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Shruti Seattle 2011 Show Clips

2011-10-30T13:48:00.000-07:00

This year, the Shruti Seattle band put up another fantastic show for charity (proceeds go to CRY). Here are some clips.

Tere Mast Mast Do Nain - By yours truly

I also put together an unplugged acoustic medley concept. I was inspired by several unplugged pieces I had seen on youtube from ARR shows. I wanted to play with open E and C chords. Here's the end result. The crowd was fantastic!

Piece 1 - Mitwa

Piece 2 - Kaisi Paheli

Piece 3 - Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na

Piece 4 - Maa

Piece 5 - Raina Beethi Jaaye

Piece 6 - Give Me Some Sunshine

Chandu Thottile (Malayalam) Chords

2011-09-29T23:06:00.000-07:00

Genre: Malayalam Movies
Song: Chandu Thottle
Movie: Banaras
Key: Dsus2
Tempo: 4/4
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Chengazhi Muthu (Malayalam) Chords

2011-09-29T23:02:00.000-07:00

Genre: Malayalam Movies
Song: Chengazhi Muthu
Movie: Loudspeaker
Key: C
Tempo: 4/4
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Sandhye (Malayalam) Chords

2011-09-21T22:44:00.000-07:00

Genre: Malayalam Movies
Song: Sandhye
Movie: Madanolsavam
Key: Cm
Tempo: 4/4
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Anthiveyil (Malayalam) Chords

2011-09-21T22:41:00.000-07:00

Genre: Malayalam Movies
Song: Anthiveyil
Movie: Ulladakkam
Key: Cm
Tempo: 6/8
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Vaishaka Sandhye (Malayalam) Chords

2011-09-21T22:37:00.000-07:00

Genre: Malayalam Movies
Song: Vaishaka Sandhye
Movie: Naadodikattu
Key: Am
Tempo: 6/8
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Bin Tere - Reprise Cover

2011-09-04T22:09:00.001-07:00

My attempt at "acoustifying" this song :)
Song: Bin Tere - Reprise
Movie: I Hate Luv Storys
Recorded at home using SM58, Sonar X1 & my trusty Yamaha Acoustic-Electric.

Bin Tere (Reprise) - Cover by wazzupseattle

Me Pappancha Dhapu Phone (Marathi) Chords

2011-09-04T21:40:00.000-07:00

Genre: Marathi Albums
Song: Me Pappancha Dhapun Phone
Album: Aggobhai Dhaggobhai
Key: Fmajor
Tempo: 4/4

Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Varya Varti (Marathi) Chords

2011-09-04T21:38:00.000-07:00

Genre: Marathi Movies
Song: Varya Varti
Movie: Savarkhed Ek Gao
Key: D#m
Tempo: 4/4
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Yeh Tumhari Meri Baatein (Hindi) Chords

2011-09-04T21:27:00.000-07:00

Song: Yeh Tumhari Meri Baatein
Movie: Rock On
Key: C
Tempo: 89, 4/4
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Tere Mast Mast Do Nain (Hindi) Chords

2011-09-04T21:24:00.000-07:00

Song: Tere Mast Mast Do Nain
Movie: Dabangg
Key: D#
Tempo: 2/4
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Khalbilethi Chords (Malayalam)

2011-09-04T21:16:00.000-07:00

Genre: Malayalam Movies
Song: Khalbilethi
Movie: Anwar
Key: Am
Tempo: 7/8
Click here to download the chords in PDF format.

Akashamake Chords (Malayalam)

2011-09-04T21:11:00.000-07:00

Song: Aakashamake Kanimalar
Movie: Namakku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal
Key: Fmajor
Tempo: 4/4
Click here for chords in PDF format.

Enjoy!

Seattle Snow

2008-12-18T09:10:00.001-08:00

Khabar Nahi - Dostana

2008-11-27T16:16:00.000-08:00

The fingerpicking riff in the song Khabar Nahi (from Dostana) kept playing in my head after hearing it the first time. Finally, got the time to score this. Here it is. While playing, I sometime fill in the rest notes with additional fingerpickings. But here's the gist of it. Enjoy!

I'll try to post the tabs some other time! For now, here's a home recording of the first few guitar parts. I am very new to home recording. So pardon my recording flaws!

Khabar Nahi - Dostana

Taare Zameen Par - Live at Kane Hall

2008-11-25T20:00:00.001-08:00

This year, I joined a local band (Shruti) and played with them in seattle and portland. The show was sponsored by CRY (Child Rights and You) that is very near and dear to me. Here's a clip of the song "Taare Zameen Par" I sang.

Shruti IMD Show in Portland

2008-04-21T08:39:00.000-07:00

Pics from the Shurti IMD (Ina Mina Dika) Concert in Portland organized by the charity organization AID India.

Maa (Taare Zameen Par)

2008-01-17T19:25:00.000-08:00

Ninnukori Varanam

2007-04-11T22:23:00.000-07:00

Ninnukori Varanam -- Part I

I've always wanted to transcribe music notes for this song. I finally ended up starting this project yesterday. Here's my attempt at dissecting this song.

Caranatic Raagam: Mohanam
Aro: s r2 g p d2 s
Avaro: s d2 p g r2 s

Nin nu kO riiiiiii va ra nam va ra nam isai thida
g g r ssrrggrr r r s d d s sr s r

With a defined set of notes, we are now ready to come up with chord possibilities. In the D major scale, the notes above can be translated as follows:
s = D
r2 = E
g = F#
p = A
d = B

Here are the chord possibilties:
DMaj = 1+3+5 = D+F#+A
Bm = 1+b3+5 = B+D+F#
D6 = 1+3+5+6 = D+F#+A+B ( or Bm7)
Esus4 = 1+4+5 = E+A+B
Esus7 = 1+4+5+b7 = E+A+B+D (or Esus dom7th)

Now film music does not always strictly follow the raagam through out the song. In fact, that's what makes the song more vibrant in that you can go outside the realm of the defined set of notes in the raagam. If you listen to the song carefully, you'll hear the G note many times. After adding the G note, we get a wider set of chord possibilities. Here are some more in addition to the above set:

Asus4 = 5+8+9 = A+D+E (or Dsus2)
Bsus4 = 6+9+10 = B+E+F# (or Esus2)
Gmaj7 = 1+3+5+7 = G+B+D+F#
Em = 1+b3+5 = E+G+B

More to come in Part II... Stay tuned.