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 Base-9 hand drumming rhythms |
Updated: 12 Mar 2009 |
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 [medium; also see Karsilama below] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- D t k T t k D t k T K K AQSAQ (A'RAJ) [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 "GYPSY 9" [medium, from Carmine] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- D - D t k T t k T T t k D D D t k T t k T T t k == 3 Doum [medium-tough] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- D - D t k T k k T k k T - == syncopated D D D t k T k k T k k T - == 3 Doum, syncopated Karşılama / KARSILAMA / KARSHLAMA / KASHLIMA [medium to medium-tough] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- D - T - D - T T t == Jas #1 D k k T k k D k k T T t == Jas #2 D t k T t k D t k T k T t == Jas #3 D - T - D - T t k == Jas (variation #1) D - T - D - t T k == Jas (variation #2) D - T - D - T K K == Daveed (open variation) D - T - D - T T T == Mas'ud (open) D t k T t k D t k T T T == Mas'ud (standard); Kesslari D - T - D - T T - == Carmine (basic) D t k T t k D t k T T t k == Carmine (filled) D D D - T - T - T == Mas'ud (reverse) D D D T - T - T - == me (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 == Kesslari 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 ** Per Jas, Karsilama means "face to face" in Turkish ** Per Kesslari, this is Karsilamas in Greek 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? zeymbekiko / zeybek [medium, Greek] 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- 1-+-2-+-3-+-4-+-5-+-6-+-7-+-8-+-9-+- For rhythms that can be counted in even multiples of six beats, see the Base-6 page.
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January 14, 2000 • Last tweaked:
April 19, 2009
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