Raga Kafi

Its minor third komal Ga puts Kafi amongst the melancholic ragas. It belongs to the thumri
semi-classical genre. Very expressive melodies can be created using it. Resting on the Re or the
Pa creates expection moods.

Jati Sampoorna
Vadi Pa
Samvadi Sa
Time Any Time (classically around midnight)
Aroha S R G M P D N Ṡ
Avroha Ṡ N D P M G R S

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 Raga Kafi
Composition Teental – Madhya (100 bpm)

Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha
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Sthai
R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
P − P − DM
| } P R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
P − P − DM
| } P D D D − D N DP
| } D M P
PD
| } NṠ N D PM
| } P R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| }
P − P − DM
| } P ; ;

Antara
D M P D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṙ
Ṡ
| Ṙ} Ġ Ṙ Ṡ N D Ṡ − D M P D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṙ
Ṡ
| Ṙ} Ġ Ṙ Ṡ N D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṡ Ṡ Ṙ N − D P
PD
| } NṠ N D PM
| } P R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| }
Sthai Alap
P − P − DM
| } P R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
S R M P − − M P G R − − RG MP
| } − M
| }
G R − G R S R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M

S R M P − − MP
| } DN D P − − MP
| } DP
| } M P
| }
G R − G R S R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M

SR
|} MP
| } DN N D P − − MP
| } DN Ṡ − N D P −
| } | }
− DM
| } P G R S R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M

SR
|} MP
| } DN Ṡ − − N D Ṡ − − − DN |ṠṘ} Ġ Ṙ
| } | }
− − Ġ Ṙ Ṡ − − − NṠ Ṙ N D P − MP
| } DP
| }
| }
M G R G R S R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M

Antara Alap
P − P − DM
| } P R M D M P D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṙ
Ṡ
| Ṙ} Ġ Ṙ Ṡ N D Ṡ − D M P D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṙ

MP
| } DN Ṡ − N D Ṡ − D M P D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṙ
| }
Ṡ
| Ṙ} ṀĠ Ṙ Ṡ ND PM
| } PD
| } NṠ D M P D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṙ
| } | } | }
DN Ṡ
| Ṙ} Ġ Ṙ N D Ṡ − D M P D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṙ
| }
Ṡ
| Ṙ} Ġ Ṙ Ṡ N D Ṡ − Ṡ Ṡ Ṡ Ṙ N − D P
PD
| } NṠ N D PM
| } P R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| }

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Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Tin Tin Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha
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Sthai Tanas
SR
|} MP
| } DN DP
| } MG RS
|} R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| } | }
MP
| } DN ṠN DP
| } MG RS
|} R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| } | } | }
DN Ṡ
| Ṙ} ṠN DP
| } MG RS
|} R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| } | } | }
Ṡ
| Ṙ} ĠṘ ṠN DP
| } MG RS
|} R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| } | } | }
DN Ṡ
| Ṙ} ṀĠ Ṙ
| Ṡ} ND PM
| } R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G GM P,M
| } | } | } | } | }
PD
| }, PD
| } N,D NṠ ND PM
| } R M PD
| } N DP
| } G MG RS
| }, ṠN DP
| }
| } | } | } | } | }
ṀĠ | Ṡ} ,
Ṙ ṠN DP
| }, MG RS
|} R M PD
| } N DP
| } GM P,M PD
| }, PD
| } N,D
| } | } | } | } | } | }
NṠ , DN Ṡ,N DP
| }, MG RS
|} R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| } | } | } | }
RS ND NS RG , MG RS RG MP
| }, DP MG MP DN , ṠN DP DN Ṡ
| Ṙ} ,
|} |˙ ˙} |˙ } | } | } |} | } | } | } | } | } | } | } | }
ĠṘ ṠN DP
| } MP
| } MG RS
|} R M PD
| } N DP
| } G R G M M
| } | } | }