Pankaj Master Mridanga Notes

Lesson 1: Hand Sadhana
FORMULA HATUTI MANTRA

1) TE RE KHE TA
Right Side = (R.s)
Left Side = (L.s)
2) TERE KHETA
TE = (R.s) Four finger middle closed
sound 3) TEREKHETA
RE = (L.s) Thumb middle closed
sound 4) TERE TERE TERE KHETA
KHE = (L.s) Palm middle closed
sound 5) TERE KHETA TERE KHETA TERE TERE TERE KHETA
TA = (R.s) Four Finger open sound
TA = RE 6) TERE KHETA KHETA TERE
X
X
TAA = TE
7) TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA
KHA = KHE X
8) TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA TAA KHA

X
9) TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA

X X
10) TERE KHETA TAAKHA TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA

X
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Right Side = (R.s) 11) GHE TE TEE

Left Side = (L.s)
TE = (R.s) Four finger middle closed 12) GHETETEE (GUR)

sound
RE = (L.s) Thumb middle closed 13) GHETETEE GHETA (GURU)
sound
KHE = (L.s) Palm middle closed + + +
sound
13a) DA GURUGURU DA GURUGURU DA GURU
TA = RE
X
14) TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA
TAA = TE
KHA = KHE
GHE = (L.s) Open strong sound 15) TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA
GE = (L.s) Open medium sound TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA
TEE = TA= RE
X TERE KHETA KHETA TERE
+ X
DE = DA = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA
(together) X
TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open

sound
NG = KE / KA / KI = (L.s) Soft KHE
2
+
Right Side = (R.s)
16) (guru) GHENE NERE GENE GEDA
Left Side = (L.s) X X
TE = (R.s) Four finger middle closed +

sound (laghu) KHENE NERE KHENE KHETA
X X
sound + +
KHE = (L.s) Palm middle closed 17) (guru) GHENE NERE GENE GEDA GHENE NERE GENE
sound GEDA
TA = (R.s) Four Finger open sound X X X
TA = RE X
X + +
TAA = TE GHENE NERE GEDA GHENE NERE GEDA
X X
KHA = KHE
GHE = (L.s) Open strong sound + +
GE = (L.s) Open medium sound (laghu) KHENE NERE KHENE KHETA KHENE NERE KHENE
TEE = TA= RE KHETA
X X X X
+ X
DE = DA = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GE + +
(together) KHENE NERE KHETA KHENE NERE KHETA
X X

sound
NG = KE / KA / KI = (L.s) Soft KHE +
18) (guru) GHENE NERE GHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
(guru) = (L.s) Open Sound X X
(laghu) = (L.s) Closed Sound
+
+
NE = DA = TE (laghu) KHENE NERE KHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
X X
NE = RE
X*
NA = (R.s) Open TA up
3
OW = (L.s) Open GE up

4
Right Side = (R.s) 19) (guru) GHENE NERE GHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
Left Side = (L.s) X X
TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA

TE = (R.s) Four finger middle closed
sound +
RE = (L.s) Thumb middle closed (laghu) KHENE NERE KHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
sound X X
KHE = (L.s) Palm middle closed TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA

sound
TA = RE +
X 20) (guru) GHENE NERE GHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
X X
TAA = TE
KHA = KHE TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA TERE KHETA DERE
GHE = (L.s) Open strong sound GEDA
GE = (L.s) Open medium sound
TEE = TA= RE +
X GHENE NERE GHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
+ X X
DE = DA = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GE
+
(together)
(laghu) KHENE NERE KHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
X X
sound TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA TERE KHETA TERE
NG = KE / KA / KI = (L.s) Soft KHE KHETA
(guru) = (L.s) Open Sound +
(laghu) = (L.s) Closed Sound KHENE NERE KHENE NAOW TERE KHETA
X X
+
NE = DA = TE
NE = RE
X
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FORMULA +
21) (guru) GHENE NERE GHENE NAOW TERE TERE
Right Side = (R.s) X X
Left Side = (L.s)
KHETA TAAKHA TERE KHETA TING TAAKHA TERE
TE = (R.s) Four finger middle closed KHETA
sound +
(laghu) KHENE NERE KHENE NAOW TERE TERE
sound X X
KHE = (L.s) Palm middle closed
sound KHETA TAAKHA TERE KHETA TING TAAKHA TERE
TA = (R.s) Four Finger open sound KHETA
TA = RE
X + +
TAA = TE 22) (guru) GHENE NERE KHETA KHENE NERE KHETA
KHA = KHE X X
GHE = (L.s) Open strong sound +

