Ektaal• Ektal or Ektaal is one of the most famous talas in Indian music. It is

commonly used in classical music like kheyal, and semiclassical forms like Rabindra Sangeet. In ektal the 12 matras are divided into 6 vibhags of two matras each.

• It has a characteristic pattern of bols (theka) which goes as follows:• The Theka for Ektal• Dhin dhin | dhage tirkit | X 0 • Tun na | kat ta | 2 0• Dhage tirkit | dhi na | 3 4

Chartaal

• Chartaal is one of the most famous taal in indian classical music

• This taal is used to play with dhrupad gayan shaily• Chartaal has 12 beats with six equal division and each

division has 2 beats• The theka for chartaal is• Dha dha | dhin ta | kit dha | X 0 2 dhin ta | tit kat | gadi gan | 0 3 4

Teentaal

• Tintal (or teental, trital) is one of the most famous talas of Hindustani music. It is also the most common tal in North India. The structure of tintal is so symmetrical that it presents a very simple rhythmic structure against which a performance can be laid.

• Arrangement• Tintal has sixteen (16) beats in four equal divisions (

vibhag). The period between every two beats is equal. The first beat out of 16 beats is called "sam" and the 9th beat is called "khali" ("empty").

• Uses Teen Taal can be used for both accompaniment and solo.There are various Kaidas and Parans for it

Teental

• Theka• It has a characteristic pattern of bols

(theka).• The Theka for Tintal• Dha dhin dhin dha | dha dhin dhin dha |• X 2 dha tin tin ta | ta dhin dhin dha | 0 3

Sultaal

• Description• Sultal (variously know as shultal, shooltal, sulfak,

or soolfaktal) is a tal of the pakhawaj tradition.  It is composed of 10 beats and was very commonly used to accompany dhrupad singers.

• Number of Beats• 10• Tali on 1,5,7 matra and khali on 3,9 matra

Sultaal theka

• Dha dha | din taa | kit dha | tit kat | gadi gan |

X 0 2 3 0

Jhaptaal

• Jhaptal is one of the most famous talas of Hindustani music, after Teental. It presents quite a different rhythmical structure from teental, unlike which, it is not symmetrical.

• Jhaptal is a 10-beat pattern used in raga exposition. It has ten beats in four divisions (vibhag), of 2-3-2-3, the third of which is the khali, or open division. To follow the tal the audience claps on the appropriate beat, which in jhaptal is beats 1, 3 and 8 (the first beat in each full division).

Jhap taal

• Theka

• It has a characteristic pattern of bols (theka).

• The Theka for Jhaptal

• Dhi Na | Dhi Dhi Na | Ti Na | Dhi Dhi Na||

X 2 0 3

Rupak taal• Description• Rupak tal is a common seven beat tal in Northern India.• Rupak tal may be found in almost any musical style.  It is found in film songs

, kheyal, gazal, instrumental pieces; virtually any north Indian form.  The only forms where it is absent are the dhrupad and dhammar styles of singing; it is only absent in these styles because tivra tal serves the same function.

• Rupak is unique among the tals in that the first beat ( i.e., the sam) is khali (i.e., represented by a wave of the hand).

• The theka of rupak is uncomfortably similar to pashtu tal.  The only difference is that many musicians prefer to think of pashtu as consisting entirely of claps; while rupak tal begins with a wave of the hand.

• The form of rupak is shown below:• Clapping/ Waving Arrangement• wave, 2, 3, clap, 2, clap, 2• Number of Beats• 7

Theka of rupak taal

• Ti ti na | dhi na | dhi na

0 2 3