In this post we’ll take a look at Melakarta #45 – Shubhapantuvarali (that’s shoo-bop pahn-too-vah-rahlly….no really!). “Shubhap” (for short) has the same tonal DNA as another Melakarta, namely, #36 – Chalanata, which is the subject of an earlier post. It might be helpful to check that out for some pertinent background info, as well as any of the other posts in this category (hey, why not? – they’re FreeB’s). Due to the process known as graha bedham, which changes the śruti, or tonic, of a scale (Melakarta) to a different note within that scale, Melas #36 and #45 have the same … Read More