Talas

This page lists some talas, both common and uncommon. The line below the bols indicates the subdivision pattern of claps and waves (vibhoga) when keeping time: the primary beat 'x' (sam) and '2', '3'... indicate claps, '0' indicates a wave (khali).

beats name division bols
                                                                                              
6 Dadra 3+3 | Dhin dhin dha | Dha ti na |
| x | 2 |
6 Pati 2+4 | Dha ti | Dha ge tu na |
| x | 2 |
7 Rupak 3+2+2 | Tin tin na | Dhi na | Dhi na |
| 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 Teora 3+2+2 | Dha din ta | Kete tag | Gadi ghina |
| x | 2 | 3 |
7 Tivra 3+2+2 | Dha din ta | Tita kata | Gadi Ghena |
| x | 2 | 3 |
8 Keharwa 4+4 | Dha ge na tin | Na ge dhin na |
| x | 0 |
9 Chandrakrida 2+2+1+4 | Dhi na | Dhi dhi | Kata | Tirekita dhi dhi na |
| x | 2 | 3 | 4 |
9 Kula 2+3+4 | Dhi s-na | Ta ge na | Ti ta ka ta |
| x | 2 | 0 |
9 Matta 1*9 | Dha dhina naka Dhida naka tita Kata gadi ghena |
| x 0 2 3 0 4 5 6 0 |
10 Jhaptal 2+3+2+3 | Dhi na | Dhi dhi na | Ti na | Dhi dhi na |
| x | 2 | 0 | 3 |
10 Sultal 2+2+2+2+2 | Dha dha | Din ta | Tita dha | Tita kata | Gadi ghena |
| x | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
11.5 Dharami 4+2+3+2.5 | Ka dhi te dhite | Dha - | Ga ti te | Ti te ka |
| x | 2 | 3 | 0 |
12 Ektal 2+2+2+2+2+2 | Dhin dhin | dhagi trika | Tu na | kat ta | Dhin trika | Dhin na |
| x | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
12 Chautal 2+2+2+2+2+2 | Dha dha | Din ta | Kita dha | Dhin ta | Tita kata | Gadi ghena |
| x | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
14 Joomra 3+4+3+4 | Dhin S-dha trik | Dhin dhin dhagi trik | Tin S-ta trika | Dhin dhin dhagi trik |
| x | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 Dhamar 5+2+3+4 | Kat dhi ta dhi ta | Dha S | Ga ti na | Di na ta S |
| x | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 Adachautal 2+2+2+2+2+2+2 | Dhin tirikita | Dhin na | Tu na | Kat ta | Tirikita dhin | Na hin | Dhin na |
| x | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
14 Dipchandi 3+4+3+4 | Dhin dhin S | Dha ga tin S | Ta tin s | Da ga dhin S |
| x | 2 | 0 | 3 |
16 Tintal 4+4+4+4 | Dha dhin dhin dha | Dha dhin dhin dha | Dha tin tin ta | Ta dhin dhin dha |
| x | 2 | 0 | 3 |
16 Tilwada 4+4+4+4 | Dha trika dhin dhin | Dha dha tin tin | Ta trika dhin dhin | Dha dha dhin dhin |
| x | 2 | 0 | 3 |
17 Shikhara 6+6+2+3 | Dha trik dhina naka thun ga | Dinha naka dhuna kita taka dheta | Dha tita | Kata gadi gina |
| x | 0 | 2 | 3 |

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