Base-2 hand drumming rhythms
	Updated: 10 Mar 2009

This page has notation and difficulty ratings for hand drumming rhythms (mostly Middle Eastern) that can be done in two or four counts.

This page is part of Kamuran's Guide for Doumbek Players.

"ARABIC"
[easy]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   T   D   t k
T   t k t k D
D k D k T k - k   == [easy-medium, syncopated]

AYOUB / AYUB / AYUBE / AYUUB / AYYUB / ayyuub
[easy, Egyptian]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   t   D   t     == Mas'ud (simple)
D   t k D   t     == Nott; Mas'ud (standard)
D   k k D   k     

D   T T D   T     == Jas (Sombati); also see the Base-4 version

D   - k D   k     == me
D   - k D   T     == Carmine (basic); Jas
D   k k D   T     == Carmine (two ka)

D   t k D   D     == Mas'ud (Zar)
D   t k d   d     == Steve (Zar #1); also see the base-3 Zar

also: [easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D k t k D   t     == Mas'ud (busy)

also: [medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   k k D   S     == Jas

D   k k d   G     == Nott
D   t k d   G     == Steve (Zar #2)

BAYOU
[easy-medium, Egyptian]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D - - D D - T -  == Jas
D - k D D - S -  == Jas [medium]

HAGALLA (short)
[easy, from Dieter Hanf via Ulf]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D - t k D - t k

"HEARTBEAT"
[easy, from Kamuran; Peach Curry played this on "Dueling Turks"]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
d - D - t - k -   == open
d - D - t - t k 
d - D - t k t -

falaahii
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D k - k D - k    == Jas; see other versions on the Base-4 page

** Jas says this is played about twice as fast as a maqsum.

KARATCHI / karAtshi / Karachi 
[easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   k k T   D     == Nott
T   k k T   D     == Carmine (two ka)
T   - k T   D     == Jas, Mafufo; Carmine (basic)
T k t k T   D     == Jas

TAYIR (Naqrah)
[medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   -   S   -   

waaHida
[easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   -   D   m     == Jas (sayyaara)
D   -   T   k     == Jas (basic)

WAHIDA SAYRAH
[easy]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-
D   -   t   t     == Nott

For rhythms that can be done in four or eight counts, see the Base-4 page.
 
 

Central Asian rhythms

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