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Western scales & Hindustani thaats

See any scale or thaat on piano and guitar, with note names or sargam labels, and hear it played up and down.
Root (Sa)
Scale family
Labels
Scale

C Major (Ionian)

C D E F G A B

Sa Re Ga ma Pa Dha Ni

Piano

Guitar fretboard

Quick guide

  1. 01

    Choose a root note (Sa) and a Western scale or Hindustani thaat.

  2. 02

    Switch labels between note names and sargam to connect both systems.

  3. 03

    Press Play scale and sing or play along, then find the same notes on the fretboard.

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A thaat is a parent scale used to group ragas in Hindustani music. There are ten, from Bilawal (like the major scale) to Todi.

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