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Chapter 22: Song Practice (VII)

A common bhajan sung is Bhaja Hu Re Mana. Structurally, it is a very simple song based off a sixteen matra cycle known as tintal (though many mridanga players tend to play a slow eight matra Prabhupada tala). Though the easiest way is to repeat the asthayi and Antara 1 over and over again, the approach taken here is a refined approach to distinctly give it a new verse form, i.e. Antara 2.

FORM A: (Asthayi)

X				2				0				3
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	S	g	P	P	-	P	P	-	P	d	n	d	-	P	m
	bha	ja	hu	re	e	ma	na	a	sri	nan	da	nan	n	da	na
X				2				0				3
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	g	g	g	R	R	g	m	-	g|m	g	r	S	-	S	-
	a	bha	ya	ca	ra	na	ra		vi	n	da	re	e	e	e

FORM B: (Antara I)

X				2				0				3
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	S’	S’	S’	n	S’	S’	S’	-	n	d	d	n	n	P	P
	dur	la	bha	ma	a	na	va	a	ja	na	ma	sat	t	san	ge
X				2				0				3
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	g’	g’	g’	R’	-	S’	S’	-	n	d	d	n	-	P	-
	dur	la	bha	ma	a	na	va	a	ja	na	ma	sat	t	san	ge
X				2				0				3
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
	g	g	g	R	R	g	m	-	g|m	g	r	S	-	S	-
	ta	ra	ho	e	e	bha	va		si	n	dhu	re	e	e	e

PART C: (Antara II)

X		2	0	3
1	2