Dhanakapi
Indian Classical Raga
dhanakApi is a Carnatic raga and a janya of the melakarta kharaharapriya. Its arohana and avarohana vary in performance, and it is usually sung as kApi.
Scale
ArohanamS R2 M1 P N2 S
AvarohanamS N2 D2 N2 P M1 G2 R2 S
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Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Dhanakapi's by a note or two.
- Sriragam (Sri Ragam, Sri)
the same notes, moving differently
- Sudda Velavali
the same notes, moving differently
- Akkapada
uses R1 instead of R2
- Anandavaridhi
adds D2 going up
- Bhagavatapriya
adds G2 going up
- Darbar
adds D2 going up
Janya ragas of Kharaharapriya
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 22)