Raags›Bhairav

Raag Bhairav

Bhairav Thaat · E on Guitar

Komal Re and komal Dha — the pre-dawn raga of profound stillness and devotion. Explore the fretboard, visualize the gravitational pull of each note, and watch the melodic motion unfold.

Raag Bhairav · E Root · Guitar Reference

Bhairav on Guitar

Scale: E · F · G# · A · B · C · D#Komal: Re (F) · Dha (C)Vadi: C · Samvadi: F
Origin & CharacterAadi Raag · Bhairav Thaat · Thumri · Sunrise
▼
Swaras
SaEshuddha
ReFkomal
GaG#shuddha
MaAshuddha
PaBshuddha
DhaCkomal
NiD#shuddha
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
E₄
ESa
FRe
G#Ga
AMa
BPa
CDha
D#Ni
ESa
B₃
BPa
CDha
D#Ni
ESa
FRe
G#Ga
AMa
BPa
G₃
G#Ga
AMa
BPa
CDha
D#Ni
ESa
FRe
D₃
D#Ni
ESa
FRe
G#Ga
AMa
BPa
CDha
A₂
AMa
BPa
CDha
D#Ni
ESa
FRe
G#Ga
AMa
E₂
ESa
FRe
G#Ga
AMa
BPa
CDha
D#Ni
ESa
Sa (E)
Re (F)
Ga (G#)
Ma (A)
Pa (B)
Dha (C)
Ni (D#)
Derived from the fretboard above

Chord Dictionary

11 chords · classical phrases with breaks · guitar voicings · reharmonization
Phrase notation:S R G M P D N = swaras (uppercase = shuddha)r d = komal (lowercase)( ) = meend / slide~ = aandolan— = nyaas / hold│ = breath / phrase break' = upper octave
EmajI
EG#B
Aroha + Avaroha
Major — Sa, Ga, Pa. The ground. The tonic.
▼
EaugI+
EG#C
Avaroha
Augmented — Sa, Ga, komal Dha. The Vadi inside the tonic.
▼
Fmaj♭II
FAC
Aroha
Major — komal Re, Ma, komal Dha. Both komal notes in one chord.
▼
Fm♭IIm
FG#C
Avaroha
Minor — komal Re, Ga, komal Dha. Shadow version of Fmaj.
▼
Fdim♭II°
FG#B
Aroha
Diminished — komal Re, Ga, Pa. Passing tension.
▼
G#mIIIm
G#BD#
Aroha
Minor — Ga, Pa, Ni. All shuddha tones. Warm and inward.
▼
G#majIII
G#CD#
Avaroha
Major — Ga, komal Dha (Vadi!), Ni. The Vadi revealed as a major third.
▼
G#augIII+
G#CE
Avaroha
Augmented — Ga, komal Dha, Sa. Three inversions of one pivot set.
▼
AmIVm
ACE
Aroha + Avaroha
Minor — Ma, komal Dha (Vadi), Sa. The Vadi suspended between earth and sky.
▼
AdimIV°
ACD#
Avaroha
Diminished — Ma, komal Dha, Ni. Unstable passing tension.
▼
Caug♭VI+
CEG#
Avaroha
Augmented — komal Dha (Vadi), Sa, Ga. The Vadi takes the throne.
▼
The law of two komals: Every meaningful chord in Bhairav contains F (komal Re) or C (komal Dha) or both. Every meaningful phrase touches one of them. A chord without either is harmonically neutral — it could be any raag. Ground every progression, every phrase, in these two pillars.