Bilawal

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Bilawal is the basic thaat (musical mode) in Hindustani classical music. It is equivalent to the Western Ionian mode (C major scale) and contains the notes S R G m P D N S' (see the article on swara for an explanation of these abbreviations). The flatting or sharping of pitches always occurs with reference to the interval pattern in Bilawal thaat.