Taal
1. Teen Taal – 16 beats , most important taal in indian hindustani classical music
| Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Dha | Dhin | Dhin | Dha | Ta | Dhin | Dhin | Dha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| X | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2. Dadra – 6 beats , used mostly in bhajan, thumri and some film songs
| Dha | Dhi | Na | Dha | Ti | Na |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| X | 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 | Na | Ka | Dhi | Na |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| X | 0 |
4. Roopak – 7 beats
| Ti | Ti | Na | Dhi | Na | Dhi | Na |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 0 X | 2 | 3 |
5. Jhap – 10 beats
| Dhi | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na | Ti | Na | Dhi | Dhi | Na |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| X | 2 | 0 | 3 |
6. Ek – 12 beats
| Dhin | Dhin | DhaGe | Tirkit | Tu | Na | Kat | Ta | DhaGe | Tirkit | Dhi | Na |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| X | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |