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Study Oriental Rhythms

In this lesson you will study how to play some of the most popular Oriental rhythms with the Darabukka.


Signs

According to one of the darabukka teaching methods, there are 3 basic signs used to memorize these rhythms:



D - Dum - Strike with the palm of your main hand on the center of the darabukka

T - Ta - Strike with the palm of your main hand on the side of the darabukka

K - Ka - Strike with the palm of your other hand on the side of the darabukka





Rhythms to play

þNow you can play these Oriental rhythms:


Baladi
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

D D TKT D TKT   |D D TKT D TKT   |
Ayoub
1 & 2 & |1 & 2 & |
D TKD T |D TKD T |
Falachi
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
D T   T D   T   |D T   T D   T   |
Guwazi
& |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
TK|D TKD D TKT TKTK|D TKD D TKT TK
Serto
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |
D KD KTKD KT KTK|D KD KTKD KT KTK|





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