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
Theka Layakari
Ekgun
Dugun
Tigun
Chaugun
Kaida
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)]
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