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Tabla Taals & Repertoire Free Bol Notation & Graded Lessons
Every entry below is a real graded lesson in Dha: Tabla Bols & Taal — traditional taals with their thekas, and classic kayda/rela/tukra repertoire, written out bol by bol. Read the notation free on the linked pages; the app classifies your bols and grades your timing against the cycle.
Taals — the cycles
| Taal | Kind | Matras · structure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Chautaal | Taal | 14 · 2+2+2+2+2+2+2 | Public domain |
| Ada Teental | Taal | 16 · 4+4+4+4 | Public domain |
| Addha | Taal | 16 · 4+4+4+4 | Public domain |
| Ardha Jaitaal † | Taal | 15 · 4+4+4+3 | App library † |
| Bhajani | Taal | 8 · 4+4 | Public domain |
| Brahma | Taal | 28 · 7+7+7+7 | Public domain |
| Chautaal | Taal | 12 · 2+2+2+2+2+2 | Public domain |
| Dadra | Taal | 6 · 3+3 | Public domain |
| Deepchandi | Taal | 14 · 3+4+3+4 | Public domain |
| Dhamar | Taal | 14 · 5+2+3+4 | Public domain |
| Dhumali | Taal | 8 · 4+4 | Public domain |
| Ektaal | Taal | 12 · 2+2+2+2+2+2 | Public domain |
| Farodast | Taal | 14 · 4+4+3+3 | Public domain |
| Gaja Jhampa | Taal | 15 · 4+4+4+3 | Public domain |
| Ganesh | Taal | 21 · 7+7+7 | Public domain |
| Jhaptaal | Taal | 10 · 2+3+2+3 | Public domain |
| Jhumra | Taal | 14 · 3+4+3+4 | Public domain |
| Keharwa | Taal | 8 · 4+4 | Public domain |
| Lakshmi | Taal | 18 · 6+6+6 | Public domain |
| Matta | Taal | 9 · 4+2+3 | Public domain |
| Pancham Sawari | Taal | 15 · 3+4+4+4 | Public domain |
| Rudra | Taal | 11 · 4+4+3 | Public domain |
| Rupak | Taal | 7 · 3+2+2 | Public domain |
| Shikhar | Taal | 17 · 6+6+2+3 | Public domain |
| Sooltaal | Taal | 10 · 2+2+2+2+2 | Public domain |
| Teental | Taal | 16 · 4+4+4+4 | Public domain |
| Tevra | Taal | 7 · 3+2+2 | Public domain |
| Tilwada | Taal | 16 · 4+4+4+4 | Public domain |
† In the app’s library, but its cycle structure could not be verified against independent published references, so it has no taal-library page. The 27 linked taals are all independently verified.
Repertoire — kaydas, relas & more
| Composition | Kind | Taal · matras | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dadra Gat | Gat | in Dadra · 6 | Public domain |
| Ektaal Kayda | Kayda | in Ektaal · 12 | Public domain |
| Jhaptaal Kayda | Kayda | in Jhaptaal · 10 | Public domain |
| Jhaptaal Tihai | Tihai | in Jhaptaal · 10 | Public domain |
| Keharwa Gat | Gat | in Keharwa · 8 | Public domain |
| Rupak Kayda | Kayda | in Rupak · 7 | Public domain |
| Teental Chakradar | Chakradar | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |
| Teental Kayda 1 | Kayda | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |
| Teental Kayda 2 (TiRaKiTa) | Kayda | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |
| Teental Kayda 3 (Ajrara) | Kayda | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |
| Teental Peshkar | Peshkar | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |
| Teental Rela | Rela | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |
| Teental Rela 2 (DhinNagena) | Rela | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |
| Teental Tukra | Tukra | in Teental · 16 | Public domain |