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Kaida Teen Taal

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Here is another Kaida in Teen Taal.
This is a famous Punjab Gharana Kaida.
Every Player of Punjab gharana plays a version of this Kaida. This particular version is Ustad Alla Rakha’s.
I have written 5 simple Paltas below the Kaida. Try these and make some of your own.

Ustad Zakir Hussain
Kaida

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X       2      
DhaTir kat tuk tirkat DhiNa gina Dhage Tina Kina
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
0       3      
TaTir kat tuk tirkat Dhina Gina Dhage Gina Gina

Paltas: Play each palta multiple times, eventually preparing them x1, x2 and x4

Each paltas has been stretched to two lines:
1.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X       2      
DhaTir kat tuk tirkat DhiNa DhaTir kat tuk tirkat DhiNa
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
0       3      
TaTir kat tuk tirkat TiNa Gina Dhage Gina Gina

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X       2      
DhaTir kat tuk tirkat DhiNa tirkat DhiNa tirkat DhiNa
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
0       3      
TaTir kat tuk tirkat TiNa tirkat DhiNa tirkat DhiNa

3.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X       2      
Dha – tirkat tiktuk tirkat DhiNa tirkat DhiNa Gina
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
0       3      
Ta – tirkat tiktuk tirkat DhiNa tirkat DhiNa Gina

4.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X       2      
DhaTir kat tuk tirkat DhaTir kat tuk tirkat Kina Kina
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
0       3      
TaTir kat tuk tirkat DhaTir kat tuk tirkat Gina Gina

5.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
X       2      
DhaTir katDha tirkat Dhina tirkat Dhatir katDha kina
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
0       3      
TaTir katTa tirkat Dhina tirkat Dhatir katDha Gina

There are many combination boles in this kaida. Here are the first 8 beats separated and written in half time:

Dha – Te Re, Ke Te Ti Ke, Te Re Ke Ti, Dhin – Na -, Ge – Na -, Dha – Ge -, Tin – Na -, Ke – Na -,

Make five more Paltas by altering and mixing the phrases and practice them on your palm. Memorize the boles before practicing on Tabla.

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Tabla Taals and Kaidas

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When a Tabla Taal is performed, it is revealed through Kaidas. Kaidas are group of ‘boles’ (Tabla Sounds) arranged according to the strict rules of its parent Taal. As the Raags are born from Thaats, the Kaidas are born from Taals. Kaidas follow the taal section (khali-Bhari etc) structure.

Every Kaids may have three parts:

1. First the main boles of Kaida are payed: As an example, here is a simple Kaida in Teen Taal:

X 2 0 3
Dha Dha Ti Te Dha Dha Tu Na Ta Ta Ti Te Dha Dha Tu Na

2. Secondly, Paltas are played. A palta are created by mixing the original Kaida boles. The integrity of the main phrase must stay intact. As an example, here are 2 Platas of the above Kaida:
1.

X 2 0 3
Dha Dha Ti Te Ti Te Ti Te Dha Dha Ti Te Dha Dha Tu Na
Ta Ta Ti Te Ti Te Ti Te Dha Dha Ti Te Dha Dha Tu Na

2.

X 2 0 3
Dha Dha Ti Te – Dha Ti Te Dha Dha Ti Te Dha Dha Tu Na
Ta Ta Ti Te – Ta Ti Te Dha Dha Ti Te Dha Dha Tu Na

3. In the end, a phrase is extracted from a Palta and played at x4 or x8 the ‘Thah’ speed (4 times or 8 times the original tempo). This is called a ‘Rela.’ Relas are not played for each Kaida, but a Kaida without Paltas is incomplete, especially in solo performances. Here is an example of a Rela for the same Kaida. Follow the Khali Taali signs to read the full taal written in multiple lines:

X
dha – tir kat dha – tir kat dha – – – dha – tir kat dha – tir kat dha – – –
2
ta – tir kat ta – tir kat ta – – – dha – tir kat dha – tir kat dha – – –
0
dha – tir kat dha – tir kat dha – – – dha – tir kat dha – tir kat dha – – –
3
ta – tir kat ta – tir kat ta – – – dha – tir kat dha – tir kat dha – – –

In this Rela, only the bolded sections have (alternatively) lighter boles, all other beats stay the same in every section.

Read this Kaida a few times and memorize the boles. Now (along with the theory posts) I will post 10 Tabla taals in this manner. Each taal will be posted in multiple posts.
Find Teen Taal’s original boles here. Find how to play these sounds here. Revising this post (How to Learn, Read and Play Taals) may also be useful.

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