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    Rupak Taal practice

    Choose tabla, spoken bols, or both. Set the pace and press play.

    Taal: Rupak7 matras

    Interactive Rupak player

    Tap or click a matra to change its bol.

    Vibhag 1
    Vibhag 10 · Sam and khali · Wave
    Vibhag 2
    Vibhag 22 · Tali · Clap
    Vibhag 3
    Vibhag 33 · Tali · Clap

    Rupak structure

    Rupak (also written Roopak or Rupak Tal) has 7 matras grouped into vibhags of 3, 2, 2. A seven-matra taal in which sam falls on khali, so the cycle starts with a wave, not a clap. 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 and khali · matra 1
    Sam falls on khali, so the cycle opens with a wave, not a clap.
    Tali · matras 4 and 6
    Clap on the first matra of each of these vibhags.

    Rupak theka

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

    1. Matras 1–3Tin · Tin · Na
    2. Matras 4–5Dhin · Na
    3. Matras 6–7Dhin · Na

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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.