Latangi
Latangi (pronounced latāngi) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 63rd "Melakarta" rāgam in the 72 "melakarta" rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Geetapriya or Gitapriya in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music. Structure and Lakshana. It is the 3rd rāgam in the 11th "chakra Rudra". The mnemonic name is "Rudra-Go". The mnemonic phrase is "sa ri gu mi pa dha nu". Its "" structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see "swaras" in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): (the notes used  in this scale are "chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham") As it is a "melakarta" rāgam, by definition it is a "sampoorna" rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the "prati madhyamam" equivalent of "Sarasangi", which is the 27th "melakarta". Section::::"Janya" rāgams. "Latangi" has a few minor "janya" rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of "janya" rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with "Latangi". Compositions. Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to "Latangi". Related rāgams. This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of  this rāgam. "Latangi's" notes when shifted using "Graha bhedam", yields 2 other "melakarta" rāgams, namely, "Sooryakantam" and "Senavati". "Graha bhedam" is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the "shadjam" to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer "Graha bhedam on Sooryakantam".