Sikh music
A raga or raag is a complex structure of musical melody used in Indian classical music. It is a set of rules of how to build a melody which can ignite a certain mood in the reciter and listeners. The Sikh holy scripture, Guru Granth Sahib Ji, is composed in and divided into a total of 60 ragas. This is a combination of 31 single raags [1]and 29 mixed (or "mishrit") raags (a raag composed by combining two or three raags together). Each raga is a chapter or section in the Guru Granth Sahib starting with Asaa raag, and all the hymns produced in Asaa raag are found in this section ordered chronologically by the Guru or other Bhagat that have written hymns in that raga. All raags in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji are named as "Raag".
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Following is the list of all sixty Raags (including 31 main raags and 29 "mishrit" raags) under which Gurbani is written, in order of appearance with page numbers.
1. Asa ------------------------08
2. Gujari --------------------10
3. Gauri Deepaki -------------12
4. Dhanasri ------------------13
5. Gauri Poorabi -------------13
6. Sri ----------------------14
7. Majh ----------------------94
8. Gauri Guarairee ----------151
9. Gauri --------------------151
10. Gauri Dakhani ------------152
11. Gauri Chaitee ------------154
12. Gauri Bairagan -----------156
13. Gauri Poorabi Deepaki -----157
14. Gauri Majh ----------------172
15. Gauri Malva ----------------214
16. Gauri Mala ----------------214
17. Gauri Sorath --------------330
18. Asa Kafi ------------------365
19. Asavari -----------------369
20. Asa Asavari - --------------409
21. Devgandhari ---------------527
22. Bihagra -------------------537
23. Vadhans -------------------557
24. Vadhans Dakhani ------------580
25. Sorath --------------------595
26. Jaitsri --------------------696
27. Todi ----------------------711
28. Bairarri -------------------719
29. Tilang --------------------721
30. Tilang Kafi ----------------726
31. Suhee ----------------------728
32. Suhee Kafi -----------------751
33. Suhee Lalit ----------------793
34. Bilaval --------------------795
35. Bilaval Dakhani ------------843
36. Gound ----------------------859
37. Bilaval Gound --------------874
38. Ramkali --------------------876
39. Ramkali Dakhani ------------907
40. Nut Narayan ----------------975
41. Nut ------------------------975
42. Mali Gaura -----------------984
43. Maru -----------------------989
44. Maru Kafi -----------------1014
45. Maru Dakhani --------------1033
46. Tukhari -------------------1107
47. Kedara --------------------1118
48. Bhairo --------------------1125
49. Basant --------------------1168
50. Basant Hindol -------------1170
51. Sarang --------------------1197
52. Malar ---------------------1254
53. Kanra ---------------------1294
54. Kaliyan ------------------1319
55. Kaliyan Bhopali -----------1321
56. Parbhati Bibhas -----------1327
57. Parbhati ------------------1327
58. Parbhati Dakhani-----------1344
59. Bibhas Parbhati -----------1347
60. Jaijavanti ---------------1352
Name of Raags ending with the word "Dakhani" is not mishrit raag because "Dakhani" is not a raag. It just means "in south Indian style"
Raags are used in Sikh music simply to create a mood, and are not restricted to particular times. A mood can be created by the music of the raag regardless of the time of day. There are a total of 60 raags or melodies within the Guru Granth Sahib. Each melody sets a particular mood for the hymn, adding a deeper dimension to it. The Guru Granth Sahib is thought by many to have just 31 raags or melodies which is correct of single raags. However, combined with "mishrit" raags, that total is 60.