Neetimati is a rÃÂgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 60th melakarta rÃÂgam (parent scale) in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is called NishÃÂdham in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 6th rÃÂgam in the 10th chakra Disi. The mnemonic name is Disi-Sha. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi mi pa dhu nu. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
(this scale uses the notes chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, shatsruthi dhaivatham, kakali nishadham)
As it is a melakarta rÃÂgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rÃÂgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Varunapriya, which is the 24th melakarta rÃÂgam.
Neetimati has a few janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it of which Hamsanadam is quite popular. See List of janya rÃÂgams for full list of scale associated with Neetimati.
A few compositions set to Neetimati are:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Neetimati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 1 minor melakarta rÃÂgam Gangeyabhooshani. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rÃÂgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Gangeyabhooshani.