Bhatkhande Notation Writer
Type what you hear in class, in Latin letters. The page draws Bhatkhande notation in Devanagari — सा रे ग म — with dots, underlines, holds, rests, and taal marks. Same content in bhatkhande.md.
Ma or m.
Tivra Ma is Ma# or M.
S R G M is Sa Re Ga with a tivra Ma — for natural Ma type S R G m or Sa Re Ga Ma.
Spaces between notes. The full key is under the notation.
One cell under each note, in the same order, with the same bars. Type su, pyaar, or सु. _ carries the previous syllable. Enter moves to the next cell.
How to type it
Put a space between notes, and spaces around |. Full names (Sa Re Ga Ma) are the safest while you are writing fast. Single letters work too.
Ma or m.
Tivra Ma is Ma# or M.
S R G M draws सा रे ग with a tivra म.
For natural Ma type S R G m or Sa Re Ga Ma.
| You type | The page draws |
|---|---|
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha NiS R G m P D N |
Shuddha. A bare note is one matra. |
re ga dha ni or r g d n |
Komal — underline. Keep these lowercase. |
Ma# or M |
Tivra Ma — stroke above. |
Sa' S' · Sa, S, |
Dot above is taar (high). Dot below is mandra (low). |
Sa- · _ |
Sa- or Sa - holds Sa for another matra. The dash stays empty unless you type a lyric in its cell. _ is a rest, a dash with no swara.
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| Sa Re Ga Ma | |
Barline. Each chunk between bars is one vibhāg. The taal you pick writes X, २, ०, ३ under the lyric, or under the note when it has no lyric. When that note is inside a dugun, tingun, or chaugun, the mark sits under the bow. |
[Sa Re][Sa Re Ga][Sa Re Ga Ma] |
Dugun, tingun, chaugun — two, three, or four notes in one matra, under one bow. Select the notes and use the buttons, or type the brackets. |
| The lyric cells under the notes | Each cell sits under its note. su draws सु, pyaar draws प्यार, and Devanagari you type stays as it is. _ draws ऽ, the S-shaped mark that carries the previous syllable. |
| Sthayi · Antara | Section headings. The buttons write // स्थाई and // अन्तरा. // sthayi and // antara draw the same words. |
Sa/2 · Sa/1 · Sa/8 · Sa/16 · Sa/4. |
Half (2 matras), whole, eighth, sixteenth, and a dotted quarter. |
Sa&Re |
The same as [Sa Re] — one matra, one bow. |
{ Sa Re Ga } · Sa~Re · ( Sa Re Ga ) |
Murki, meend, and a phrase slur. |
^ga Ma |
Kan — a grace note above the next swara. |
||: … :|| · :||x3 |
Repeat the passage twice, or three times with x3. |
Lyric spelling
In alphabet order. A capital letter is the hard sound, with the tongue curled back. h after it is the breath. ऋ and अः are not spelled — select the letter and paste it into a cell.
अ to अः
a अaa आi इee ईu उoo ऊe एai ऐo ओau औa.n अंa.N अँ.n is the shirbindu, the dot: haa.n draws हां. .N is the chandrabindu, the moon-dot: haa.N draws हाँ.
क to ज्ञ
ka कkha खga गgha घnga ङcha चchha छja जjha झnya ञTa टTha ठDa डDha ढNa णta तtha थda दdha धna नpa पpha फba बbha भma मya यra रla लva वsha शSha षsa सha हksha क्षtra त्रgya ज्ञLeave the vowel off for a half letter. kh is ख्, and kha is ख.
These sit outside that order. Select one and paste it: ड़ ढ़ क़ ख़ ग़ ज़ फ़
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