Watch the below video to make sure you have the Indian – Western connection in place…

… and not let your whole playing suffer from something that can be fixed in a few minutes.

C major scale

Swaras: Sa Ri2 Ga3 Ma1 Pa Dha2 Ni3

Notes: C D E F G A  B C

Intervals: Root, major 2nd, major 3rd, perfect 4th, 5th, major 6th, major 7th

Standard tuned guitar notes

The 5 and 4 tuning relation