A Poorvi Thaat on Guitar — 2 Shapes to Play the Whole Neck
A Poorvi 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 b6 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 Poorvi Thaat Scale Notes
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 1 |
| 2 | Bb | b2 |
| 3 | C# | 3 |
| 4 | D# | #4 |
| 5 | E | 5 |
| 6 | F | b6 |
| 7 | G# | 7 |
A Poorvi Thaat Formula
Degree formula: 1 b2 3 #4 5 b6 7
A Poorvi Thaat on the Guitar Fretboard
The notes of Poorvi Thaat repeat across the guitar fretboard in connected positions. Use the shape below to identify root notes, scale degrees, and neighboring shapes.
- Frets 4–13 (span 9 frets)
- Lowest note G#, highest note F
- 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 4–13.
- Your hand shifts 2 times as you cross strings: A→D (+2), G→B (+3). 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 Poorvi Thaat FAQ
A Poorvi 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 Poorvi Thaat's formula is 1 b2 3 #4 5 b6 7.