Raga Bihag

Bihag is a Hindustani
classical raga .
Theory
Writing about the musical
theory of Indian classical
music is fraught with
complications. First of all,
there have been no set,
formal methods of written
notation. Indian music is
an aural tradition, and
therefore writing is not an
essential part of attaining
talim (knowledge).
Arohana and Avarohana
Arohana
'Ni Sa Ga ma Pa Ni Sa'
Avarohana
Sa' Ni (Dha) Pa Ma Pa
Ga ma Ga Re Sa
Vadi and Samavadi
Vadi
The Vadi note is Ga.
Samavadi
The Samavadi note is Ni.
Pakad or Chalan
Bihag uses both shuddha
Ma (ma) and teevra Ma
(Ma).
It has the pakad Pa Ma
Pa Ga ma Ga.
Both R and D are never
used in ascent, but always
on the way down. That is,
Pa Ni Dha Pa Ma Pa Ga
ma Ga Re Sa
or
Ni Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Pa
Ga ma Ga Re Sa
Organization and
relationships
Related ragas: Maru Bihag,
Bihagra.
Bihag is usually assigned to
the Thaat Bilaval, but if
Teevra Madhyam is given
more importance, Bihag
seems to be more akin to
Kalyan Thaat.