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There is a system called Parsons-code.
It is just a text string and it represents the melody motion.
The first note of a melody is denoted with an asterisk (*)and can also
be omited. All succeeding notes are denoted with one of three letters
to indicate the relationship of its pitch to the previous note:

u = "up," if the note is higher than the previous note
d = "down," if the note is lower than the previous note
r = "repeat," if the note is the same pitch as the previous note
* = first tone as reference

Bela chale jai would be:
*uurrrrrrrrduudrrrrrurrrduudddruuuudd

This is already something but of course not useful for a precise melody
search. So I would store the parsons-code and also a slightly improved
version. If we put after "u" and "d" the interval as the number of half
notes. Then Bela chale jai would be:

*u2u2rrrrrrrrd2u2u1d1rrrrru4rrrd4u2u2d4d1d2ru2u2u1u2d2d1

(in case of a bigger interval it can also be u12 or u16)

I would suggest to store both strings the parsons-code and the improved
version. Then you can have an exact search (but regardless of the key)
and a simple search (also good for non musicians).

To input the search there are many possibilities like a java piano or
just the string to enter. Maybe have a look at
http://www.musipedia.org/index.php?id=1&L=0

(they have a lot of different options, but not everything works really well)

To get the string from the tune:
Since it is quit simple and we just started with Songscribe I suggest
to build it inside. The other option is to use the Midi-files. There is
a programm which can do it in batch option but I have not tried it.

Another good thing could be:
Since there are only very few databases in the world which use melody
search technics, we might be able to make a link to SriChinmoySongs.com
from the wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsons_code and
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsons-Code.

-Pramodan