Gambhiranata


Gambhiranata is a rāga in Carnatic music. It is an audava rāgam. It is a janya rāga, as it does not have all the seven swaras. Gambhiranata is also known as Shuddha Nata.

Structure and Lakshana

Gambhiranata is a symmetric rāga that does not contain rishabham or dhaivatam. It is a pentatonic scale. Its ascending and descending scale structure is as follows:
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadam. Gambhiranata is considered a janya rāgam of Chalanata, the 36th Melakarta rāgam, though it can be derived from 8 other melakarta rāgams, by dropping both rishabham and dhaivatam.

Popular Compositions

Gambhiranata rāgam lends itself for elaboration due to the pentatonic nature and symmetricity of the scale. The mallari tune played in Nadhaswaram at temple processions are set to this musical scale. Here are some compositions set to this scale.

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Related rāgams

Graha bhedam

Gambhiranata's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields another pentatonic rāgam, Bhupalam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For more details and illustration of this concept refer Graha bhedam on Gambhiranata.

RāgamŚruti
Tonic		CDEFGABC
GambhiranataCSG3M1PN3S'
AmritavarshiniCSG3M2PN3S'
HamsadhvaniCSR2G3PN3S'

Scale similarities