GE = (L.s) Open medium sound GHENE NERE GEDA GHENE TERE TERE
X X
TEE = TA= RE
X
KHETA TAAKHA TERE KHETA
+
DE = DA = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GE + +
(together) (laghu) KHENE NERE KHETA KHENE NERE KHETA
X X
TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open +
sound KHENE NERE KHETA KHENE TERE TERE
X X
NG = KE / KA / KI = (L.s) Soft KHE
(guru) = (L.s) Open Sound KHETA TAAKHA TERE KHETA
(laghu) = (L.s) Closed Sound
+ 23) GEDA GEDA KHITI NITI
NE = DA = TE 24) GEDA KHITI NITI
NE = RE
X
25) (guru) GEDA GEDA KHITI NITI GEDA KHITI NITI
(laghu) KHETA KHETA KHITI NITI KHETA KHITI NITI
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Lesson 2: Fingering Sadhana
FORMULA FINGERING MANTRA
TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner 1) TA NE NE NE

open sound X X
NE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed 2) NE TA NE NE

sound X X
X
NE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound 3) NE NE TA NE

(middle, ring, little) X X
TE = NE 4) NE NE NE TA
X X X
TEE = NE
5) TA TE NE
6) TA TE TEE
7) TA TENE TENE TENE
8) TATE NETA TENE TENE
9) TATE NETE NETA TENE
10) TENE TATE NETA TENE
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FORMULA
TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner TATE NETA TENE TENE
open sound
NE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed
TATE NETE NETA TENE
sound
X
13) TATE NETA TENE TENE
NE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound
(middle, ring, little) TENE TATE NETA TENE
TE = NE 14) TENE TATE NETA TENE

X
TATE NETA TENE TENE
TEE = NE
15) TA TENE TENE TENE TATE NETE NETA TENE
TENE TATE NETA TENE TATE NETA TENE TENE
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FORMULA
16) DHA TETEE NAKA DHENEE
NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger
corner open sound 17) DHENEE NAKA TENE NAKA
NE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed
sound
X 18) (guru) DHENEE DHENEE DHENEE NAKA
(laghu) THENEE THENEE THENEE NAKA
NE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound
(middle, ring, little)
19) (guru) DHENEE DHENEE NAKA DHENEE
TE = NE DHENEE NAKA DHENEE DHENEE
X
TEE = NE (laghu) THENEE THENEE NAKA THENEE

Dugi 1 = (L.s) Straight Dugi THENEE NAKA THENEE THENEE
Dugi 2 = (L.s) Down Dugi
Dugi 3 = (L.s) Up / Open Dugi 20) (guru) DHATETEE NAKADHENEE DHENEENAKA
DHENEEDHENEE
DHA = Dugi 1 + TI (together)
(laghu) THATETEE NAKATHENEE THENEENAKA
DHE / DHI = Dugi 2 + NE (together)
X THENEETHENEE
NEE / NAA = Dugi 3 + NE (together)
KA / KE / KI = (L.s) Soft KHE 21)
So, NAKA = TING (guru)DHATETEE NAKADHENEE DHENEENAKA DHENEEDHENEE
+ DADHENEEDA DHENEEDHENEE DHENEEDADHE
DA = Dugi 1 + TE (together) NEEDADHENEE
+
TE = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed sound (laghu)THATETEE NAKATHENEE THENEENAKA THENEETHENEE
RE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed TATHENEETA THENEETHENEE THENEETATHE
sound NEETATHENEE
KE = Soft KHE +
TEE = NE 22) DADHE NEEDHE NEEDHA TEREKETEE
+
23) (guru) DADHE NEEDHE NEEDHA TEREKETEE
+
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(laghu) TATHE NEETHE NEETHA TEREKETEE
+ +
24) TAKA TAKA TERE KETEE TAKA TERE KETEE
Lesson 3: BHAJAN STYLE / DUGI STYLE (Playing mantra)
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FORMULA 1) KAHARVA Taal – 8 matra / 4 matra -> 3 beats
NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner a) DHA GI TE TEE NA KA DHI NAA

