Ada Chautaal

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 Layakari

Ekgun

Dugun

Ada Chautaal Theka Dugun

Tigun

Ada Chautaal Theka Tigun

Chaugun

Ada Chautaal Theka Chaugun

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Ada Chautal with Farodust Taal

Kaida

Kayda

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 this taal cycle?
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)]