Chords for songs scales ragas 
                 Raga Bhairav 
                 Raaga Bhairav has the same swara or note positions as the 15th Carnatic melakarta 
                 Raaga Mayamalavagoula. 
                 Raga Bhairav has the same scale notes as the western Double Harmonic major scale. The 
                 double harmonic major scale has all the notes as the major scale with the 2nd and 6th 
                 notes flattened (reduced by one note - the shuddh notes become komal). 
                  
                 Raga Bhairav swaras be written as S r G M P d N, where: 
                        ‘r’ represents the komal ri, minor 2nd interval 
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                        ‘d’ represents the komal dha, minor 6  interval 
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                        G M N are shuddh Ga Ma and Ni respectively (major 3 , perfect 4 , major 7 )  
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                        P represents Pa, the 5  note. 
                 The notes / swaras / intervals 
                 Swaras 
                 Carnatic: Sa Ri1 Ga3 Ma1 Pa Dha1 Ni3 Sa 
                 Hindustani: All swaras shuddh except Ri and Dha. 
                 Notes 
                 When C is the root: C Db E F G Ab B C 
                 When D is the root: D Eb F# G A Bb C# D 
                 etc... 
                 Intervals 
                 Root - minor 2nd - major 3rd - perfect 4th - perfect 5th - minor 6th - major 7th - octave 
                 Detailed ascend and descend patterns 
                        Aroha: 'N S G M P G M, P G M (N)d, G M (N)d, (N)d N S' 
                        Avroha: N S' (N)d N d P, P G M P G M (G)r S 
                  
                  
                 Note: Please see all the Videos and Image files (zip) here. The videos playback and 
                 show each chord – melody that we analyze. The zip file gives images in the original 
                 dimensions as I made it, before any resizing. Links to each video is also given at the 
                 appropriate sections. 
                                                                                                                            
                                                                Chords for songs scales ragas 
            Chords based on Arohana Avarohana of Raga 
            Bhairav 
            Raaga Bhairav arohana: 'N S G M P G M, P G M (N)d, G M (N)d, (N)d N S' 
            'Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Ga Ma 
            Notes: B C E F G E F 
            The FM7add9 chord (notes: F A C E G) has F,E,C and G notes from the phrase. 
            The CM7add11 chord (notes: C E G B F) has the notes B C E F G from the phrase, 
            therefore being a chord that has all the phrase notes. 
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            The notes C F G gives the Csus4  chord. 
            The Em add b9 chord (E minor added flat ninth chord notes: E G B F) has 4 of the notes. 
            Pa Ga Ma (Ni)dha G M (N)d 
            Notes: G, E F B Ab, E F B Ab 
            The F dim Chord (notes: F Ab B) has three of the notes in the phrase 
            The E add b9 chord (E added flat ninth chord notes: E Ab B F) has 4 of the notes in the 
            phrase 
            The Em add b9 chord (E minor added flat ninth chord notes: E G B F) also has 4 of the 
            notes. 
            (N)d N S' 
            Notes: B Ab B C 
            The E major chord (notes: E Ab B) has two of the notes in the phrase, plus the Ga note 
            within the scale 
            Use the C major chord for the Sa note C. 
            The F minor chord (notes: F Ab C) has two of the phrase notes and the Ma note F. 
                                                                                     
                                      Chords for songs scales ragas 
       Chords for Raga Bhairav Arohana Phrase 
                                                   
          See: Video-01-bhairav-aroh 'N S G M P G M, P G M (N)d, G M (N)d, (N)d N S’ 
       Raga Bhairav Avarohana: N S' (N)d N d P, P G M P G M (G)r S 
                                                   
       See Video-02-bhairav-avaroh N S' (N)d N d P, P G M P G M (G)r S 
                                                   
                                                                               Chords for songs scales ragas 
              Raga Bhairav Phrases 
              G M P G M (G)r, S 
              GMPGMG part has same notes as a major scale - Major 3rd (Ga3), perfect 4th (Ma1) and 
              Pa. The difference comes with the Ri ('r'), since Raga Bhairav has the small Ri/ R1 
              (Komal Ri)/ minor 2nd while the major scale has a Shuddh Ri/R2/major 2nd. 
              G M (N)d, d, P 
              See: Video-03-bhairav phrase - G M P G M G r S G M N d d P                
              G M (n)d, (n)d, P, P G M (G)r, S 
              The small Ni, minor 7th note, Komal Ni is not a part of the Bhairav raaga usually, but in 
              this phrase, the dha note is arrived to from the komal ni note. 
              G M 
              Notes: E F 
              The FM7 chord (notes: F A C E) is a possibility. 
              (n) d 
              Notes: Bb A# 
              The Bb7 chord (notes: Bb D F Ab) is a possibility, with all notes except the D note 
              within the raga.