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 Base-5 hand drumming rhythms |
| Updated: Jan 16, 2003 |
This page has notation and difficulty ratings for hand drumming rhythms (mostly Middle Eastern) that can be done in multiples of five counts.
This page is part of Kamuran's Guide for Doumbek Players.
AQSAQ SAMAI [easy-medium, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D - T K - D - T - T == count 5-5; (** you could also count 2-3-2-3) CURCUNA (pronounced "JOOR-joo-nuh") [medium-tough, syncopated, Armenian] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D - k T k D - T - k ** count 2-5-3 also: [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- D - - k t k t - - k t k D - K - D - K - == Daveed D k t k D k D k D k t k == Jas D k k T k D k T k k == Jas: quick version DAVEED 15 [easy-medium, 15 count, modern?] 1-+-2-+-3-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- D k k T k k T k k D k T k T k FARSEE 5 [medium-tough, modern?] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D - t k - k - D t - T - t k - k D - t - == Jas: Durr invention? FIFTEEN [medium, 15 count, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+- D - - K - - T - - k t t D - T NUBAR [medium-tough] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D k k T k k D k t k T k k D k t k D k k == unknown SAMAI [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+- D t k t t t k t k D t k T T D - D - T T t k t k t - D t k t k t t k t k t t k t t D - D - t t t k t k t t == Nott D t k t k T - T t k t k D - D - T t k t k t k == Daveed D - D - T t k t k t k D t k t k T - T t k t k == Daveed ** Daveed says the last one above is "Wynnie's version". Apparently she likes the way it sounds with the first half played second! SAMAI THAQIL [medium, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D - - T - D D T - - == "basic" also: [medium-tough, syncopated] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D - t k t t - - t k t k G - t k t t - - == line 1 of 2 D - - - D - - - T t - - t k t k t - t k == line 2 of 2 ** Jas says the longer version is usually played slow. SHOUSH [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D t k k D T SLOW FIVE [medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D - k t - k t t D - TURKISH 5 [easy-medium] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+- D k t k t == Jas, Nott [medium] D - k T - k T K D - == Daveed: Slow D k T k T == Daveed: Fast #2 [medium] D k t k K == Daveed: Fast #4 D k T k K == Daveed: Fast #5 D k D k k == Daveed: Fast #6 D k k D k == Daveed: Fast #7 D k k T k == Daveed: Fast #8
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