Jalajakshi Varnam - chittai swaram 4

The last and longest chittai swaram goes like this:

S' , , , , , N R' | S' N P G R S R G ||
P , , , , , S' N | P G R S R G P N ||
S' R . N R' N P G | P R , G P G R S |
R n , G R P G N | R G P N S' , , , ||
N P G P , R G P | N , G P N S' R' , ||
P N S' R' , G' N S' | N G' R' R' N , P N ||
G' R' , N S' R' P' G' | , R' S' N P N S' R' ||
S' , , P , , N P | G R S n S R G P ||


All sections of the song:

• Pallavi
• Anu pallavi
• Muktayi swaram
• Charanam, Chittai swaram 1 and 2
• Chittai swaram 3
• Chittai swaram 4

Jalajakshi Varnam - chittai swaram 3

The third charanam is a longer than the first two and goes like this:

N P G R n G R n | p n p S n R S G ||
R P G N P S' N R' | n G' R' N R' N P G ||
P N S' R' G' G P N |  S' R ' R G P N S' N |
G' R' S' N P  R' S' N | P G R n S R G P ||

All chittai swaram sections are sandwiched between charanam. The video below shows how to play this chittai swaram starting from the charanam.




Note how G' is played starting from S'. Here is a tab of the full song for reference.

All sections of the song:

• Pallavi
• Anu pallavi
• Muktayi swaram
• Charanam, Chittai swaram 1 and 2
• Chittai swaram 3
• Chittai swaram 4

Jalajakshi Varnam - charanam, chittai swaram 1 and 2

The charanam follows the muktayi swaram and it is repeated after every chittai swaram section. There are totally 4 chittai swaram sections in this varnam. The first two are in this post, the other two (longer ones) will follow.

The first part of the video shows how to play at 2nd speed, followed by a slowed down version that clearly shows the notes and all the gamakas. In addition, there is also a tab of the full song.

Carnatic notes:

Charanam

N , , , , , S' , | G' R' S' N P P G R ||
G , , G R S R ,  | R S n S R G , P ||

Chittai swarams

one

N , P , , , G , | , , R , S , n , ||
p , , R , , n , | , S , R , G , P ||

two

N, P G R S R , | G R S n p , R n ||
, G R n p n S R | , R G n S R G P ||

Note: See the section on Notations here for help understanding the carnatic swara notation

All sections of the song:

• Pallavi
• Anu pallavi
• Muktayi swaram
• Charanam, Chittai swaram 1 and 2
• Chittai swaram 3
• Chittai swaram 4

Jalajakshi Varnam - muktayi swaram

This section - muktayi swaram - does not have any lyrics. In vocal concerts the swaras are sung. Of course on an instrument it is not very different than playing a section that has lyrics.

The carnatic notation for the muktayi swaram:

G , R G R S R ,  | n S R G R R S n ||
R , n G R N S R | p n S R G , , P ||
G R S R , G P N | R G P n S R G P ||
p n S R , G P N | R G P N S' , , R' ||
R' S' N P , N G' R' | S' N , P N S' R' G' ||
P , N S' , R' G' R' | P N S' R' G' R' N R' ||
G' P' G' R' S' N S' R' | S' N P G R G P N ||
G' R' , S' N P R' S' | , N P G , R S R ||

Here is how it is played:



The first part of the video shows how to play at 2nd speed, followed by a slowed down version that clearly shows the notes and all the gamakas. In addition, there is also a tab of the full song.

The choice for which fingers to use is entirely up to you. I tend to use the first two fingers a lot for sliding and do not use the third finger very much.

All sections of the song:

• Pallavi
• Anu pallavi
• Muktayi swaram
• Charanam, Chittai swaram 1 and 2
• Chittai swaram 3
• Chittai swaram 4