Shekhar Sagar Srivastava
Kabira is easily one of the finest songs of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. Sung by Tochi Raina and Rekha Bhardwaj, the song ‘Kabira’ is a fine composition by Pritam and has a rather dreamy yet melancholic feel to it. It has a bit of rustic and folksy flavor with the gloss of western music. The song is truly beautiful in the way it conveys images, disdain and detachment. Phrases like ‘tujh ko pukaaray teri parchhaaiyaan’, references to the protagnist as ‘nirmohee’ and memories with ‘chaarpaai’ & ‘purvaai’ is just perfect. A beautiful song which in its simplicity touches the soul.
The song has two versions, one is sung by Rekha Bhardwaj & Tochi Raina which reminds you of Amit Trivedi’s Iktara from Ayaan’s previous film. The other version Kabira (Encore) is sung by Arijit Singh & Harshdeep Kaur which is also nice but first one is just awesome! Kabira Lyrics are penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
The song itself is fairly simple using only open chords D, G, A and Bm. This song is composed in the key of D. There is no one strumming pattern that will fit the whole song. The beats and tempo varies as the song progresses. The middle to end part of the song can be played with simply DOWN stroke strumming. At the start of the song, finger-picking would be best. Just listen to the song and play along.
[quote_box_center]Chords: G – D – Asus4 – A – Em – Bm[/quote_box_center][quote_box_center]Strumming 1: D-D-UU-DUD
Strumming 2: D-D-UUU-D[/quote_box_center]
Intro of The Song
(G)/(Asus4)/
(G)/(Asus4)/
(G)/(Asus4)
( MUKHDA )
[ Kaisi teri (G)khudgarzi
Na (Asus4)dhoop chune na chhaaon
Kaisi teri (G)khudgarzi
Kisi (Asus4)thor tike na paaon ] – Play The Tabs
( Strumming Starts From Here )
Kaisi teri (G)khudgarzi
Na (Asus4)dhoop chune na chhaaon
Kaisi teri (G)khudgarzi
Kisi (Asus4)thor tike na paaon
(Em)Ban liya apna paigambar
(G)Tar liya tu saat samandar
(Bm)Phir bhi sookha mann ke andar
(G)Kyun reh ga(Asus4)ya
Re Ka(D)bira maan (G)jaa
Re Fa(D)qeera maan (G)jaa
Aaja (Em)tujhko pukaare (A) teri parchhaaiyan
Re Ka(D)bira maan (G)ja
Re Fa(D)qeera maan (G)ja
Kaisa (Em) tu hai nirmohi kaisa (A) harjaaiya
(G)/(D)/(Bm)/(D)/
( ANTRA )
(G)Tooti chaarpaai wohi
(D)Thandi purvaai rasta (G)dekhe .. (A) .. (D)
(G)Doodhon ki malaai wohi
(D)Mitti ki suraahi rasta (G)dekhe.. (A)
(MUKHDA)
Kaisi teri (G)khudgarzi
Lab na(Asus4 or D)mak rame na misri
Kaisi teri (G)khudgarzi
Tujhe (Asus4 or D)preet purani bisri..
(D)Mast Maula, mast Kalander
(G)Tu hawa ka (D)ek bavandar
(Bm)Bujh ke yun andar hi andar
(G)Kyun reh ga(D)ya..
Re Ka(D)bira maan (G)jaa
Re Fa(D)qeera maan (G)jaa
Aaja (Em)tujhko (A) pukaare teri parchhaaiyan
Re Ka(D)bira maan (G)ja
Re Fa(D)qeera maan (G)ja
Kaisa (Em) tu hai nirmohi kaisa (A) harjaaiya…
(G)/(D)/ x repeat till end