open sound
NE = TE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed +
sound b) DHA GE NA TE NA GE DHI NAA
X
NE = TEE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound

c) DHA DHA TE TEE NA KA DHI NAA
+
NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound
d) DHIN DHI NA TRE KE TEE DHI NAA
+
TE = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed sound
(middle, ring, little) e) DHIK TAKE EIKI DHAK (4 matra)
X f) DHIK NA NAHA TIK NAHA NA (4 matra)
NEE / NAA = Dugi 3 + NE (together) X +
DHIN / DHIK / DHAK = Strong DHE g) DHIK TAKE EIKI DHAK DHIK TAK # #
GI / GE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1
GHE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1 , but more STRONG
KA / KE / KI = (L.s) Soft KHE h) DHA TETEE NAKA DHENEE (4 matra)
NAKA = TING
TIK / TAK / NAK = TING (together)
+ +
TRE = TE + RE (together)
EI = # = PAUSE (Empty GAP. No sound)
The below mantra has to be played
almost together with just a slight
difference between 1st & 2nd beat.
NAHA = 1st (L.s) KHE + 2nd (R.s) NA
X
NAHA = 1st (L.s) Dugi 2 + 2nd (R.s) NA
(together)
+
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FORMULA 1a) SMALL TIHAI – 3 beats (any can be played with the above
mantras)
NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner
open sound +
NE = TE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed a) DHA DHIN TERE KETEE DHA X 3
sound
X
b) KETEE TAK GEDA GHENE DHA X 3
c) GURU TAK DHA X 3
DHE / DHI = Dugi 2 + NE (together) d) TA GURUTA NETA KETEE DHA X 3
X
+
DHIN / DHIK / DHAK = Strong DHE e) TERE KETEE DHA X 3
GI / GE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1 f) DHA TETEE NAKA DHENEE DHA X 3

g) DADHE NEEDHE NEEDHA DHENEE DHA X 3
GURU = GHETETEE GHETA (In dugi style
play STRONG Dugi 1 for GHE) KAHARVA Taal – 8 matra / 4 matra -> 3 beats (contd.)
+ +
TE = DA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed i) DHI NAKTA TEREKETEE DHA
sound (middle, ring, little) +
RE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed sound KI NAKTA TEREKETEE DHA
KA / KE / KI = (L.s) Soft KHE
+
NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound j) TEREKETEE TA DHINAK TA
+
DHINAK = DHI + NAK TEREKETEE TA KINAK TA
TINAK = TI + NAK
KINAK = KI + NAK
k) DHA DHINA DHINAK TAK
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TA TINA TINAK TAK
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FORMULA 2) DADRA Taal – 6 matra / 12 matra -> 3 beats

open sound a) DHA DHI NA NA TIN NA
NE = TE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed
sound
X
b) DHIK DHI NA NA TIN NA
c) DHA DHI NANA NA TIN NANA
X
d) (guru) DHA TETEE TETEE DHA DHI NA
DHIN / DHIK / DHAK = Strong DHE
TIK / TAK / NAK / TIN = TING (together) (laghu) TA TETEE TETEE TA TIN NA
+
TE = DA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed
sound (middle, ring, little) e) (guru) DHA DHENEE DHENEE DHA DHI NA
RE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed sound
KE = (L.s) Soft KHE
(laghu) NA THENEE THENEE NA TIN NA
f) (guru) DHA DHENEE DHENEE DHA DHIN NANA
(laghu) NA THENEE THENEE NA TIN NANA
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mantras)
open sound a) TA TETEE TA TETEE DHA X 3
sound
X
NE = TEE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound b) KETEE TAK GEDA GHENE DHA X 3
DHA = Dugi 1 + TI (together) c) TA GURUGURU TAKETEE DHA X 3

X
+ +
d) TA TEREKETEE TA TEREKETEE DHA X 3

GHE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1 , but more STRONG e) TA GURUGURU TAKETEE DHINA X 3

f) TA GURUGURU TA GURUGURU DHINA X 3
play STRONG Dugi 1 for GHE)
+
sound (middle, ring, little)
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FORMULA 3) DASH PERE Taal – 16 matra / 8 matra / 4 matra -> 3 beats
NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner a) Big Taal - 16 Matra -> 3 beats

open sound
sound GHIGHITA GHIGHITA DHIDHI DAGHI NEDA GEDA DHEI
X TA
(middle, ring, little) GURUGURU NEDA GEDA DHIN TA # KHI KHI
DHA = Dugi 1 + TI (together) b) Medium Taal – 8 matra -> 3 beats

