A swara is an individual note in Hindustani and Carnatic musical scales, which, like their most common Western counterpart, are heptatonic scales. The octaves in these two scales are further divided into 12 semitones, as seen in the Hindustani scale.
Main Swaras
| Hindustani | Western |
|---|---|
| Sa | C |
| Re | D |
| Ga | E |
| Ma | F |
| Pa | G |
| Dha | A |
| Ni | B |