Beginners' Lesson 3 - DaaTu varisai
DaaTu varisai are sequences in which the notes "jump" up and down. These exercises help you hit notes no matter what their sequence. These zigzag sequences are more difficult but can be learned with practice. When you have command over them, learn to sing the notes in four speeds (with taaLam) and in akaaram, singing only aaa...
daaTu varisai (lesson 3)
raagam: maayamaaLava gowLa
15th mElakartha
aarOhaNam: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S
avarOhaNam: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
taaLam: aadi
- listen
s s m m | r r | g g ||
s s r r | g g | m m ||
r r p p | g g | m m ||
r r g g | m m | p p ||
g g d d | m m | p p ||
g g m m | p p | d d ||
m m n n | p p | d d ||
m m p p | d d | n n ||
p p S S | d d | n n ||
p p d d | n n | S S ||
S S p p | n n | d d ||
S S n n | d d | p p ||
n n m m | d d | p p ||
n n d d | p p | m m ||
d d g g | p p | m m ||
d d p p | m m | g g ||
p p r r | m m | g g ||
p p m m | g g | r r ||
m m s s | g g | r r ||
m m g g | r r | s s ||
- listen
s m g m | r g | s r ||
s g r g | s r | g m ||
r p m p | g m | r g ||
r m g m | r g | m p ||
g d p d | m p | g m ||
g p m p | g m | p d ||
m n d n | p d | m p ||
m d p d | m p | d n ||
p S n S | d n | p d ||
p n d n | p d | n S ||
S p d p | n d | S n ||
S d n d | S n | d p ||
n m p m | d p | n d ||
n p d p | n d | p m ||
d g m g | p m | d p ||
d m p m | d p | m g ||
p r g r | m g | p m ||
p g m g | p m | g r ||
m s r s | g r | m g ||
m r g r | m g | r s ||
- listen
s r s g | r g | r m ||
s m g r | s r | g m ||
r g r m | g m | g p ||
r p m g | r g | m p ||
g m g p | m p | m d ||
g d p m | g m | p d ||
m p m d | p d | p n ||
m n d p | m p | d n ||
p d p n | d n | d S ||
p S n d | p d | n S ||
S n S d | n d | n p ||
S p d n | S n | d p ||
n d n p | d p | d m ||
n m p d | n d | p m ||
d p d m | p m | p g ||
d g m p | d p | m g ||
p m p g | m g | m r ||
p r g m | p m | g r ||
m g m r | g r | g s ||
m s r g | m g | r s ||