Neetimati

It is called Nishādham in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gi mi pa dhu nu.

[2] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa 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 rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale).

A few compositions set to Neetimati are: This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Neetimati's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 1 minor melakarta rāgam Gangeyabhooshani.