RAAG AHIR BHAIRAV

Ahir Bhairav is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a mixture of Bhairav and the ancient but now rare raga Ahiri or Abhiri, or perhaps a mixture of Bhairav and Kafi.

Arohana and avarohana

Arohana

S r G m P D n S'

Avarohana

S' n D P m G r S

Key:

S, R, G, m, P, D: shuddha (natural);

r, g, d, n : komal (flat);

M: teevra (sharp)

Pa and Sa are sometimes avoided in ascending [Arohan].. The descend can be direct, but is often expressed as S' n D P m, G m Gr ~ S with a slight oscillation on komal re to express the character of Bhairav

Vadi and samavadi

Vadi

ma

Samavadi

Sa

But Ga, Pa and Dha

Pakad or Chalan

S, r G m, G m r, ṇ Ḍ, ṇ r S

 komal Ni, shuddha Dha, komal Ni, komal Re, Sa  is the most characteristic run, where the Ni and Dha belong to the lower octave and the Re and Sa are from the middle octave. There is typically some andolan/oscillation at the flattened second (komal Re).