Raag Tilak Kamod

राग तिलक कामोद

Khamaj thaat Also spelled: Tilakkamod

A light, playful night raga from the Khamaj thaat whose notes never move in a straight line. Turning phrases like Sa Re Ga Sa make it instantly recognisable.

Swara map of Raag Tilak Kamod: uses Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha and Ni, all shuddha; Dha is skipped in the ascent; both lines zigzag (Sa, Re, Ga, Sa) and the descent comes to rest on mandra Ni; Re is the vadi and Pa the samvadi; sung at night; Khamaj thaat. — Nothing moves in a straight line: trace the turns of Sa, Re, Ga, Sa.

Thaat (parent scale): Khamaj
Jati (type): Shadav – Sampurna · 6 notes up, 7 down
Vadi (king note): Re (Rishabh)
Samvadi (minister note): Pa (Pancham)
Varjya swara (omitted): Dha (in the ascent)
Time of singing: Second quarter of the night

Scale and structure

Key rule: A zigzag (vakra) line: Sa Re Ga Sa, Re Pa Ma Ga. Dha is skipped going up, and phrases come to rest on mandra Ni.

Aaroha (ascent)

सा रे ग सा, रे म प नि सां

Avaroha (descent)

सां प ध म ग, सा रे ग सा नि (मंद्र)

Pakad (catch phrase)

प (मंद्र) नि (मंद्र) सा रे ग सा, रे प म ग, सा रे ग सा नि (मंद्र)

Sargam is given in Devanagari, as it is written in practice — a line beneath a note marks it komal (flat), and (मंद्र) marks the lower octave.

Examined at

Level 3 Praveshika Second Year

Other ragas in Khamaj thaat

Khamaj Des

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