X
NEE / NAA = Dugi 3 + NE (together) DHIN TAKI TETEE TETEE TA

DHIN / DHIK / DHAK = Strong DHE KI GURUGURU TATDHEI NEDA GEDA
DHEI = NEE
c) Medium Taal – 8 matra -> 3 beats
GHI = DHI KHE KHE NEDA GEDA GEDA DHEI TA TETEE TA
NEDA = (R.s) NE + (R.s) DA
GEDA = (L.s) GE + (R.s) DA d) Big Taal - 16 Matra -> 3 beats
TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT = TING (together)

(guru) KHI KHI TETEE TA # TETEE TETEE TA
play STRONG Dugi 1 for GHE) (laghu) KHE KHE TETEE TA # TETEE TETEE TA
+
TE = DA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed e) Big Taal - 16 Matra -> 3 beats
RE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed sound (guru) KHI KHI TETEE NANA # TETEE TETEE NANA
KHI = KHE
(laghu) KHE KHE TETEE NANA # TETEE TETEE NANA
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FORMULA 4) TREE TAAL – 8 matra / 16 matra -> 3 beats
NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner a) Slow Taal - 16 Matra

open sound
DHA DHIN DHIN DHA DHA DHIN DHIN DHA
sound
X
NE = TEE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound NA TIN TIN NA TETEE DHIN DHIN DHA
b) Fast Taal - 8 Matra
DHE / DHI = Dugi 2 + NE (together) DHA DHIN DHIN DHA NA TIN TIN NA
X

5) SAOTALI Taal - 8 Matra -> 3 beats
GI / GE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1 DHI NAK DHI NA TA TE TEE KHE NA

GHI = DHI
NEDA = (R.s) NE + (R.s) DA 6) LOFA Taal - 6 Matra (Padavali style) –> 3 beats
GEDA = (L.s) GE + (R.s) DA
TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT / TIN = TING DHI DHI DA GI TA KHI

(together)
THUN = Same as TING (TI + NG played 7) KHEMTA Taal (Fast Style) - 6+6 = 12 Matra -> 2 beats
together, but STRONG sound)
+
TE = DA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed (guru) DHIN TA NA KA DHI NA
RE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed sound (laghu) TIN TA NA KA TI NA
KHI = KHE
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FORMULA
8) TEORA Taal - 7 Matra -> 1 + 1.2 beats
NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner +
open sound a) DHA DHI NA TERE KETEE GEDA GHENE
sound
X b) DHA DHI NA NANA THUN NANA THUN
(middle, ring, little) c) Small Tihai - TAKETEE TAKETEE DHA X 3
DHA = Dugi 1 + TI (together) 9) JHAP Taal - 10 Matra -> 1 + 1 beats

X
a) DHI NA DHI DHI NA
b) TI NA TI TI NA
GHI = DHI
NEDA = (R.s) NE + (R.s) DA
GEDA = (L.s) GE + (R.s) DA
TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT / TIN = TING

(together)
THUN = Same as TING (TI + NG played
together, but STRONG sound)
+
KHI = KHE
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Lesson 4: KIRTAN STYLE / OPEN STYLE (Playing mantra)
FORMULA 1) KAHARVA Taal – 8 matra / 4 matra -> 3 beats

