What is a Swara?
A Swara is a musical note (or tones) in an octave. Each Swara has its unique
sound, and by combining those sounds we get the melody.
What are the Sapta Swaras?
There are 7 musical notes in Carnatic Music, called the Sapta (seven) Swaras (musical notes). The seven notes are :
S – Shadjam (Tonic)
R – Rishabham
G – Gandharam
M – Madhyamam
P – Panchamam
G – Gandharam
M – Madhyamam
P – Panchamam
D - Dhaivatam
N - Nishadam
The notes Sa (tonic) and Pa (Perfect Fifth) are always fixed once we decide on a Tonic (according to the Shruti). The remaining 5 notes have 2 varieties each. So we have 2 + (5X2) = 12 musical positions of notes.
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