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Hindustani raaga · Khamaj thaat
Dēś
Shuddh Ni ascending, komal Ni descending; pentatonic-ish rise, fuller fall. Bright, romantic.
Dēś is a raaga in the Hindustani tradition (Khamaj thaat).
in the raaga
vadi (sonant)
samvadi (consonant)
or tap any lit note to hear it
arohana / ascending
S R m P N S'
avarohana / descending
S' n D P m G R S
How to hear it
- Vadi / sonant
- Re
- Samvadi / consonant
- Pa
- Signature phrase / pakad
- R m P, D m G R, m G R, n. S R
- Thaat
- Khamaj
- Time / samay
- second prahar of the night; monsoon
Easy to confuse with
Tilak Kamod, Sorath, Jaijaiwanti
Gaud Malhar. Carnatic-adjacent: Kamās.
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