Rhythms in 4/4. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and. Maqsum (basic). D. T. T. D. T. Maqsum (one ka). D. T. K. T. D. K. T. TK. Maqsum
Rhythms in 4/4 Maqsum (basic) Maqsum (one ka) Maqsum (filled)
1 D D D
and 2 T T K T TK
and T T T
3 D D D
and 4 T K T TK T
and
Baladi (basic) Baladi (filled)
D D
D D
TK
T T
D D
TK
T T
TK
Saidi (basic) Saidi (filled) Saidi (variation)
D D TK
T T D
TK TK
D D D
D D D
TK TK
T T T
TK TK
Nawari Nawari (filled)
T T
D D
kk
T T
D D
kk
T T
kk
Bolero (basic) Bolero (filled)
D D
-K
T T
K
T T
K
D D
Bambi Bambi (variation)
D D
KT D
-K D
T KT
KT -K
-K T
D KT
TK TK
D -K
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Wahda
D
TK
TK
T
TK
TK
T
TK
Sombati
D
kT
-k
T
D
kk
T
kk
Zaffa
D
tt
t
t
D
t
t
Rhythms in 2/4 Malfuf (basic) Malfuf (one ka) Malfuf (filled) Malfuf (running)
1 D D Dk Dk
and -T kT kT tK
2 -k kk tk
and Counted as: 123 123 12 T Tk Tk Running style is easier to play fast… Tk RIGHT left right LEFT right left RIGHT left
Khaligi (basic) Khaligi (one ka) Khaligi (filled)
D D Dk
-D kD kD
-k kk
T Tk Tk
Ayub (basic) Ayub (two ka)
D D
-k kk
D D
T T
Karachi (basic) Karachi (two ka)
T T
-k kk
T T
D D
Rhythms in 8/4 Çiftetelli (basic)
1 D D
and 2 K D
Çiftetelli (filled)
D D
k
K D
D D D D
Masmoudi (basic)
Masmoudi (filled)
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Khaligi is Malfuf with 2 Doums
Karachi is an inverted Ayub
and 3 T T
and 4 K T
T k
K T
T t
TK
D TK
T
TK TK
TK TK
T T
tk TK
D TK
tk T
TK TK
TK TK
T T
and
tk k "3 Doum" Masmoudi has Doum on 3 instead of TK tk tk
Rhythms in 3/4 Vals Vals (filled)
1 D D
and 2 T -K T
and 3 T K T
Rhythms in 5/8 Turkish 5 Shoush
1 D D
2 k tk
4 k D
Rhythms in 6/4 Sudasi Sudasi (filled)
1 D D
and 2 TK
Rhythms in 6/8 Moroccan 6 (line 1) Moroccan 6 (line 2) Reng (Shish Hasht) York Semai
1 D D D D
2 k k
Rhythms in 7/8 Laz
3 T tk
and Counted: 1 2 3 Vals is Turkish for "waltz"
K
5 k T
Counted: 12 123 Counted: 123 12 and 4
T
and 3 D D D D 4 D k D D
5 k T TK T
6 k k TK
T
3 k T KT T
1 D
2 k
3 T
4 k
5 D
6 k
7 k
Counted: 12 12 123
also: 1234 123
Kalamatiano
D
k
k
D
k
T
k
Counted: 123 12 12
also: 123 1234
Rhythms in 9/8 Karşılama Karşılama Gypsy 9 Gypsy 9 (3 doum) Syncopated Syncopated (3 doum)
1 D D D D D D
2
4
5 D D T T Tk Tk
6
7 T T T T kk kk
8 T T T T T T
9
D
3 T T D D D D
Rhythms in 10/8 Curcuna (basic) Curcuna (filled)
1 D D
2
3
5
10
k
k
8 T T
9
k
6 D D
7
k
4 T T
k
k
Samai (basic) Samai (filled)
D D
tk
tk
T T
tk
D D
D D
T T
tk
tk
tk D
tk tk tk tk tk
TK
tk tk tk kT kT
T
and 5 D D D D
and 6 T K T
Counted: 123 123
and K
12 12 12
Persian (Farsi) Shish = 6, Hasht = 8 Karim Nagi: Advanced Arabic Rhythms
Counted: 12 12 12 123 also: 1234 12345
tk tk tk
Counted: 123 12 12 123 (pronounced "Jorjuna")
