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Common taals in Tabla

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There are various taals in tabla, below are some of the commonly used taals

Taal Dadra | Matra : 6 
[melody start]
[Dha|Dhi|Na|Dha|Ti|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6][lyrics]
[D1|D2|N1|d1|T2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]
More detail information on Taal Dadra : 
<a href="http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=183">http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=183</a>
<a href="http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=142">http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=142</a>

Taal Roopak | Matra : 7
[melody start]
[Ti|Ti|Na|Dhi|Na|Dhi|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7][lyrics]
[T2|T2|N1|D2|N1|D2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]
More detail information on Taal Roopak: 
<a href="http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=184">http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=184</a>

Taal Tevra| Matra : 7
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7][lyrics]
[D1|D7|T1|T4T8|K3T7|G3D7|G3N2][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Kehrava | Matra : 8
[melody start]
[Dha|Ge|Na|Ti|Na|Ka|Dhi|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8][lyrics]
[D1|G1|N1|T2|N1|K3|D2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Matta Taal | Matra : 9
[melody start]
[Dhin|TiRaKiTa|Dhi|Na|Ti|Na|Dhi|Dhi|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9][lyrics]
[D2|T4R1K2T8|D2|N1|T2|N1|D2|D2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Jhaptaal | Matra : 10
[melody start]
[Dhi|Na|Dhi|Dhi|Na|Ti|Na|Dhi|Dhi|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10][lyrics]
[D2|N1|D2|D2|N1|T2|N1|D2|D2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]
More detail information on Taal Zaptaal: 
<a href="http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=185">http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=185</a>

Taal Sooltaal | Matra : 10
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10][lyrics]
[D1|D1|D7|T1|K2T8|D1|T4T8|K3T7|G3D7|G3N2][tabla]
[melody end]

Chartaal ki savari | Matra : 11
[melody start]
[Dhin|TiRaKiTa|Dhi|Na|Ti|Na|Kat|Ta|Dhi|Dhi|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11][lyrics]
[D2|T4R1K2T8|D2|N1|T2|N1|K3|T1|D2|D2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Ektaal | Matra : 12
[melody start]
[Dhin|Dhin|DhaGe|TiRaKiTa|Ti|Na|Kat|Ta|DhaGe|TiRaKiTa|Dhi|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12][lyrics]
[D2|D2|D1G1|T4R1K2T8|T2|N1|K3|T2|D1G1|T4R1K2T8|D2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]
More detail information on Taal Ektaal: 
<a href="http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=186">http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=186</a>

Taal Chautaal | Matra : 12
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12][lyrics]
[D1|D1|D7|T1|T4T8|D1|D7|T1|T4T8|K3T7|G3D7|G3N2][tabla]
[melody end]

13 beat taal : I need to confirm authentic theka for this, will update it later
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13][lyrics]
[melody end]

Taal Adachautaal | Matra : 14
[melody start]
[Dhin|TiRaKiTa|Dhin|Na|Tu|Na|Kat|Ta|TiRaKiTa|Dhin|Na|Dhin|Dhin|Na][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14][lyrics]
[D2|T4R1K2T8|D2|N1|T2|N1|K3|T1|T4R1K2T8|D2|N1|D2|D2|N1][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal DeepChandi| Matra : 14
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14][lyrics]
[D1|D2|-|D1|D1|T2|-|T1|T2|-|D1|D1|D2|-][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Jhumara | Matra : 14
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14][lyrics]
[D2|-D1|T4R1K2T8|D2|D2|D1G1|T4R1K2T8|T2|-T1|T4R1K2T8|D2|D2|D1G1|T4R1K2T8][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Pancham savari | Matra : 15
[melody start]
[Dhi|Na|DhiNa|Kat|DhinDhin|NaDhin|DhinNa|Ti-Kra|TinNa|TiRaKiTa|TuNa|KatTa|DhinDhin|NaDhin|DhinNa][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15][lyrics]
[D2|N1|D2N1|K4|D2D2|N1D2|D2N1|T2--(K3D8)|T2N1|T4R1K2T8|T2N1|K3T1|D2D2|N1D2|D2N1][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Teentaal | Matra : 16
[melody start]
[Dha|Dhin|Dhin|Dha|Dha|Dhin|Dhin|Dha|Dha|Tin|Tin|Ta|Ta|Dhin|Dhin|Dha][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16][lyrics]
[D1|D2|d2|D1|D1|D2|d2|D1|D1|T2|T2|T1|T1|D2|d2|D1][tabla]
[melody end]
More detail information on Taal Taantaal: 
<a href="http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=187">http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=187</a>

Taal Adha | Matra : 16
[melody start]
[Dha|Dhin|Dhin|Dha|Dha|Dhin|Dhin|Dha|Dha|Tin|Tin|Ta|Ta|Dhin|Dhin|Dha][lyrics]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16][lyrics]
[D1-|-D2|-N2|D1-|D1-|-D2|-N2|D1-|D1-|-T2|-N2|T1-|T1-|-D2|-N2|D1-][tabla]
[melody end]

Taal Tilwada | Matra : 16
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|11|12|13|14|15|16][lyrics]
[D1|T4R1K2T8|D2|D2|D1|D1|T2|T2|T1|T4R1K2T8|D2|D2|D1|D1|D2|D2][tabla]
[melody end]

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