 |
 Base-4 hand drumming rhythms |
| Updated: Dec 11, 2003 |
This page has notation and difficulty ratings for hand drumming rhythms (mostly Middle Eastern) that can be done in four or eight counts.
This page is part of Kamuran's Guide for Doumbek Players.
"ADNAN" [easy-medium, source unknown] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D - t - D D T - == me: open D t k t k t k D D T t k al-thaqIl al-awwal [easy-medium, syncopated, Safi al-Din 13th c.] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- - - T - T - - T T == [easy] ** Both of these are "basis" versions. See Bibliography on Jas's site. Also see "First Thaqil" and the longer version on the Base-8 page. "ARABIC" [easy-medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D D t k T t k t k T t k D D t k T t k D T t k BALADI / baladii / BELADI / BELEDI [easy-medium, Egyptian] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D D t t D t t - == me: open D D - t D - T - == Mas'ud: open (also see Falahi) D D t k t D t k T - == Mas'ud: standard D k D t k t k D t k T - == Mas'ud: busy D D t k T D t k T t k == Dieter Hanf D D t k t D t k t t k == Nott D t k D D t k t t k t k == Nott: inverted (also see Guwazi/Gawazi) D D K T D K T t k == Mafufo D D t k D D t k t == Mafufo also: [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D k D k t k t k D k t k T k t k == Mas'ud: closed D D k k G D k k G k k == Jas: really a particular "maqsum" D D k P D k P == Jas: Egyptian D m T t k D D t M T t k == Jas: another Egyptian D k D k t k G k D k t k G k t k == Jas: walking D t K - t k D t k T t k == Steve #2 D D T K D T G t k == Steve #3 D G T G d k t k P t k == Steve #5 [medium-tough] D D r s T D r s T t k == Steve #6 D t K - t K D D P - == Steve #8 BOLERO [easy-medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D - T - T T D T == me: open D - T - T K D K == me: open D t k t k t k d k == Daveed (also see Rhumba) D k k T k T k T d == me d - k t k t k d - == I now use this with "Bir Demet" also: [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D k k T k k T k T k D T == Nott, Jas D tkk T k T k D k == Jas (see below) ** In the 'tkk', the two Ka can be done with a roll of two fingers. COCEK (say Cho-Chek) [easy-medium, syncopated, Romany/Macedonian Gypsy] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- D - t T - t T k == count 3-3-2 (** you could also count 2-3-3) ** Uncle Mafufo says this is related to Malfouf. DARJ [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- - D - D - T T - falaahii / FALAHI / falahin [easy-medium, upper/southern Egyptian] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D T - T D - T - == Mas'ud: open; Jas: "Maqsum" D T t k T D t k T - == "standard" (also see Baladi) also: [medium/medium-tough] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D g k g D k g k == Nott D G k G D G k G == Jas: simple D G k G D k G k == Jas: alternating D d k d D k d k == me (no Grabs) GHAWAZEE [easy-medium, upper/southern Egyptian] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- t t D t D D T - == me: open t k t k D t k D D T - == Jas: "similar to Qaayim wa'nisf" "GROUCHO" [easy-medium, via Uncle Mafufo] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- T T T D T T T D D GUWAZI / GAWAZI [easy-medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D - D D - - T - == Mas'ud: "open Guwazi" D t k D D t k t T - == Mas'ud: "standard Guwazi" D t k D D t k T t k t k == Daveed: "Gawazi" HAGALLA (long) [medium, from Dieter Hanf via Ulf] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-
D t k T t k t k T t k T KARATCHI [easy-medium, Egyptian, modern?] