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Gambhiranata is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava rāgam (or owdava rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a janya rāga (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes). Gambhiranata is also known as Shuddha Nata.^[1]

Structure and Lakshana

Gambhiranata is a symmetric rāga that does not contain rishabham or dhaivatam. It is a pentatonic scale (audava-audava ragam^[1]^[2] in Carnatic music classification – audava meaning 'of 5'). Its ascending and descending scale structure (ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa) is as follows:

ārohaṇa : S G₃ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ^[a]
avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₃ P M₁ G₃ S^[b]

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadam (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms). 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.^[2] Here are some compositions set to this scale.

Sri jalandharam composed by Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
Jayadevaki kishora by Swati Tirunal
Sharanambe vani by Purandaradasa
Ini aedu kavalai by Periyasaamy Thooran
Varnam - Amma Anandadayini by M. Balamuralikrishna

Film Songs

Language: Tamil

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
Ventriduven Unnai	Agathiyar	Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan	T. M. Soundararajan, Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Kavithai Kelungal	Punnagai Mannan	Illayaraja	Vani Jairam
Aala Asathum	Kanni Rasi	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam
Isai Paadu Nee	Isai Paadum Thendral	Illayaraja	S. Janaki
Intha Vennila	December Pookal	Illayaraja	K.S. Chitra
Holi Holi	Raasukutti	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Oh Oh Oh Kaalai Kuyilgale	Unnai Vaazhthi Paadugiren	Illayaraja	S. Janaki
Panivizhum Malar Vanam (in Chalanattai)	Ninaivellam Nithya	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Nan Deva devi	Thangakkili	Illayaraja	Mano, Swarnalatha
Oru Pattampochi	Kadhalukku Mariyadhai	Illayaraja	K.J. Yesudas, Sujatha
Podu Thanthanathom	Nalla Naal	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Peigaley Nambathey	Mahanadi	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Innum Ennai (Gambeeranattai with Tilang)	Singaravelan	Illayaraja	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
Sandhosha Kannire	Uyire	A. R. Rahman	A. R. Rahman
Spiderman	New	A. R. Rahman	Kunal Ganjawala, Sadhana Sargam
Hello Mr.Ethirkatchi	Iruvar	A. R. Rahman	Harini
Vennila Vennila	Iruvar	A. R. Rahman	Asha Bhosle
Thom Thom	Alli Thandha Vaanam	Vidyasagar	Hariharan, K.S. Chitra
Thangamagan Indru	Baashha	Deva	K.J. Yesudas, K.S. Chitra
Irupathu Kodi Nilavugal	Thulladha Manamum Thullum	S. A. Rajkumar	Hariharan
Mudhalam Santhippil	Charlie Chaplin	Bharani	P. Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha
Solaigal Ellam	Pookalai Pareekatheergal	T. Rajendar	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S. Chitra
Uyire Uyire	Vaanam Vasappadum	Mahesh Mahadevan	Hariharan, Ganga
En Anbe	Sathyam	Harris Jayaraj	Sadhana Sargam
Chennai Senthamizh (inspired from Mahaganapathim)	M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi	Srikanth Deva	Harish Raghavendra
Jingunamani	Jilla	D. Imman	Ranjith, Sunidhi Chauhan

Related rāgams

Graha bhedam

Gambhiranata's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields two pentatonic rāgams, Bhupalam and Hamsanadam. 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.

Amritavarshini is a rāgam which has prati madhyamam in place of the shuddha madhyamam. See below table for more details.
Hamsadhvani is a rāgam which has chathusruthi rishabham in place of the shuddha madhyamam. See below table for more details.

Rāgam	Śruti Tonic	C	D	E	F		G	B	C
Gambhiranata	C	S		G3	M1		P	N3	S'
Amritavarshini	C	S		G3		M2	P	N3	S'
Hamsadhvani	C	S	R2	G3			P	N3	S'

Scale similarities

Nata is a rāgam which has scale of Chalanata, the 36th Melakarta rāgam, in the ascending scale, while retaining the descending scale similar to Gambhiranata. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R3 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S : S N3 P M1 G3 S

Notes

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Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: S G M P N Ṡ
- Western: C E F G B C
^
Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: Ṡ N P M G S
- Western: C B G F E C

References

^ ^a ^b Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
^ ^a ^b Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

[3] Alternate notations:
Hindustani: S G M P N Ṡ
Western: C E F G B C

[2] Hindustani: S G M P N Ṡ

[3] Western: C E F G B C

[4] Alternate notations:
Hindustani: Ṡ N P M G S
Western: C B G F E C

[5] Hindustani: Ṡ N P M G S

[6] Western: C B G F E C

[raganidhi-1] Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

[ragas-2] Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

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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#Gambhiranata|Graha bhedam on Gambhiranata]]''.
+''Gambhiranata's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields two pentatonic rāgams, ''[[Bhupalam]]'' and ''[[Hamsanadam]]''. ''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#Gambhiranata|Graha bhedam on Gambhiranata]]''.
 *''[[Amritavarshini]]'' is a rāgam which has ''prati madhyamam'' in place of the ''shuddha madhyamam''. See below table for more details.

v t e Janya ragas
A-B	Abheri Abhogi Ahiri Amritavarshini Amritha Kalyani Anandabhairavi Andolika Arabhi Asaveri Atana Bageshri Bahudari Bhairavi Bhimsen Bhupalam Bilahari Bowli
D-J	Darbar Darbari Kanada Devagandhari Dhanyasi Gambhiranata Garudadhvani Gaula Hamsadhvani Hamsanadam Hamsanandi Hindolam Jana Ranjani Jaunpuri
K-L	Kalavati Kalyanavasantam Kambhoji Kāpi Karnataka Shuddha Saveri Kathanakuthuhalam Kedaragaula Kedaram Khamas Lalitha Lavangi
M	Mahati Madhuvanti Madhyamavati Malahari Malayamarutam Mohanakalyani Mohanam Mukhari
N-R	Nada Kalyani Nagasvaravali Nata Nattakurinji Navarasa kannada Niroshta Pharaju Poornachandrika Punnagavarali Ranjani Reethigowla Revagupti Revati
S	Sahana Salaga Bhairavi Saramati Saveri Shivaranjani Sri Tyagaraja Shree ragam Shree ranjani Shuddha Saveri Sindhu Bhairavi Sunadavinodini Surutti
T-V	Thyagaraja Mangalam Tilang Udayaravichandrika (Shuddha Dhanyasi) Valaji Varali Vasantha Yadukulakamboji Yamunakalyani
Carnatic music Swaras Melakarta ragas Asampurna Melakarta ragas List of Janya ragas