Plain-text Carnatic notation with playback meaning.

How the notation reads

A CarnaticABC score is plain text. It starts with details such as @title, @raga, @tala, @sruti, and @tempo. The musical lines use swaras, bars, durations, rests, octave marks, and gamaka curves.

@title Basic Mohanam Phrase
@raga Mohanam
@tala Adi
@sruti C
@tempo 80

S R G{G-R-G} M | G{G-R} S ||

One phrase, many uses

The same phrase can be read here, played in the Library, and opened in Studio for deeper editing. You do not need to rewrite it when moving from learning to creating.

Try a short phrase

Use this compact playground for quick notation experiments. Type a few swaras, adjust the phrase, and keep the guide on the same page.

• Song details start with @title, @raga, @sruti, and @tempo.
• Swaras use S R G M P D N, with optional octave marks and durations.
• Gamaka movement goes inside braces, for example G{G-R-G}.
• Bars use | and ||; rests use z or r.