🎼 Sargam Chart — 12-Hole Chromatic Harmonica

Hindustani (North Indian) notation on a C chromatic harmonica. Sa = C (Shadja). All 12 swaras are shown including Komal (flat ♭) and Tivra (sharp ♯) variants. Click any cell to hear the note.

↑ Blow — exhale

↑S Slide+Blow

↓ Draw — inhale

↓S Slide+Draw

Shuddha — natural swara (Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni)

♭ Komal — flattened (Re Ga Dha Ni can be Komal)

♯ Tivra — sharpened (only Ma can be Tivra)

Saptak (Octave):

Mandra (Oct 3) prefix .

Madhya (Oct 4) plain

Taar (Oct 5) suffix '

Ati Taar (Oct 6) suffix ''

Param (Oct 7) suffix '''

💡 Italic = Komal swara · ♯ badge = Tivra Ma · ♭ badge = Komal swara

Press Start Listening — play a note and the matching cell will glow green

Hole	↑ Blow	↑S Slide+Blow	↓ Draw	↓S Slide+Draw

🎼 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni

Sargam is the Indian equivalent of Do Re Mi. In Hindustani music, Sa (षड्ज) is the tonic — the root note. On a C harmonica, Sa = C. The seven swaras (notes) repeat across three saptaks (octaves).

♭ Komal & ♯ Tivra

Komal Re (C#/D♭)
Komal Ga (D#/E♭)
Komal Dha (G#/A♭)
Komal Ni (A#/B♭)
Tivra Ma (F#/G♭) — only one

Sa and Pa are achala — they never change.

🎵 Three Saptaks

Mandra Saptak — lower octave, prefix dot (.Sa)
Madhya Saptak — middle octave, plain (Sa)
Taar Saptak — upper octave, suffix prime (Sa')
Ati Taar — very high (Sa'')

Most ragas use notes from Madhya + Taar saptak.