THATH(scale) SCALE/MODE 1st 2nd 3rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th BILAWAL IONIAN Sa / C Re / D Ga / E ma / F Pa / G Dha / A Ni / B KALYAN LYDIAN Sa / C Re / D Ga / E Ma / F# Pa / G Dha / A Ni / B KHAMAJ MYXOLYDIEN Sa / C Re / D Ga / E ma / F Pa / G Dha / A ni / B- BHAIRAV Maj /2nd, 6th min Sa / C re / D- Ga / E ma / F Pa / G dha / A- Ni / B TORI Eolian/min 2nd 4th+,Maj 7th Sa / C re / D ga / E- Ma / F# Pa / G dha / A- Ni / B POORVI Lydian/2nd, 6th min Sa / C re / D- Ga / E Ma / F# Pa / G dha / A Ni / B MARWA Lydian/2nd min Sa / C re / D- Ga / E Ma / F# Pa / G Dha / A Ni / B BHAIRAVI PHRYGIAN Sa / C re / D- ga / E- ma / F Pa / G dha / A- ni / B- KAFI DORIAN Sa / C Re / D ga / E- ma / F Pa / G Dha / A ni / B- ASAWARI EOLIAN Sa / C Re / D Ga / E ma / F Pa / G dha / A- ni / B- These are the ten main scales used in North indian Music E- = E flat, E# = E Sharp Ga = major, ga =min The seven basic notes of Indan classical music are, according to Hindu classical mythology, identified with the cries of birds and animals and have also been assigned particular colours : NOTE ANIMAL COLOUR Shadja (Sa) Peacock Lotus leaf Rishab (Re) Skylark Red Gandhar (Ga) Goat Golden Madhyam (Ma) Heron Kunda plower Pancham (Pa) Nightingale Black Dhaivat (Dha) Horse Yellow Nishaad (Ni) Elephant combination of all colors