Raag Malkauns
Bhairavi Thaat · E on Guitar · Pentatonic
Komal Ga, Dha, Ni — the raga of severe tranquility and tantric depth. Every phrase gravitates toward Ma, the emotional vortex. Midnight raga. Sacred.
Raag Malkauns · E Root · Bhairavi Thaat · Guitar Reference
Malkauns on Guitar
Scale: E · G · A · C · DVarjit: Re (F#) · Pa (B)Vadi: Ma (A) · Samvadi: Sa (E)Time: 12–3 AM · Third Prahar
Swaras
SaEshuddha
GaGkomal
MaAshuddha
DhaCkomal
NiDkomal
ReF#varjit
PaBvarjit
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E₄
ESa
GGa
AMa
CDha
DNi
ESa
B₃
CDha
DNi
ESa
GGa
AMa
G₃
GGa
AMa
CDha
DNi
ESa
GGa
D₃
DNi
ESa
GGa
AMa
CDha
DNi
A₂
AMa
CDha
DNi
ESa
GGa
AMa
E₂
ESa
GGa
AMa
CDha
DNi
ESa
Sa (E)Samvadi
Ga (G)
Ma (A)Vadi
Dha (C)
Ni (D)
· Re (F#) and Pa (B) are varjit (absent)Derived from scale · verified · 5 notes only
Chord Dictionary
6 chords · all tones verified against scale · classical phrases · voicings · reharmonization
Phrase notation:S G M D N = swaras (uppercase = shuddha)g d n = komal (lowercase)( ) = meend~ = andolan— = nyaas│ = breath' = upper. = lower octave
The law of Malkauns: No Re. No Pa. Every phrase gravitates toward Ma (A) — the Vadi. The three komals (Ga, Dha, Ni) are never struck flatly — they oscillate (andolan). Play in the lower register first. Move slowly. Am7 (A C E G) is the one chord that contains all four non-Sa scale tones simultaneously — it is the harmonic soul of this raga.