Piano and Keyboard notes of the song Awaara Hoon from the 1951 Hindi Movie Awaara in Western Notations and Indian Notations. Violin, Flute and Harmonium Notes, Chords, Guitar Tabs and Sheet Music of the song Awaara Hoon.
This is the second top song in the BBC list of 100 Greatest Bollywood Songs of All Time. Awaara Hoon means “I am a vagabond”
This song was so popular worldwide that its localized versions were created in Greece, Turkey, Middle East, Soviet Union, Balkans, China and Romania. In China, this song was one of Mao Zedong’s favorites.
This song has been composed in the Hindustani Raag Bhairavi (Carnatic Raga Hanumatodi).

Prelude C C# D# G FG D#F C#D# C C# D# F D#F C#D# C C C# D# G FG D#F C#D# C C# D# F D#F C#D# C C C# D F D#F C#D# C Aawaara Hoon A#C C# C Interlude F D#C#C C#CA# Aawaara Hoon A#C C# C Interlude F D#C#C C#CA# Ya Gar Dish Mein Hoon CA# C G# G#G F F Aaasmaan Ka Taa Ra Hooooooon ||Aawaara Hoon D#FFF F F D#F F F D#C#C Interlude CG#GF D#C#CA# C C# D# G FG D#F C#D# C C# D# F D#F C#D# C C C# D# G FG D#F C#D# C C# D# F D#F C#D# C C C# D F D#F C#D# C Ghar Baar Nahin C C# D# C#C San Saar Nahin C C# D# C#C Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin C A#C C#D# F D# C#C Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin C A#C C#D# F D# C#C Interlude GG FFGD# D#D#FC# C#C#D#C#C Us Paar Kisi Se Milne Ka CC D# D D# D#D D# D#D D# Ik Raar Nahin CC# D# C#C Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin C A#C C#D# F D# C#C Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin C A#C C#D# F D# C#C Sunsaan Na Gar An CA#CG# G#G F F Jaaan Dagar Ka Pyara Hooooooon ||Aawara Hoon D#FFF F F F D#FF F D#C#C Interlude C C#D#F G GA# G#G F FG# GF D# D#G FD# D D#C#C GA# G#G F FG# GF D# D#G FD# C C C# D#FG C C# D# F Aabaad Nahin Barbaad Sahi F G G#G F G G#G Gaata Hoon Khushi Ke Geet Magar F G G# G# A# C A#C C C Gaata Hoon Khushi Ke Geet Magar F G G# G# A# C A#C C C Zakhmon Se Bhara A#A A# A# A A# Seena Hai Mera C A# G# G F Hansti Hai Magar GF D# F D#C# Yeh Mast Nazar F D# C# C C Interlude G#G FFGF D#D#FD# CC#D#C#C Duniya Aaaaa Aaaaa A#C C D#C#C D#C#C Duniya Mein A#C C C Tere Teer Ka C C# C A# A# Ya Taq Deer Ka A# C A# G# G# Maara Hoon ||Aawara Hoon G# A#G# G Interlude C C# D# G FG D#F C#D# C C# D# F D#F C#D# C C C# D# G FG D#F C#D# C C# D# F D#F C#D# C

Prelude S r g P MP g M r g S r g M g M r g S S r g P MP g M r g S r g M g M r g S S r R M g M r g S Aawaara Hoon n S r S Interlude M g r S r Sn Aawaara Hoon n S r S Interlude M g r S r Sn Ya Gar Dish Mein Hoon Sn S d d P M M Aaasmaan Ka Taa Ra Hooooooon ||Aawaara Hoon g MMM M M g M M M g r S Interlude Sd PM g r Sn S r g P MP g M r g S r g M g M r g S S r g P MP g M r g S r g M g M r g S S r R M g M r g S Ghar Baar Nahin S r g r S San Saar Nahin S r g r S Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin S n S r g M g r S Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin S n S r g M g r S Interlude PP MMPg g g Mr r r g r S Us Paar Kisi Se Milne Ka SS g R g g R g g R g Ik Raar Nahin Sr g r S Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin S n S r g M g r S Mujhse Kisi Ko Pyaar Nahin S n S r g M g r S Sunsaan Na Gar An Sn Sd d P M M Jaaan Dagar Ka Pyara Hooooooon ||Aawara Hoon g MMM M M M g MM M g r S Interlude S r g M P Pn d P M Md PM g g P Mg R g r S Pn d P M Md PM g g P Mg S S r g MP S r g M Aabaad Nahin Barbaad Sahi M P d P M P d P Gaata Hoon Khushi Ke Geet Magar M P d d n S n S S S Gaata Hoon Khushi Ke Geet Magar M P d d n S n S S S Zakhmon Se Bhara n D n n D n Seena Hai Mera S n d P M Hansti Hai Magar PM g M g r Yeh Mast Nazar M g r S S Interlude d P MMPM g g Mg Sr g r S Duniya Aaaaa Aaaaa n S S g r S g r S Duniya Mein n S S S Tere Teer Ka S r S n n Ya Taq Deer Ka n S n d d Maara Hoon ||Aawara Hoon d n d P Interlude S r g P MP g M r g S r g M g M r g S S r g P MP g M r g S r g M g M r g S
Awaara Hoon – Song Details
Movie | Awaara |
Song | Awaara Hoon |
Music Director | Shankar Jaikishan |
Lyrics | Shailendra |
Singer | Mukesh |
Starring Cast | Raj Kapoor,Nargis |
Year | 1951 |
Carnatic Raga | Hanumatodi (See Melakartha Raga List) |
Hindustani Raag | Bhairavi |
Western Scale / Mode | Phrygian |
Indian Notations | S r R g M P d D n |
Western Notations | C C# D D# F G G# A A# |
Youtube Video | Awaara Hoon |
See Classical Indian Notation Guide for help on how to read these notes in Classical Indian System. For Classical Indian to Western notations conversion, see Western Notations Guide