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    Dhamar Taal practice

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    Taal: Dhamar14 matras

    Interactive Dhamar player

    Tap or click a matra to change its bol.

    Vibhag 1
    Vibhag 1X · Sam · Clap
    Vibhag 2
    Vibhag 22 · Tali · Clap
    Vibhag 3
    Vibhag 30 · Khali · Wave
    Vibhag 4
    Vibhag 43 · Tali · Clap

    Dhamar structure

    Dhamar (also written Dhamaar or Dhamar Tal) has 14 matras grouped into vibhags of 5, 2, 3, 4. A fourteen-matra taal with an uneven 5+2+3+4 split, linked to the dhrupad and hori tradition. A theka is the bol pattern played over the cycle.

    Bol patterns vary by teacher and tradition. Follow your teacher’s version for class.

    Sam, tali, and khali

    Sam · matra 1
    The first matra and the cycle’s return point. Mark it with a clap.
    Tali · matras 6 and 11
    Clap on the first matra of each of these vibhags.
    Khali · matra 8
    Wave at the start of the vibhag; keep counting every matra.

    Dhamar theka

    One familiar written version, with each bol placed on a matra:

    1. Matras 1–5Ka · Dhin · Ta · Dhin · Ta
    2. Matras 6–7Dha · –
    3. Matras 8–10Ge · Ti · Ta
    4. Matras 11–14Ti · Ta · Ta · –

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    Tabla audio: Subodh Deolekar, Tabla strokes dataset (2020), used under CC BY 4.0.

    Hindi voice: AI-generated. Follow your teacher’s pronunciation.