GPT 5.4 Thinking
Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales (ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). Mēḷakartā ragas are parent ragas (hence known as janaka ragas) from which other ragas may be derived. In Hindustani music the thaat is the rough equivalent of Melakartā. There are 10 thaats in Hindustani music, though the commonly accepted melakarta scheme has 72 ragas. The html Melakarta playground below is a one-shotted webapp using GPT 5.4 Thinking.
Carnatic Music • Melakarta Explorer
Learn the 72 Melakarta ragas through structure, pattern, and sound.
A calm, elegant learning space for listeners, students, and rasikas. Explore by chakra, search by name or number, compare related ragas, see the swara logic, and hear a simple pitch illustration of each scale.
Total Melakartas
72
Chakras
12
Madhyamas
2
Quiz Mode
Built in
Novice mode explains ideas in plain language. Expert mode surfaces the exact swara logic and counterpart relationships.
Use search for familiar ragas like Kalyani, Todi, or Shankarabharanam. Use chakra view to understand the full 72-raga system.
The audio is a simple teaching aid built with your browser. It illustrates relative pitch patterns, not concert intonation.
How to use this app
1. Pick a chakra or search for a raga.
2. Open a raga card to view arohanam, avarohanam, swara positions, and keyboard mapping.
3. Compare it with its prati or shuddha madhyama counterpart.
4. Try the quiz to learn the system through recognition.
All Melakarta ragas
Scale
Arohanam
Avarohanam
About this raga
Ri–Ga Pair
Dha–Ni Pair
Madhyama
Counterpart