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- T - T D T - T D == me: open T k T D T t T D == ditto T k k T D T k t k T D == Jas MALFOUF / MALFUF / SAUDI [easy-medium, Arabic/Egyptian, some syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- ------------------------------------------------- ** count 3-3-2 D k k D k k D k == Nott: Saudi D k k D k k T K == Daveed D - - t - - t - == Nott [also see "Wahida" below] ------------------------------------------------- ** count 2-3-3 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- D - t k - k t - == Nott: delicate, spacey D - t K - k T - == Jas: spacey D - k D - k T k == Jas: "Saudi" D - k T - k t k == Mafufo: Malfouf D - - D - k t k == Mafufo: Khaleegy/Saudi ? ** Uncle Mafufo says it's "irresistible" for dancers. ------------------------------------------------- ** count 2-2-2-2 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- D - t K - - T - == ?? D - T - T - T D == Jas: Saudi, "Latin" style also: [medium] ---------------------------------- ** count 3-3-2 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- D k k G k k G k == Nott/Jas D k k G k k D k == Jas D k k D k k G k == Jas: "Saudi", also called "Khaleegy"? ** Uncle Mafufo said (I think) that malfouf is 'cabbage flower' in Egyptian. MAQSOUM / MAQSUM / maqsuum / maqsoun [easy-medium, Egyptian; also Lebanese and Arabic per Uncle Mafufo] ** open: see Falahi 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D k - k D - k - == Daveed D k - k D - t - == Nott: "Gawazi" D K - k D k T - == Mafufo: "Falahin" (?) D T - T D - T - == Mafufo also: 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D T t k T D t k T t k == Jas: filled (also see Falahi) D T k k T D k k T k k == Nott D t k t D k T t k == Nott: walking D K t K D k T t k == Jas: walking D k T k D k T t k == me: walking ** Uncle Mafufo says the walking version is "more modern". D t k T K D k T - == Numair Madhi also: [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D G k k G D k t k G k k == Jas: alternate D d K k d D k t k d k k == me (no Grabs) D D k k G D k k G - == Nott ** Jas: Maqsum/Maqsoum means "broken in half" (also called Masmoudi Saghir). MASMOUDI / MASMOODI / MASMUDI [easy-medium] ----- ** The last half can be a separate rhythm! 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D t k t T t k t T - D t k t k T t k t k D k == variation 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D D - T D - T T == Jas: "Masmoudi Kebir" MUKHAMMAS [easy-medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D - D - D - T - T - T T D - T T == count 4-2-2-6 NAWARI [medium, Syria, line dance] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- d D k k d D k k d - == me: without grabs [easy-medium] G D k k G D k k G - == Nott - k D - k k G D k k G k G == Jas: "Nawwari" [medium-tough] RHUMBA / rumbaa [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D t k t K t K D k D t k T k T k D k == variation SAIDI / SAIIDI / SAYYIDI / sayyidii [medium, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D - t k - k D - D - - - t k t - == Nott; (** also see Laz) D - t k t - D - D - - - t k t - == Mafufo D T t k D D t k T t k == Dieter Hanf D - t - D D t t - == Jas #1: (open) D k t - k D D t k t t k == Jas #2: filled with bridge D k t - D D - c - == Jas #3 also: 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D k G k k D D D k k G k k == Jas #5: 3 Doum D k t k D D k t k k == Jas #7: "Sadika's?" SAWT 8 [easy-medium, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D - T T - D - T T SERTO / SIRTO [medium, Greek, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- D - k D - k t k D - k T - k t k == Jas, Mas'ud, Nott; (2-3-3) D - k D - k t k D - k T - k t k == me: verse 1 D - k D - k t k D k T k T - T - == me: verse 2 ** This sounds best to me at medium-slow speed; about 120 beats per minute or one time through in about 4 seconds. SOMBATI [medium, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D - - k T k T - D - k k T - t k WAHIDA / WAHIDAH - also Wahda, Wahdah 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- D - - T - - T - == Also see the Base-2 page and "Malfouf" above. YAMANI [medium-tough, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- - t - D - t m - == Jas: "accompanies end of Sawt poem" ZAFFA / EL ZAFFAH [easy-medium, modern?] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- D t r t K m K m - == me T t r t k d K D - == me D t k t t D t D - == Jas: "alternate version" D t k t t D t t - == See Note below. D D D t t k t k t t == Jas: from "Hossam Ramzy" ** Jas: "Egyptian wedding processional, candleabra dance" For rhythms that can be done in two or four counts, see the Base-2 page. For rhythms that can be done in even multiples of eight counts, see the Base-8 page.
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