Base-9 hand drumming rhythms
	Updated: Jan 17, 2003

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

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

AKSUK
[easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+-
D   t k T   t k D   t k T   K   K    == also see Karsilama below

AQSAQ (A'RAJ)
[easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+-
D   -   T   K   D   -   T   -   T   

** Jas says count 4-2-3, I prefer 2-4-3

KARSILAMA / KARSILAMAS / KARSHLAMA / KASHLIMAH / KAHSLIMAH 
[easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+-
D   -   T   -   D   -   T   T   T     == Mas'ud: open
D   -   T   -   D   -   T   K   K     == Daveed: open variation
D   t k T   t k D   t k T   T   T     == Mas'ud: standard

** Kesslari has a sound clip for this one (above)

D   D   D   -   T   -   T   -   T     == Mas'ud: reverse
D   D   D   T   -   T   -   T   -     == another reverse

also:
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+-
D   t k D   t k T   t k t k T   T     == Jas #5: Gypsy style/variation

also:
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+-
D   -   t k T   t k D   T   T   T     == Steve #2
D   -   P   -   t k D   P   P   P     == Steve #4 [medium]

D   t k T   t k D   t k D   r   S     == Steve #6 [medium]
T   t k D   t k T   t k T   D   T     == Steve #7

** Jas: Karsilama means "face to face" in Turkish

ZABEC
[easy-medium]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- 
D   t t D   t   D   t t D   t   t     == "Ayube variant"

also: [medium, 18 count]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+- 1-+-2-+-
D   d   t k t   d   t k t   -    D   D   t k t   D   t k t   -    t   -     

** "Maqsum variant". Sounds like two Baladi with a Tek chaser, doesn't it?

ZEIBEKIKO / ZEMBEKIKO / ZEYBEK
[medium, Greek]
1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+-
D   t   -   t   D   t   -   -   D    t   -   t   D   t   -   -   t   -     == open
D   t   t k t k D   t k t   t k D    t   t k t k D   t k t   -   t   t k   == "filled" 
D   -   t   t   D   -   t   -   D    -   t   t   D   -   t   -   t   -     == "variant"


For rhythms that can be counted in even multiples of six beats, see the Base-6 page.

Central Asian rhythms

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Original page posted: January 14, 2000. Last tweaked: July 1, 2006.

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