Rupak Tal Theka Variations

Note: The variations below are from Chhotelal Misra. The spoken bols are slightly different than the standard rupak tal theka in the last section, though they are played the same:

  • tī = tin / ती = तिं
  • dhī = dhin / धी = धिं

The rupak theka is commonly spoken in both ways.

If you are learning from DigiTabla, I suggest using the bols below, both for the standard theka and variations.

Standard Rupak Tal Theka

This is the standard theka for rupak tal.
tī tī nā
0
dhī nā dhī nā
1 2
This is the standard theka for rupak tal, written in Devanagari.
ती ती ना
0
धी ना धी ना
1 2

(see the previous section for demonstrations of the standard rupak theka)

Rupak Tal Theka Variation 1

This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 1.
tī tī nānā
0
dhī nānā dhī nānā
1 2
This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 1, written in Devanagari.
ती ती नाना
0
धी नाना धी नाना
1 2

Played 4 times:


Rupak Tal Theka Variation 2

This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 2.
tītī nātī tīnā
0
dhī nānā dhī nānā
1 2
This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 2, written in Devanagari.
तीती नाती तीना
0
धी नाना धी नाना
1 2

Played 4 times:


Rupak Tal Theka Variation 3

This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 3.
tī – nātī – nā
0
dhī nānā dhī nānā
1 2
This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 3, written in Devanagari.
तीऽ नाती ऽना
0
धी नाना धी नाना
1 2

Played 4 times:


Rupak Tal Theka Variation 4

This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 4.
tī-teṭe tītī nānā
0
dhī – nā-teṭe dhī – nā-teṭe
1 2
This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 4, written in Devanagari.
ती-तेटे तीती नाना
0
धीऽ ना-तेटे धीऽ ना-तेटे
1 2

Played 4 times:


Rupak Tal Theka Variation 5

This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 5.
tī-teṭe tītī nānā
0
dhī – nānāteṭe dhī – nānāteṭe
1 2
This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 5, written in Devanagari.
ती-तेटे तीती नाना
0
धीऽ नानातेटे धीऽ नानातेटे
1 2

Played 4 times:


Rupak Tal Theka Variation 6

Note: In this variation, the second tī in tīnā can be played both closed and open. See demonstrations below.

This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 6.
tī-kra tīnā tirakiṭa
0
dhīdhī nā-traka dhīdhī nā-traka
1 2
This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 6, written in Devanagari.
ती-क्र तीना तिरकिट
0
धीधी ना-त्रक धीधी ना-त्रक
1 2

Played 4 times:

Played with the second tī open (in tīnā), 4 times:


Rupak Tal Theka Variation 7

Note: In this variation, the second tī in tīnā can be played both closed and open. See demonstrations below.

This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 7.
tī-kra tīnā tirakiṭa
0
dhī – nā-teṭe teṭedhāge nādhāteṭe
1 2
This is Rupak Tal Theka Variation 6, written in Devanagari.
ती-क्र तीना तिरकिट
0
धीऽ ना-तेटे तेटेधागे नाधातेटे
1 2

Played 4 times:

Played with the second tī open (in tīnā), 4 times: