Online tanpura, in every key
A free tanpura for riyaz in all twelve keys. Pick your Sa: each key has its own page with a real tanpura to play, the frequencies, and where Pa, Ma and Ni fall.
Choose your Sa
From the deepest male voice on the left to the highest female voice on the right. Press a key to open its tanpura.
Key names on a harmonium
Many teachers give your Sa as a harmonium key: kali for a black key, safed for a white one, counted up from C.
| Sa | On a harmonium | Also written |
|---|---|---|
| C | safed 1 (safed ek) | white 1 |
| C♯ | kali 1 (kali ek) | C#, C sharp, black 1 |
| D | safed 2 (safed do) | white 2 |
| D♯ | kali 2 (kali do) | D#, D sharp, black 2 |
| E | safed 3 (safed teen) | white 3 |
| F | safed 4 (safed chaar) | white 4 |
| F♯ | kali 3 (kali teen) | F#, F sharp, black 3 |
| G | safed 5 (safed paanch) | white 5 |
| G♯ | kali 4 (kali chaar) | G#, G sharp, black 4 |
| A | safed 6 (safed chhe) | white 6 |
| A♯ | kali 5 (kali paanch) | A#, A sharp, B flat, black 5 |
| B | safed 7 (safed saat) | white 7 |