+ + +
TE = TA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed a) DHA GI TE TE NA KE DHI NA
sound
TE=NE =RE= (R.s) Index finger middle +
closed sound b) DHA DHA TE TEE NA KE DHI NA
X
TEE = NE = (R.s) 3 finger open sound
c) DHIK TAKE EIKI DHAK (4 matra Fast)
(In open style, you can also play TI in
place of TA)
TA = (R.s) 4 finger open sound +
TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open sound d) DHIN DHI NA TRE KE TEE DHI NA
TAA = (R.s) 4 finger middle closed sound
e) DHIK NA NAHA TIK NAHA NA (4 matra Fast)
NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound X +
KA / KE / KI / NG = (L.s) Soft KHE
GE / GI = (R.s) Open medium sound f) DHIK TAKE EIKI DHAK DHIK TAK # #
GHE / GHI = (R.s) Open strong sound
+
DA = Play either TE or TE g) DHA TETEE NAKA DHI NA (4 matra Fast)
DHA = (R.s) TA + (L.s) GE (together)
+
DHI / DHE = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GHE (together)
DHIK / DHAK / DHIN = Strong DHI
JHA = (R.s) TA + (L.s) GHE (together)
NAKA = TING
(together)
+ +
TRE = TE + RE (together)
The below mantra has to be played
almost together with just a slight
difference between 1st & 2nd beat.
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NAHA = 1st (L.s) KHE + 2nd (R.s) NA
X
NAHA = 1st (L.s) GHE + 2nd (R.s) NA
(together)
+
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FORMULA 1a) SMALL TIHAI - 3 beats (any can be played with the above
+ + mantras)
TE = TA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed
sound + +
TE=NE =RE= (R.s) Index finger middle
a) DA DHIN TERE KHETA JHA X 3
closed sound
X
TEE = NE = (R.s) 3 finger open sound b) KHETA TAK GEDA GHENE JHA X 3
place of TA)
c) GURU TAT JHA X 3
TA = (R.s) 4 finger open sound
TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open sound
TAA = (R.s) 4 finger middle closed sound d) TAA GURU TAA NETAA KHETA JHA X 3
NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound +

KA / KE / KI / NG = (L.s) Soft KHE e) TERE KHETA JHA X 3
GE / GI = (R.s) Open medium sound
GHE / GHI = (R.s) Open strong sound f) KHETA KHETA JHA X 3
GURU = GHETETEE GHETA
+ + +
DA = Play either TE or TE
g) TAGURU TAGURU DHINA X 3
+ +
DA = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GE (together)
DHA = (R.s) TA + (L.s) GE (together) h) KHI GURUGURU DAGHINE JHA X 3
+
DHI / DHE = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GHE (together) +
DHIK / DHAK / DHIN = Strong DHI i) EI DHA TERE KHETA JHA X 3
TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT / TIN = TING j) TAK TAK GEDA GHENE JHA X 3
(together)
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FORMULA 2) DADRA Taal – 6 matra / 12 matra -> 3 beats
+ +
sound a) DHA DHI NA NA TIN NA
closed sound
X b) DHIK DHI NA NA TIN NA
place of TA) c) DHA DHIN NANA NA TIN NANA
d) (guru) DHA TETEE TETEE DHA DHI NA
(laghu) TAA TETEE TETEE TAA TIN NA
GHE / GHI = (R.s) Open strong sound e) (guru) DHA DHENEE DHENEE DHA DHI NA
+
DA = Play either TE or TE (laghu) NA THENE THENE NA TIN NA
+
DHIK / DHAK / DHIN = Strong DHI f) (guru) DHA DHENEE DHENEE DHA DHIN NANA
TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT / TIN = TING (laghu) NA THENE THENE NA TIN NANA
(together)
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mantras)
+ + + +
TE = TA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed a) TA TE TEE TA TE TEE JHA X 3
sound
+
closed sound
X b) KHETA TAKHA GEDA GHENE JHA X 3
(In open style, you can also play TI in + +
place of TA) c) TA GURU GURU TA KE TEE JHA X 3
+ +
TAA = (R.s) 4 finger middle closed sound d) TA TERE KE TEE TA TE RE KE TEE DHA X 3

