Practice drone
Tanpura online,
tuned to your Sa.
Choose a reference pitch, start a Tanpura-inspired or shruti-box tone, and keep it running while you play or sing.
E R T Y U I O P = C D E F G A B C · Z stops keys
On mobile, swipe the keys sideways and tap to play. Labels show the sounding pitch.
Guided practice
Sa · Pa · Sa
Listen for the rhythm, then follow the glowing key. Practice checks note order and octave at your pace.
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Capture the keys you play, or type a short phrase from your own notes. Each captured note starts at 1 beat. Use E:2 for a held key and _ for a rest. Touch-only notes use Western names, such as C6:2. Up to 48 notes per phrase.
Your notes stay on this device. Copying a phrase link includes those notes for its recipient.
A gentle first round
Keep the drone low. Match one note before adding speed.
Today’s target
Three clean repetitions are better than one rushed run.
How to use the drone
- Choose the Western pitch you use as Sa.
- Start with Sa–Pa. Choose Sa–Ma when the raga or lesson calls for it.
- Keep the drone quiet enough that you can still hear the centre of your own note.
- Hold Sa, release it, listen again, and repeat before adding a scale.
Tanpura-inspired vs shruti-box tone
The Tanpura-inspired option has a slower, moving texture; the shruti-box option is steadier and more reed-like. Both are synthesized in the browser and are intended as simple pitch references, not sampled replacements for an acoustic instrument.