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BeginnerIndian/Sargam

Pa Ma Ga Re Sa — Descending Practice

Exercise

🎵 C Major⏱ 80 BPM🎼 20 notes

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How to play it on winds

🎷 On the saxophone, every note below uses its real fingering — press the B/A/G + F/E/D keys in combination, and hold the 8va key for the upper register.

🪈 On the flute, the melody sounds one octave higher than written — the same shapes you already know, with the breath mark (◌) for the upper octave.

Learn it in phrases

  1. G4 → F4 → E4 → D4 → C4 → G4 → F4 → E4 → D4 → C4 → G4 → E4
    🎷 Sax fingeringG4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○F4: ● ● ● · ● ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○F4: ● ● ● · ● ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○
    🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PF5: T ● ● ● ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PF5: T ● ● ● ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PG5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·
    💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
  2. C4 → C4 → E4 → G4 → F4 → E4 → D4 → C4
    🎷 Sax fingeringC4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○G4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○F4: ● ● ● · ● ○ ○E4: ● ● ● · ○ ○ ○D4: ● ● ● · ● ● ○C4: ● ● ● · ● ● ●
    🪈 Flute fingering (sounds 8va up)C5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·G5: T ● ● ● ○ ○ ○ PF5: T ● ● ● ● ○ ○ PE5: T ● ● ● ● ● ○ ·D5: T ● ● ● ● ● ● PC5: T ● ● ○ ● ○ ○ P
    💨 Breathe at the end of each phrase — never in the middle of a held note.
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