KA / KE / KI / NG = (L.s) Soft KHE e) TA GURU GURU TA KE TEE DHI NA X 3
KHE / KHA = (L.s) Palm middle closed
sound
GHE / GHI = (R.s) Open strong sound f) TA GURU GURU TA GURU GURU DHI NA X 3
+
+
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FORMULA 3) DASH PERE Taal – 16 matra / 8 matra / 4 matra -> 3 beats
+ +
a) Medium Taal – 8 matra -> 3 beats
sound
closed sound DHIN TAAKHI TETEE TETEE TAA
X
KHI GURUGURU TATDHEI GEDA GEDA
place of TA) b) Medium Taal – 8 matra -> 3 beats
TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open sound KHE KHE NEDA GEDA GEDA DHEI TAA TETEE TAA
c) Big Taal - 16 Matra -> 3 beats
KHE / KHA / KHI = (L.s) Palm middle (guru) GHE GHE TETEE TAA # TETEE TETEE TAA
closed sound (laghu) KHE KHE TETEE DHA # TETEE TETEE TAA
d) Big Taal - 16 Matra -> 3 beats
DHI| = Strong DHE (guru) GHE GHE TETEE NANA # TETEE TETEE
+ NANA
+ + (laghu) KHE KHE TETEE DHANA # TETEE TETEE
DAD = DA = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GE (together)
DHA = (R.s) TA + (L.s) GE (together) NANA
+
DHI / DHE = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GHE (together) e) Small Taal – 4 matra -> 3 beats
JHA TAAKHI NAK TAA KHI GURUGURU DAD JHA
DHEI = NA + OW (together)
(together)
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FORMULA 3a) SMALL TIHAI - 3 beats (any can be played with the above
+ + mantras)
sound + +
a) DA DHIN TERE KHETA JHA X 3
closed sound
X
TEE = NE = (R.s) 3 finger open sound b) KHETA TAK GEDA GHENE JHA X 3
place of TA)
c) GURU TAT JHA X 3
TAA = (R.s) 4 finger middle closed sound d) TAA GURU TAA NETAA KHETA JHA X 3
NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound +

KA / KE / KI / NG = (L.s) Soft KHE e) TERE KHETA JHA X 3
KHE / KHA / KHI = (L.s) Palm middle
closed sound f) KHETA KHETA JHA X 3
GURU = GHETETEE GHETA g) TAGURU TAGURU DHINA X 3
DHI| = Strong DHE h) KHIGURUGURU DAGHINE JHA X 3

+
DA = Play either TE or TE +
+ + i) EI DHA TERE KHETA JHA X 3
DA = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GE (together)
+ j) TAK TAK GEDA GHENE JHA X 3
(together)
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FORMULA 4) TREE TAAL – 8 matra / 16 matra -> 3 beats
+ +
TE = TA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed a) Slow Taal - 16 Matra
sound
closed sound DHA DHIN DHIN DHA DHA DHIN DHIN DHA
X
TEE = NE = (R.s) 3 finger open sound NA TIN TIN NA TETEE DHIN DHIN DHA
place of TA)
TA = (R.s) 4 finger open sound b) Fast Taal - 8 Matra
TAA = (R.s) 4 finger middle closed sound DHA DHIN DHIN DHA NA TIN TIN NA
NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound 5) SAOTALI Taal - 8 Matra -> 3 beats
closed sound DHI NA KA DHI NA TA TE TEE KHE NA
DHI| = Strong DHE 6) LOFA Taal - 6 Matra (Padavali style) –> 3 beats
+
DHI DHI DA GI TAA KHI
+
DHI / DHE = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GHE 7) KHEMTA Taal (Fast Style) - 6+6 = 12 Matra -> 2 beats
(together)
DHIK / DHAK / DHIN = Strong DHI (guru) DHIN TA NA KA DHI NA
(together) (laghu) TIN TA NA KA TI NA
THUN = Strong TING (together)
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FORMULA
+ + 8) TEORA Taal - 7 Matra -> 1 + 1.2 beats
TE = TA = (R.s) 3 finger middle closed +
sound a) DHA DHI NA TERE KETEE GEDA GHENE
closed sound
X b) DHA DHI NA NANA THUN NANA THUN
(In open style, you can also play TI in c) Small Tihai - TAAKHETA TAAKHETA JHA X 3
place of TA)
TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open sound 9) JHAP Taal - 10 Matra -> 1 + 1 beats
a) DHI NA DHI DHI NA
KA / KE / KI / NG = (L.s) Soft KHE b) TI NA TI TI NA
closed sound
DHI| = Strong DHE
+
+
DHI / DHE = (R.s) TE + (L.s) GHE
(together)
(together)
THUN = Strong TING (together)
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Lesson 5: 24 HOURS MAHAMANTRA (Bengali style Playing mantra)
FORMULA JAMATI – 32 matra -> 3 beats (Open style)
1) JHA # TA KHI TA GURUGURU JHEN DA JHA

