Ada Chautaal - Ada Chartal

Ada Chautaal - Ada Chartal is played on Tabla. It is used to accompany Khayal, String instruments & Solo performance as well. The performance tempo is Madhya laya or Medium Tempo for this Taal. Compositions like Peshkar, kayda, Rela, Tukda, Paran, etc. are played in this Taal cycle.

Matra / Beats – 14

Jati - Chatursat

Vibhag / Divisions – 7 (2/2/2/2/2/2/2)

Taali / Clap – 1, 3, 7, 11

Khali – 5, 9, 13

Theka

Ada Chautaal Theka

Dhin

 Titkit Dhin Na Tu Na

Ka

1

 2 3 4 5 6 7
X 2 O

3

Ta

 Titkit Dhin Na Dhin Dhin

Na

8

 9 10 11 12 13 14
O 4 O

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Ada Chautaal

Ada Chautaal Theka Layakari

Ekgun

Dhin

 Titkit Dhin Na Tu Na

Ka

1

 2 3 4 5 6 7
X 2 O

3

Ta

 Titkit Dhin Na Dhin Dhin

Na

8

 9 10 11 12 13 14
O 4 O

 

Dugun

DhinTitkit

 DhinNa TuNa KaTa TitkitDhin NaDhin

DhinNa

1

 2 3 4 5 6 7
X 2 O

3

DhinTitkit

 DhinNa TuNa KaTa TitkitDhin NaDhin

DhinNa

8

 9 10 11 12 13 14
O 4 O

 

Tigun

DhinTitkitDhin

 NaTuNa KaTaTitkit DhinNaDhin

DhinNaDhin

1

 2 3 4 5
X 2

O

TitkitDhinNa

 TuNaKa TaTitkitDhin NaDhinDhin

NaDhinTitkit

6

 7 8 9 10
3 O

DhinNaTu

 NaKaTa TitkitDhinNa DhinDhinNa

11

 12 13 14
4 O

 

Chaugun

DhinTitkitDhinNa

 TuNaKaTa TitkitDhinNaDhin DhinNaDhinTitkit

DhinNaTuNa

1

 2 3 4 5
X 2

O

KaTaTitkitDhin

 NaDhinDhinNa DhinTitkitDhinNa TuNaKaTa

TitkitDhinNaDhin

6

 7 8 9 10
3 O

DhinNaDhinTitkit

 DhinNaTuNa KaTaTitkitDhin NaDhinDhinNa

11

 12 13 14
4 O

Ada Chautaal Theka Aad

DhinSTit

 kitDhinS NaSTu SNaS KaSTa STitkit DhinSNa
1 2 3 4 5 6

7

X

   2   O   3
SDhinS DhinSNa SDhinS TitkitDhin SNaS TuSNa

SKaS

8

 9 10 11 12 13 14
  O   4   O

TaSTit

 kitDhinS NaSDhin SDhinS NaSDhin STitkit DhinSNa
1 2 3 4 5 6

7

X

   2   O   3
STuS NaSKa STaS TitkitDhin SNaS DhinSDhin

SNaS

8

 9 10 11 12 13 14
  O   4   O

 

Kuad in One Avartan-  ÷  =  ×  =  = 11.2; 14-11.2 = 2.8 (Layakari will Start after 2.8)

Dhin

 Titkit SSSSDhin SSSTit kitDhinSS
1 2 3 4

5

X

   2   O
SNaSSS TuSSSNa SSSKaS SSTaSS

STitkit

6

 7 8 9

10

3   O  
DhinSSSNa SSSDhinS SSDhinSS SNaSSS

11

 12 13 14  
4   O  

 

Biad in One Avartan-  ÷  =  ×  =  = 8; 14-8 = 6 (Layakari will Start after 6)

Dhin

 Titkit Dhin Na

Tu

1

 2 3 4 5
X   2  

O

Na

 DhinSSSTitki tDhinSSSNaS SSTuSSSNa

SSSKaSSS

6

 7 8 9 10
  3   O

TaSSSTitki

 tDhinSSSNaS SSDhinSSSDhin SSSNaSSS

11

 12 13 14  
4   O  

 

Kayda in Ada Chautaal

DhaSDha

 SGhena DhaTit DhiTit GhenDhin nagina

Dhatit

DhiTit

 GhenaDha tiGhena DhaTit DhiTit GhenaTu Nakina
TaSTa SKena TaTit TiTit KenTi nakina

Dhatit

DhiTit

 GhenaDha tiGhena DhaTit DhiTit GhenaDhi

Nagina

Simple Read View of above Kayda

DhaSDha  SGhena  DhaTit  DhiTit  Ghen Dhingina,

DhaTit  Dhitit  DhatiGhena  Dhatit Dhitit Ghena Tunakina,

TaSTa  SKena  TaTit  TiTit  Ken Tinkina,

DhaTit  Dhitit  DhatiGhena  Dhatit Dhitit Ghena Tunakina.

MCQ

1. How many Divisions are there in Ada Chautaal?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 8

2. How many beats make a cycle of Ada Chautaal?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14

3. Ada Chautaal belongs to which Jati?
a) Chatursat
b) Trisat
c) Mishra
d) Sampoorna

4. Choose the Correct Taali sequence?
a) 1, 5, 9,11
b) 1, 4, 7,13
c) 1, 3, 7,13
d) 1, 3, 7,11

5. Which Matra/Beat is Khali in Ada Chautaal?
a) 3, 7, 13
b) 5, 7, 13
c) 3, 5, 9, 13
d) 5, 9, 13

[Answers: 1(c), 2(d), 3(a), 4(d), 5(d)]

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