Music Theory - interesting facts- Eastern Indian Hindustani Music Thaats and Western Music Scales Modes

 Music Theory -   Eastern Indian Hindustani Music Thaats and Western Music Scales Modes

*check my other posts on Indian Music for more background info on the terms and notations here .  

* note 

S R G M P D N  S  refers to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa, which in tun is the same as Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do  or the 1 ,2 ,3 , 4, 5, 6 , 7, 8 relative notes on a scale.

Eastern Hindustani Music Thaats 

1. Bilawal ( S R G M P D N  S): all natural notes
2. Khamaj (S R G M P D n S):  flat Ni (flat Ni = n)
3. Kafi (S R g M P D n S):  flat Ga and Ni.
4. Asavari (S R g M P d n):  flat Ga, Dha, and Ni.
5. Bhairavi (S r g M P d n):  all flat notes. Re, Ga, Dha, Ni  *(note  Sa, Pa has no variants)
6. Bhairav (S r G M P d N):  flat Re and Dha.
7. Kalyan (S R G m P D N): sharp Ma.  *( Sharp Ma = m )
8. Marwa (S r G m P D N):  flat Re and sharp Ma.
9. Poorvi (S r G m P d N):  flat Re, Dha, and sharp Ma.
10. Todi (S r g m P d N):  flat Re, Ga, Dha, and sharp Ma

Western Music Scales Modes

1. Bilawal ( S R G M P D N  S): ~~  Ionian Mode
2. Khamaj (S R G M P D n S): ~~ Mixolydian Mode
3. Kafi (S R g M P D n S):  ~~ Dorian Mode
4. Asavari (S R g M P d n):  ~~ Aeolian Mode or Natural Minor Scale
5. Bhairavi (S r g M P d n):  ~~ Phrygian Mode
6. Bhairav (S r G M P d N):  ~~ Double Harmonic Major Scale or Byzantine Scale
7. Kalyan (S R G m P D N): ~~ Lydian Mode
8. Marwa (S r G m P D N):  ~~ Unique structure often used in modern harmony, partially similar to Lydian (b2)
9. Poorvi (S r G m P d N): ~~ Similar to the Gypsy Minor Scale or Hungarian Gypsy scale
10. Todi (S r g m P d N):  Unique scale; has similarities to the Locrian Mode ((b4) or Lydian (b2) (b6)