1. Raag Malkauns uses only 5 notes in ascending and descending order. In this raga, R and P are not used and Ga, Dha, & Ni are komal (flat) represented by g, d & n

2. Medium Gat (Composition) is also called Rajakhani Gat

3. Jhala is played by striking main baaj wire Da and last chikari wire Ra three times. In the notation on the left it is represented by S ; ; ; as note and Da ra ra ra as strokes under it

Normaly Jhala is played quite fast

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5. A dot after the note shows higher octave

6. A dot before the note will show lower octave.

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8. Please note .M (lower M) is played leaving Main Baaj wire free and not pressing on any fret, .g (lower g) is played on the next copper wire by pressing 3rd fret from top and .S (lower S) is played by playing next copper wire free