Base-7 hand drumming rhythms
	Updated: 11 Mar 2009

This page has notation and difficulty ratings for hand drumming rhythms (mostly Middle Eastern) that can be done in multiples of seven counts.

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

DAWR HINDI / dawr hindii
[easy-medium, Jas: 17th century Persian?]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D   T   T   D   -   T   -     == Jas: count 3-4
D   T k T k D   t k T   t k   == Jas
D   t k t   D   t k t   t k   == Nott

DEVRA HINDI
[easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D   -   k   D   k   T   -     == Jas, Kesslari 

** Jas says "medium - slow"; I think he means medium volume, slowly

GREEK 7
[medium-tough]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D k k D k D k D k t k T k T   ** count 3-2-2-4-3

KALAMANTIANO
[easy-medium, Greek]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D   k   k   D   k   T   k     == Carmine

D   k t k   D   k   D   k     
D   k t k   D   k   G   k     == [medium]

LAAZ / LAZ
[easy-medium to medium, count 2-2-3]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D   -   T   -   T   -   -     == Jas #1
D   k   D   k   D   k   k     == Jas #2

D   -   D   -   D   k   t     == me (open)
D   k   D   k   D   k   t k   == me

D   k   T   k   D   k   k     == Carmine 
D   k   D   k   T   -   k     == Kesslari

also: [medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D - t k - k D - t k t - t -   == Nott; also see Saidi

MUHAJJAR / muHajjar
[medium, count 4-2-2-6]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-
D   D   D   -   T   -   D    -   -   -   T   -   T   -   
D   D   D   -   T   -   D    -   T   -   T   -   T   T   

also: [medium-tough]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 
D tkD tkD tkt k T tkt k D tk t k T tkt k T tkt k T   T     == Jas ("al-maSrii")
D tkD tkD tkt k T tkt k D tk t k T tkt k T tkt k T tkT tk  == Nott

ZENKOV
[tough, Russian]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-
D   -   T   -   D   -   T   -   k    D   k   D   k   T   -   k    D   -   T   -   k    

** Jas, Kesslari: count 9-7-5 or 2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-3
 
 

Central Asian rhythms

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