Get basic information about 6 important Taals.
Taal - Basic Information
1. Teen Taal – 16 beats , most important taal in indian hindustani classical music
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
X
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
2
| Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
0
| Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
3
2. Dadra – 6 beats , used mostly in bhajan, thumri and some film songs
| Dha | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
X
| Dha | Ti | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
0
3. Keharwa – 8 beats , most popular taal used in film songs, bhajan etc. This taal has many variations and is used differently in songs
| Dha | Ge | Na | Ti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
X
| Na | Ka | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
0
4. Roopak – 7 beats
| Ti | Ti | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
0 X
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 4 | 5 |
2
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 6 | 7 |
3
5. Jhap – 10 beats
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
X
| Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
2
| Ti | Na | |
|---|---|
| 6 | 7 |
0
| Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 10 |
3
6. Ek – 12 beats
| Dhin | Dhin | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
X
| DhaGe | Tirkit | |
|---|---|
| 3 | 4 |
0
| Tu | Na | |
|---|---|
| 5 | 6 |
2
| Kat | Ta | |
|---|---|
| 7 | 8 |
0
| DhaGe | Tirkit | |
|---|---|
| 9 | 10 |
3
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 11 | 12 |
4
Get basic information about 6 important Taals.
Taal - Basic Information
1. Teen Taal – 16 beats , most important taal in indian hindustani classical music
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
X
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
2
| Dha | Tin | Tin | Ta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
0
| Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
3
2. Dadra – 6 beats , used mostly in bhajan, thumri and some film songs
| Dha | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
X
| Dha | Ti | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
0
3. Keharwa – 8 beats , most popular taal used in film songs, bhajan etc. This taal has many variations and is used differently in songs
| Dha | Ge | Na | Ti | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
X
| Na | Ka | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
0
4. Roopak – 7 beats
| Ti | Ti | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
0 X
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 4 | 5 |
2
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 6 | 7 |
3
5. Jhap – 10 beats
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
X
| Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 5 |
2
| Ti | Na | |
|---|---|
| 6 | 7 |
0
| Dhi | Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 9 | 10 |
3
6. Ek – 12 beats
| Dhin | Dhin | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
X
| DhaGe | Tirkit | |
|---|---|
| 3 | 4 |
0
| Tu | Na | |
|---|---|
| 5 | 6 |
2
| Kat | Ta | |
|---|---|
| 7 | 8 |
0
| DhaGe | Tirkit | |
|---|---|
| 9 | 10 |
3
| Dhi | Na | |
|---|---|
| 11 | 12 |
4