GURUGURU
JHEN DA JHEN DA JHEN DA
JHA # TA KHI TA GURUGURU JHEN DA JHA
GURUGURU
TAT TA GURUGURU TAT TA DAD DAD DAD DAD
SMALL TIHAI
a) DADHIN TERE KHETA JHA X 3
b) KHETA TAK GEDA GHENE X 3
c) GURU TAK JHA X 3
d) TAK TAK TAK JHA X 3
2) DAD DHENE NAKADHENE DHENENAKA DHENE

DHENE
DA DHEI TERE TERE KHETA TAAKHI TERE KHETA
DA DHEI TERE TERE KHETA TAAKHI TERE KHETA
(+ SMALL TIHAI )
3) JHA GURUGURU DADHE EIDHI NAK

JHA GURUGURU DADHE EIDHI NAK
JHA GURUGURU DADHE EIDHI NAK
# DAD DAD
(+ SMALL TIHAI )
4) JHA GURUGURU DAGHINE

JHA GURUGURU DAGHINE
JHA GURUGURU DAGHINE
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DAGHINE DAGHINE
(+ SMALL TIHAI )
Lesson 5: 24 HOURS MAHAMANTRA (Bengali style Playing mantra)
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FORMULA 5) TERE KHETA KHETA TAAKHI TERE KHETA
TERE KHETA KHETA TAAKHI TERE KHETA
TERE KHETA KHETA TAAKHI TERE
GEDA GEDA GEDA GEDA
6) DHEI TAAKHI TERE KHETA

DHEI TAAKHI TERE KHETA
DHEI TAAKHI TERE KHETA
GEDA GEDA GEDA GEDA
7) TAK TAK GEDA TAK TAK GEDA GHENE JHA KATH

TAK TAK GEDA TAK TAK GEDA GHENE JHA KATH
TAK TAK GEDA TAK TAK GEDA GHENE JHA KATH
Lesson 6: STANDUP MANTRA (Open style Playing mantra)

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FORMULA 3 beats (Open style)
1) DHEI TATDHEI DADHEINAK DHENEDHENE DHADHENE

GHENE DHENE DHADHENE JHA GURUGURU
DHADHENE
DADDHEI TAGURUGURU TATATAAKHI TAGURUGURU
TATATAAKHI DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU
1a) DHINAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DHINA

DHINAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DHINA
DHINAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DHINA
TAK TAK GEDAGHENE TAK TAK GEDAGHENE
JHA GURUGURU DAD DAD DAD DAD DHEI
JHA GURUGURU
JHA GURUGURU DAD DAD DAD DAD DHEI
JHA GURUGURU
2) (guru) DADDHENE NEDHADHENE DADDHENE

NEDHADHENE
DADDHENE NEDHADHENE DADHENEDHE
NEDHADHENE
(laghu) TATTHENE NETHATHENE TATTHENE

NETHATHENE
TATTHENE NETHATHENE TATHENETHE NETHATHENE
3) DHA TETEE TATETEE TATETEE DADHE NEDHE
4) DHA NE NE NE TAA NE NE NE TAA DHA NE NE
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DHA NE NE NE TAA NE NE NE TAA NE NE NE
TAA DHA NE NE
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FORMULA
4A) STYLE FOR MATRA 3 & 4
DHA DHA DHA EIDHA DHA NEDHA TERE KETA
4A) DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU

+ +
DHEIA - TAA NETA - KHETA DHEIA - TAA NETA - KHETA
JHA
GURUGURU DAD DAD DAD DAD DHEI
TAAKHI TAAKHI TAAKHI TAAKHI JHA JHE
NAKE JHINI JHA JHE NAKE JHINI JHA JHE NAKE
JHINI
GURU TAT JHA GURU TAT JHA GURU TAT JHA
5) DA – DHE NE – TAA KHETEE – NETAA KHETEE – NETAA

x x
x
GHENE – DA GURUGURU
x
6) JHA TAA KHETA TAAKHI TERE – KHETA KHETA

TAAKHI
TERE – KHETA
GENE GEDA GURUGURU JHA TERE TERE
GENE GEDA GURUGURU JHA TERE TERE
GENE GEDA GURUGURU
7) (guru) GHENA – DERE GHENA – DERE GHENA – DERE

GHENA – DERE
(laghu) KHENA – TERE KHENA – TERE KHENA – TERE
KHENA – TERE
8) DHAKRE TETEE TAAKRE – TETEE

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TAAKRE – TETEE TAAKRE – TETEE

