[2] Important traditional Compositions Some of the most important traditional compositions in Raag Ahir Bhairav are: Arohana: S Ṟ G M P D Ṉ Ṡ[a] Avarohana: Ṡ Ṉ D P M G Ṟ S[b] Key: S, G, M, P, D: shuddha (natural); r, n : komal (flat); Pa and Sa are sometimes avoided in ascending Arohan.
[1] Vadi: M Samavadi: S S, r G M, G M r, ṇ Ḍ, ṇ r S | komal Ni, shuddha Dha, komal Ni, komal Re, Sa | is the most characteristic run, where the Ni and Dha belong to the lower octave and the Re and Sa are from the middle octave.
Sometimes shuddha ni is used in the lower octave to emphasize the Bhairav character.
Hariprasad Chaurasia, Raga Ahir Bhairav and Marriage Song from Uttar Pradesh.
[5] However, in the modern times Ahir Bhairav raga has been used in a few Carnatic music compositions and many South Indian film songs as well.