Kalian, we create Shadvidhmargani thaat. Pronounce it Shad-Vidh-Mar-Gani. Shadvishmargani’s notes are: S, r, g, M’, P, D, n, S.
27. Thaat Sarsani takes shape by flipping Shadvidhmargani. Sarsangi is: S, R, G, m, P, d, N, S.
28. Lowering Rishav, Gandhar and Dhaivat in Kalian creates Shubhpantuvarali or Todi Thaat. The notes are; S, r, g, M’, P, d, N, S.
29. Flipping Todi makes it Khamaj or Harkambhoji. Khamaj’s notes are: S, R, G, m, P, D, n, S.
30. Lowering 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th (r, g, d, n) in Kalian creates Bhavpirya Thaat. The notes of Bhavpirya look like this: S, r, g, M’, P, d, n, S.
31. Our modern natural scale Bilaval is the flipped version of Bhavpirya. Bilaval is also known as Shankrabharan mail in the southern music. The notes of this Thaat are: S, R, G, m, P, D, N, S.
32. Now the final thaat has all five movable notes in the lower position. When we lower Rishav, Gandhar, Madhyam, Dhaivat and Nishad in Kalian, it creates Bhairavi Thaat. So if Kalian is all Tivars, then Bhairavi is all Komals. Flipping Bhairvi takes us back to our number one Thaat Kalian. Bhairavi’s notes are: S, r, g, m, P, d, n, S.

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