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FORMULA 9) DHA – TETEE TA - TETEE TA – TETEE – DADHE – NEDHE
10) DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU

DHIMA DHIMA DHIMA DHIMA DHIMA DHIMA
DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DHIMA DHIMA DHIMA
DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DHIMA DHIMA DHIMA
DHIMA DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU
DHADHA DHEI DHADHA DHEI
DHADHA DHEI DHADHA DHEI
DHADHEI DHADHEI
(guru)GHEI TAATAA KHETA
(laghu)THEI TAATAA KHETA
(3 TIMES)
11) (guru) JABA - (laghu) JABI

DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DAGURUGURU DHEI

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Lesson 1: Hand Sadhana

FORMULA HATUTI MANTRA

8) TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA TAA KHA

9) TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA

10) TERE KHETA TAAKHA TERE KHETA KHETA TERE KHETA

Right Side = (R.s) 11) GHE TE TEE

TE = (R.s) Four finger middle closed 12) GHETETEE (GUR)

TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open

TE = (R.s) Four finger middle closed +

TI = (R.s) Index finger corner open

Lesson 1: Hand Sadhana

TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA

KHE = (L.s) Palm middle closed TING TAAKHA TERE KHETA

GHE = (L.s) Open strong sound +

FORMULA FINGERING MANTRA

TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner 1) TA NE NE NE

NE = (R.s) Index finger middle closed 2) NE TA NE NE

NE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound 3) NE NE TA NE

7) TA TENE TENE TENE

8) TATE NETA TENE TENE

9) TATE NETE NETA TENE

10) TENE TATE NETA TENE

TE = NE 14) TENE TATE NETA TENE

TEE = NE (laghu) THENEE THENEE NAKA THENEE

Lesson 3: BHAJAN STYLE / DUGI STYLE (Playing mantra)

NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner a) DHA GI TE TEE NA KA DHI NAA

NE = TEE = (R.s) 3 fingers open sound

GI / GE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1 f) DHA TETEE NAKA DHENEE DHA X 3

Lesson 3: BHAJAN STYLE / DUGI STYLE (Playing mantra)

NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner

f) (guru) DHA DHENEE DHENEE DHA DHIN NANA

(laghu) NA THENEE THENEE NA TIN NANA

DHA = Dugi 1 + TI (together) c) TA GURUGURU TAKETEE DHA X 3

GI / GE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1

TIK / TAK / NAK = TING (together)

NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound

NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner a) Big Taal - 16 Matra -> 3 beats

DHA = Dugi 1 + TI (together) b) Medium Taal – 8 matra -> 3 beats

NEE / NAA = Dugi 3 + NE (together) DHIN TAKI TETEE TETEE TA

TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT = TING (together)

NA = TA = TI = (R.s) Index finger corner a) Slow Taal - 16 Matra

NEE / NAA = Dugi 3 + NE (together)

GI / GE = (L.s) Only Dugi 1 DHI NAK DHI NA TA TE TEE KHE NA

TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT / TIN = TING DHI DHI DA GI TA KHI

NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound

DHA = Dugi 1 + TI (together) 9) JHAP Taal - 10 Matra -> 1 + 1 beats

TIK / TAK / NAK / TAT / TIN = TING

NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound

FORMULA 1) KAHARVA Taal – 8 matra / 4 matra -> 3 beats

NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound +

NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound

Lesson 4: KIRTAN STYLE / OPEN STYLE (Playing mantra)

NA = (R.s) Index finger open sound +

DHI| = Strong DHE h) KHIGURUGURU DAGHINE JHA X 3

FORMULA JAMATI – 32 matra -> 3 beats (Open style)

1) JHA # TA KHI TA GURUGURU JHEN DA JHA

2) DAD DHENE NAKADHENE DHENENAKA DHENE

3) JHA GURUGURU DADHE EIDHI NAK

4) JHA GURUGURU DAGHINE

Lesson 5: 24 HOURS MAHAMANTRA (Bengali style Playing mantra)

6) DHEI TAAKHI TERE KHETA

7) TAK TAK GEDA TAK TAK GEDA GHENE JHA KATH

Lesson 6: STANDUP MANTRA (Open style Playing mantra)

1) DHEI TATDHEI DADHEINAK DHENEDHENE DHADHENE