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Concept of Mukhada, Tukda and Chakradhar

By Shivraj Sawant 13,281 views Tags: Mukhada, Tukda, Chakradhar

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Mukhada, Tukda and Chakradhar are very close to each other so it is good idea to describe them together

Mukhada
When piece of syllables are played while playing Theka of Taal, it is called as mukhada, normally Mukhada is used to come on the Sam ( First Beat of Taal / Theka )

Here are examples of Mukhadas in Taal Teentaal
[melody start]
[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]
[D1|D2|D2|D1|D1|D2|D2|D1|D1T2|-N1|(K2T8)(T7K3)|T1(T4R1)|(K2T8)(T7K3)|(T4R1)(K2T8)|(T7K3)(T7K3)|(T4R1)(K2T8)][tabla]
[D1|D2|D2|D1|D1|D2|D2|D1|T2N1|K1N1|T4T8|D2N1|G1N1|D1G1|N1D1|T4R1K2T8][tabla]
[D1|D2|D2|D1|D1|D2|D2|D1|D1T4T8|D1G1N1|D1G1D2|N1K1N1|D1T4T8|D1G1N1|D1G1T2|N1K1N1][tabla]
[D1][tabla]
[melody end]

Tukda 
When Mukhada is followed by Tihai then it is called as Tukda, it is also used to come on Sam [ First beat of Taal / Theka ]
Here are examples of Tukda in Taal Teentaal, you can find some more here <a href="http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=88">http://vishwamohini.com/music/music.php?id=88</a>
[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]
[D6|D6|T4R1K2T8|D6|T2g1|-N2|D1-|T4R1K2T8|D6|T2g1|-N2|D1-|T4R1K2T8|D6|T2g1|-N2][tabla]
[D1][tabla]
[melody end]

Chakradhar
When Tukda is repeated three times with / without gap then it is called as Chakradhar. Simple Tukda could be some beats but Tukda of Chakdhar is expected to be significantly long composition else it feels just like Tihai.

Here is example of chakradhar in Taal Teentaal, ending Tihai of tukda is very short.
[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|-][tabla]
[D1|-|T2|-|T2|-|T1|-|T1|-|D2|-|D2|-|D1|-][tabla]
[D6|-|D6|-|T4R1|K2T8|D6|-|D4|T8|T4|T8|H1|H1|T4|T8][tabla]
[T4R1|K2T8|T7K3|t1|-|N2|t1|-|T4|T8|K2|T7|G3|D7|G3|N2][tabla]
[K3|T7|D1|-|N2|D1|-|N2|D1|-|-|-|D6|-|D6|-][tabla]
[T4R1|K2T8|D6|-|D4|T8|T4|T8|H1|H1|T4|T8|T4R1|K2T8|T7K3|t1][tabla]
[-|N2|t1|-|T4|T8|K2|T7|G3|D7|G3|N2|K3|T7|D1|-][tabla]
[N2|D1|-|N2|D1|-|-|-|D6|-|D6|-|T4R1|K2T8|D6|-][tabla]
[D4|T8|T4|T8|H1|H1|T4|T8|T4R1|K2T8|T7K3|t1|-|N2|t1|-][tabla]
[T4|T8|K2|T7|G3|D7|G3|N2|K3|T7|D1|-|N2|D1|-|N2][tabla]
[D1|-|D2|-|D2|-|D1|-|D1|-|D2|-|D2|-|D1|-][tabla]
[D1|-|T2|-|T2|-|T1|-|T1|-|D2|-|D2|-|D1|-][tabla]
[melody end]

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