Dhattu Varisai

Dhattu Varishais: These are zigzag sequences that increase the students' overall command of notes.

The great composer Purandara Dasa, hailed as the Father of Carnatic music, created a set of fundamental exercises nearly 500 years ago, which are followed even today.
There are 4 main types of varishais.
Saravali Varisai, Janta Varisai, Dhattu Varisai and Melsthayi varisai.

Dhattu Varisai pattern :

1. S M G R S R G M

R P M G R G M P

G D P M G M P D

M N D P M P D N

P S N D P D N S

S P D N S N D P

N M P D N D P M

D G M P D P M G

P R G M P M G R

M S R G M G R S



2. Swara: sm - gm- rg - sr and sgrg - srgm

s m g m r g s r
s g r g s r g m
r p m p g m r g
r m g m r g m p
g d p d m p g m
g p m p g m p d
m n d n p d m p
m d p d m p d n
p S n S d n p d
p n d n p d n S
S p d p n d S n
S d n d S n d p
n m p m d p n d
n p d p n d p m
d g m g p m d p
d m p m d p m g
p r g r m g p m
p g m g p m g r
m s r s g r m g
m r g r m g r s

Hear the audio lesson in the player below :

DHATTU.mp3