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Mas'ud al-Sha'ir's Quick and Dirty Guide to Middle-Eastern Rhythms Page 1
Rhythm Name	Variation	Rhythm Notation	Bridge
Beladi 4/4 (480K)	Timing	1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a\|1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a	&a tk
	Open	D D t D T \|D D T D T
	Standard	D D tkt D tkT \|D D tkT D tkT
	Busy	DkD tktkD tkT \|DkD tktkD tkT
	Closed w/brdg	DkDktktkDktkTktk\|DkDktktkDktkTktk
Ayoub 2/4 (1.2M)	Timing	1e&a2e&a\|1e&a2e&a	None
	Open(50K)	D D \|D D		(50K)
	Simple(50K)	D t D t \|D t D t		(50K)
	Standard(96K)	D tkD t \|D tkD t		(96K)
	Busy(135K)	DktkD t \|DktkD t		(135K)
	Closed(55K)	DktkDktk\|DktkDktk		(55K)
Masmoodi 8/4	Timing	1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a5e&a6e&a7e&a8e&a	&a tk
	Turkish	D D tktkT D tktkT tktkT
	Arabic	D D tkt T D tkt T tkt T
	Busy	D tkD tktktkT tkD tktkT tktkT
	Closed	DktkDktktktkTktkDktktkTttktkT
	3 Doum	D D D tkT D tktkT tktkT
D -> Doum - Played by holding fingers together and striking the center of head T -> Tek with the Primary Hand on the rim of the drum where the head meets the rim. K -> Tek with the Secondary Hand on the rim of the drum where the head meets the rim. [T T T T T] -> Slide edge of secondary hand across head as teks are played

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