Sargam notations for the Rock music song “Nothing Else Matters…”  Those familiar with Sargam notations can convert these notations in Piano notes for Nothing Else Matters song.

Band : Metallica
Released in : 1992

Scale : G#


So | close, | no | matter | how | far
R । R । R । RR । G~R । R…

Couldn’t | be | much | more | from | the | heart
R । R । R । S । S । S । S~R

Forever | trusting | who | we | are
M MG । G R । R । S । S~R…S,n

And | nothing | else | matters
M । G G । GM । GR….

Never | opened | myself | this | way
R R । R R । R G । M । S~R…

Life | is | ours, | we | live it | our | way
R । R । R । R । R ,D । S । S~R…

All | these | words, | I | don’t | just | say
(P)D । P । M । G । R । G । G~M…

And | nothing | else | matters
G~S । GG । G~M । GR…

Trust | I | seek | and I | find | in | you
M । M । M । PM । P । D । M…

Every day | for | us | something | new
M M M । M । M । P D । Dn….

Open | mind | for | a | different | view
M M । M । P । M । P D । Dn…

And | nothing | else | matters
M । G G । GM । GR….

Never | cared | for | what | they | do
MG । G । G । R । G । MR…

Never | cared | for | what | they | know
MG । G । G । R । G । GM…

But | I | know
M । G । GR…

(Repeat these notations for rest of the song)

So | close, | no | matter | how | far
It | couldn’t | be | much | more | from | the | heart
Forever | trusting | who | we | are
And | nothing | else | matters
Never | cared | for | what | they | do
Never | cared | for | what | they | know
But | I | know
I | never | opened | myself | this | way
Life | is | ours, | we | live | it | our | way
All | these | words, | I | don’t | just | say
And | nothing | else | matters
Trust | I | seek | and | I | find | in | you
Every | day | for | us | something | new
Open | mind | for | a | different | view
And | nothing | else | matters
Never | cared | for | what | they | say
Never | cared | for | games | they | play
Never | cared | for | what | they | do
Never | cared | for | what | they | know
And | I | know, | yeah, | yeah
So | close, | no | matter | how | far
Couldn’t | be | much | more | from | the | heart
Forever | trusting | who | we | are
No, | nothing | else | matters

How to read SARGAM
  • CAPITAL LETTERS Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
  • small letters Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
  • with # [hash] or ^ [exponent] = Tivra Madhyam (M# / M^)
  • Letter/Alphabet ONLY = Medium Pitch/Normal blow on flute
  • Letter/Alphabet PRECEDED BY a ” . ” [full stop] or  a ” , ” [comma] = Low Octave Note/Softer blow on flute
  • Letter/Alphabet FOLLOWED BY a ‘ [single quote] = High Octave Note/harder blow on flute
  • Notes in { } “murki” have to be played very fast without any pause
  • A Note in ( ) “kann swar” has to be just touched before moving on to the next note
  • A “~” between two Notes  = “meend”. That is, you have to glide from one note to another slowly to produce that wavy effect.
  • Few “….” (dots) after a note = Play and hold that note

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