Theka of Various Taals
Taal Name |
Number of Matra / beats |
Theka |
Tali/khali sequence X : Sam 0: khali 2,3,4....: Tali |
Dadra |
6 |
Dha Dhi Na | Dha Tu Na |
x,0 |
Roopak |
7 |
Ti Ti Na | Dhi Na | Dhi Na | |
0,1,2 |
Kaharawa |
8 |
Dha Ge Na Ti | Na Ka Dhi Na | |
x,0 |
Mattaal (Optional, we use 18 matra cycle) |
9 |
Dhin Dha | TereKete Dhin Dhin | Dhage TereKete | Thunna KatTa- |
- |
Jhaptaal |
10 |
Dhi Na | Dhi Dhi Na |Ti Na| Dhii Dhii Na |
x,2,0,3 |
Rudra (Optional) |
11 |
Dha | Tat | Dha | Titkit | Dhi | Na | Titkit | Tu | Na | Ka | Tta |
- |
Ektaal |
12 |
Dhin Dhin | Dhage Tirkit | Tu Na | Kat Ta | Dhage Tirkit | Dhi Na |
x,0,2,0,3,4 |
Chautaal (Optional) |
12 |
Dha Dha Dhin Ta Kit Dha Dhin Ta Kit Taka Gadi Gana |
- |
Raas |
13 |
Dha | Dhin | Ta | Kit | Dha | Dhin | Ta | Dhit | Ta | Kita | Taka | Gadi | Gana | |
x,0,2,3,0,4,5,6,0,7,0,8,0 |
Dhamar |
14 |
Ka Dhi Ta Dhi Ta | Dha Aa | Ga Ti Ta | Ti Ta Ta Aa |
x,2,0,3 |
Pancham Sawari |
15 |
Dhi Na DhiDhi | Kat DhiDhi NaDhi DhiNa | Traka Tuna Tirkit Tuna | Katta DhiDhi NaDhin DhiNa| |
x,2,0,3 |
Teentaal |
16 |
Dha Dhin Dhin Dha | Dha Dhin Dhin Dha | Dha Tin Tin Ta | Ta Dhin Dhin Dha |
x,2,0,3 |
Shikhar |
17 |
Dha Trak Dhin Trak Thun Ga | Dhin Nag Dhum Kita Tak Dhitt | Ta Kita Taka Gadi Gana |
x,0,2 |
Matt |
18 |
Dha S | Ghi Na .| Na Ka | Ghi . Na . | Na . Ka | Ti . Ta .| Ka . Ta | Ga . Di .| Ga . Na | |
x,0,2,3,0,4,5,6,0 |