A Marwa Thaat on Guitar — 2 Shapes to Play the Whole Neck
A Marwa Thaat maps a Hindustani pitch collection onto the guitar fretboard — its notes are A Bb C# D# E F# G#, from the interval formula 1 b2 3 #4 5 6 7. This is a pitch-set representation for fretboard mapping, not a full raga performance model — real raga practice includes aroha/avaroha movement, ornamentation (meend, andolan), and other performance grammar this page doesn't attempt to capture. Computed live for A, it resolves to 2 repeating shapes across the neck.
A Marwa Thaat Scale Notes
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 1 |
| 2 | Bb | b2 |
| 3 | C# | 3 |
| 4 | D# | #4 |
| 5 | E | 5 |
| 6 | F# | 6 |
| 7 | G# | 7 |
A Marwa Thaat Formula
Degree formula: 1 b2 3 #4 5 6 7
A Marwa Thaat on the Guitar Fretboard
The notes of Marwa Thaat repeat across the guitar fretboard in connected positions. Use the shape below to identify root notes, scale degrees, and neighboring shapes.
- Frets 2–12 (span 10 frets)
- Lowest note F#, highest note E
- 3 A root notes, on the E string (fret 5), D string (fret 7), B string (fret 10)
How to practice this shape
- Start on the root — A at fret 5 on the E string. Play up to the highest note in the shape, then back down, staying inside frets 2–12.
- Your hand shifts 4 times as you cross strings: E→A (+2), D→G (+2), G→B (+1), B→E (+2). Those crossings — not the notes — are what this position is really asking you to learn.
- Once it feels automatic, move on to the next of the 2 shapes — together they cover the whole neck, and the same pattern repeats from there.
A Marwa Thaat FAQ
A Marwa Thaat contains the notes A, Bb, C#, D#, E, F#, G#.
This page is a pitch-set representation for fretboard mapping, not a full raga performance model - aroha/avaroha movement and ornamentation aren't captured here.
A Marwa Thaat's formula is 1 b2 3 #4 5 6 7.