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The following beats are tabulated according to the ascending order of beat counts. The divisions of the phrases (known as theka) are marked by red vertical lines. Please scroll at the bottom of the page to see the related links.

Please notice the Jati (Group/Category) of the beats. There are 5 Jatis - Tisra, Chatasra, Khanda, Misra, Sankirna.

Tisra - 3 (counts) or multiple of 3
Chatasra - 4 or multiple of 4
Khanda - 5 or multiple of 5
Misra - 7 or multiple of 7
Shankirna - 9 or multiple of 9

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Name of Beat

Counts

Divisions

Jati (Group)

Beats / Offbeats

Phrase (Theka)

Dadra

6

2

Tisra

1/1

Dha Dhin Na | Na Tin Na

Aarkhemta

6

2

Tisra

1/1

Dha Tete Dhin | Na Tete Dhin

Shasthi

6

2

Tisra

2/0

Dhin Dhin | Dhage Tete Dhin Nana
           

Teora / Tivra

7

3

Misra

3/0

Dha Den Ta | Tete Kata | Gadi Ghene

Rupak

7

3

Misra

2/1

Ti Ti Na | Dhi Na | Dhi Na

Postu

7

3

Misra

3/0

Tak Dhin - | Dha Ge | Tin -
           

Keharwa

8

2

Chatasra

1/1

Dha Ge Na Ti | Na Ka Dhi Na

Addha

8/16

4

Chatasra

3/1

Dha dhin - dha | Dha dhin - dha | Ta tin - ta | Dha dhin - dha

Dhoomali

8

4

Chatasra

3/1

Dha Dhi | Dha Ti | Tak Dhi | Dhage Tete

Jat

8

4

Chatasra

3/1

Dha Dhin | Dhadha Tin | Na Tin | Dhadha Dhin
           

Nabam

9

4

Sankirna

4/0

Dha Den Ta | Tita Kata | Gadi Ghen | Dhage Tete
           

Jhamp

10

4

Khanda

3/1

Dhi Na | Dhi Dhi Na | Ti Na | Dhi Dhi Na

Sool

10

5

Khanda

3/2

Dha Dha | Din Ta | Kit Dha | Tita Kata | Gadi Ghen

Soorphank

10

5

Khanda

3/2

Dhaghere | Nagdha | Gherenag | Gaddi Ghere Nag | Dha
           

Rudra

11

11

 Khanda 

8/3

Dha | Tat | Dha | Titkit | Dhi | Na | Titkit | Tu | Na | Ka | Tta

Mani

11

4

  Khanda

4/0

Dha Di Ta | Dhe Tta | Dhage Nadha Ttak | Dhage Nadha Ttak
           

Chou

12

6

Tisra

4/2

Dha Dha | Din Ta | Kit Dha | Din Ta | Tita Kata | Gadi Ghen

Ek

12

6

Tisra

4/2

Dhin Dhin | Dhage Tirkit | Thun Na | Kat Ta | Dhage Tirkit | Dhin Dhin
           

Ras

13

13

  Tisra

8/5

Dhi | Ttak | Dhi | Na | Tu | Na | Ka | Tta | Dhage | Nadha | Ttak Dhin | Gin
           

Aarchou

14

7

Misra

4/3

Dhin Tirkit | Dhin Na | Thun Na | Kat Tta | Tirkit Dhin | Dhin Dhin | Dhin Dhin

Dhamar

14

4

Misra

3/1

Ka Dhi Ta | Dhi Ta  Dha - | Ga Di Na | Di Na Ta -

Jhoomra

14

4

Misra

3/1

Dhin -dha Tirkit | Dhin Dhin Dhage Tirkit | Tin -ta Tirkit | Dhin Dhin Dhage Tirkit

Firdost

14

7

Misra

5/2

Dhi Dhi | Dhage Tirakit | Tu Na | Ka Tta | Dhin Kata | Tirkit Dhin | Kadha Tirkit

Deepchandi

14

4

Misra

3/1

Dha Dhin - | Dha Ge Tin - | Ta Tin - | Dha Dha Dhin -
           

Panchamswari

15

4

Khanda

3/1

Dhin Tirakita Dhina | Kat Dhidhi Nadhi Dhina | Tina Tina Tirakita Tuna | Katta Dhidhi Nadhi Dhina

Chitra

15

5

Khanda

3/2

Dhi Na | Dhi Dhi Na | Tu Na Ka Tta | Ttak Dhi Na Dhi | Dhi Na

Gajjhampa

15

4

Khanda

3/1

Dha Dhin Nak Tak | Dha Dhin Nak Tak | Tin Nak Tak | Tita Kat Gadi Ghen
           

Teen/Tri

16

4

Chatasra

3/1

Dha Dhin Dhin Dha | Dha Dhin Dhin Dha | Na Tin Tin Na | Tete Dhin Dhin Dha

Punjabi

16

4

Chatasra

3/1

Dha -Dhi -Na Dha | Dha -Dhi -Na Dha | Dha -Ti -Na Ta | Ta -Dhi -Na Dha

Tilwada

16

4

Chatasra

3/1

Dha Ttak Dhi Dhi | Dha Dha Dhi Dhi | Ta Ttak Dhi Dhi | Dha Dha Dhi Dhi

Thumri

16

4

Chatasra

3/1

Dha Dhi -Kra Dhi | Dha Dhi -Kra Dhi | Dha Ti -Kra Ti | Ta Dhi -Kra Dhi
           

Shikhar

17

4

  Chatasra

3/1

Dha Trak Dhin Nak Thun Ga | Dhin Nak Dhum Kit Tak Dhet | Dha Tita Kata Gadhi Ghen

Vishnu

17

8

  Chatasra

3/2

Dhi Tirkit | Dhi Na | Tu Na | Ka Ta | Tirkit Dhi | Na Dhage | Nadha Ttak | Dhage Nadha Ttak
           

Matta

9

4

Sankirna

4/2

Dhin Dha | TereKete Dhin Dhin | Dhage TereKete | Thunna KatTa

Lakhsmi

18

15

Sankirna

15/0

Dhin | Dhidha | Tirkit | Dhina | Dhidha | Tirkit | Dhadha | Tirkit | Dhadha | Tirkit | Dhina | Dhidha | Tirkit | Tuna | Kirnag | Tage | Ta | Tirkit

Saraswati

18

9

Sankirna

5/4

Dha - | Dhi Na | Dhe Na | Ki Ta | Dhe Na | Dha Ge | Ti Ta | Dha Ge | Tu Nna
           

Arjun

20

10

Chatasra

7/3

Dha - | Dhe Na | Na Ka | Dhe - | Dhe Na | Na Ka | Dhe - | Dha - | Dhe Na | Na Ka
           

Ganesh

21

10

Misra

10/0

Dha - Ki Ta | Ta | Ta - Ki Ta | Ta | Ka | Dha Di Ga Na | Dhi | Dha | Ta | Ka Dha Ta
           

Astamangala

22

8

  Khanda

8/0

Dha Ki Ta | Ta Ka | Dhu Ma Ki Ta | Ta Ka | Dhe - Ta - | Ta Ka | Ga Di Ghe Ne
           

Brahma

28

14

Misra

10/4

Dha Tete | Dhet Kita | Tak Dhum | Kita Tak | Dhet Ta | Dhet Ta | Dhage Tete | Tage Tete | Thun Na | Kat Ta | Dhi Na | Dhage Nadha | Tita Kata | Gadi Ghen

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