Jaitsri is an Indian classical

raga A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, fro ...

that appears in the

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tradition from northern India and is part of the

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. It provided the setting for hymns by

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and

Guru Tegh Bahadar Guru Tegh Bahadur (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi); ; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) was the ninth of ten Sikh gurus, gurus who founded the Sikhism, Sikh religion and was the leader of Sik ...

for a total of 30 hymns. It is the 26th raag, in order of appearance, in Guru Granth Sahib. Jaitsiri conveys the heartfelt emotion of not being able to live without someone. Its mood is preoccupied with feelings of dependence and an overwhelming sense of desperately reaching out to be with that person. The following represents the order of notes that can be used on the ascending and descending phase of the composition and the primary and secondary notes:

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Sikh Kirtan Community

Gurmat Sangeet Project

Raj Academy of Asian Music

Sikhnet: Shabad for Printing

SCRIBD
{{Sikh Ragas Hindustani ragas Ragas in the Guru Granth Sahib

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