Hameer is a nocturnal Hindustani classical nominally placed in Kalyan . All the ( (natural notes) along with ( are used in it. Generally, its (the most used, principal note of a raga on which a pause may be taken) is and the (the second-most used important note assisting the ) is . However, some exponents consider the to be (G natural) as Hameer is mainly sung in the upper half of an octave and is nocturnal. Pancham is not taken in the but is taken in . Its is "Sampurn Sampurn". "Vadi Svar" is Dhaivat (Dh) and Samvadi Swar is Gandhar.
The Carnatic raaga named Hameer Kalyani is similar to Hindusthani raag Kedar, not to Hindusthani Hamir. Carnatic music also has a separate raaga named Kedaram. As it happens, the Hindusthani raagas Kedar, Kamod and Hameer have fairly strong genetic overlap; in Kedar, madhyama is prominent; in Kamod it is Pancham; and in Hameer it is dhaivat which is most dominant.
In the ascent, all natural notes are used, sometimes adding F#. In the descent, both of the are used. A feature during the descent is the series of 'Pa ga ma re sa' (G E F D C). At times, (B flat) is also used as in "Dha ni Pa" during the descent. The general ascent and descent of the notes is:
Sa Re Sa, Ga Ma Dha, Ni Dha Sa C D C, E F A, B A C
Sa Ni Dha Pa, ma Pa Dha Pa, Ga Ma Re Sa C B A G, F# G A G, E F D C
Scholars do not permit the use of in this and consider it to have emanated from Bilaval. But today the F# has become part of the . A special characteristic feature of this is the specific way in which the () is sung or played with a touch of upper (ni) at the beginning.
The time to sing this raga is 2nd of night i.e. 9:00pmâÂÂ12:00am.