These are 16 commonly heard tabla rythyms. Some of the names used here are names commonly used in the USA however, many countries use different names for these same rythyms. I have also color coded the rythyms to help you differentiate between the different sounds more easily and quickly..
Doum: is played by slapping the center of the drum with your dominant hand and pulling your hand back quickly (like playing hot potato).
Tek: is played by slapping the rim of your drum with your dominant hand.
Ka: is played by slapping the rim of your drum with your non-dominant hand.
Teka: is played by playing tek and ka right next to each other without pause (first your dominant hand then your non-dominant hand)
Ayub: Doum Teka Doum Tek
Maqsum: Doum Tek p Tek Doum Tek
Masmoodi Saghiir: Doum Doum p Tek Doum p Tek
Ghawazi: Teka Doum Tek Doum Doum Teka Tek
Bolero: Doum Teka Tek Ka Tek Ka Doum Ka
Zaffah: Doum Doum Doum Tek Teka Teka Tek Tek
Malfoof: Doum Ka Ka Tek Ka Ka Tek Ka
Masmoodi: Doum p Doum p Teka Teka Tek p Doum Teka Teka Tek Teka Teka Tek Teka
Saidi: Doum Tek p Teka Doum Doum Teka Tek
Chiftitelli: Doum p Tek Tek p Tek Tek p Doum Doum p Tek
Karsilama: Doum p Tek p Doum p Tek Tek Tek
p(ause): is not played, it it a rest or a pause in the pattern lasting usually no more that one beat.
*Beladi: Doum Doum Teka Tek Doum Teka Tek Teka
* Beladi is properly called Masmoodi Saghir but I have given both in this page. Beladi is the common name for these rythyms in the US. On this page Beladi is the more filled version of Masmoodi Saghir with a bridge on the end. The rythym can be played without the bridge by not playing the last teka. Both rythyms are of the same family, Masmoodi Saghir.
Sombati: Doum Tek p Tek Doum p Tek
Morrocan 3: Tek p Teka Doum p Tek p Teka Doum
Morrocan 6: Tek p Teka Doum p Tek p Doum Doum
Morrocan 9: Tek Teka Doum Tek Doum Teka Doum Tek Doum
