Bhaan-mati ਭਾਨ-ਮਤੀ
An 11-matra taal (also known as Chartal di sawari), counted in 4 vibhags of 4 + 2 + 2 + 3.
Practise over this theka A palta in Bhaan-mati
- Matras
- 11
- Vibhags
- 4 + 2 + 2 + 3
- Sam (×)
- matra 1
- Taali (clap)
- matras 5, 7, 9
- Khali (0, wave)
- none
The theka
| Matra | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | × | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ | ਧਿੰ | ਧਿੰ | ਧਾਗੇ | ਤ੍ਰਿਕੜ | ਤਿੰ | ਨਾ | ਕੱਤ | ਤੀ | ਧਾਗੇ | ਨਧਾ | ਤ੍ਰਿਕੜ |
| देवनागरी | धिन | धिन | धागे | त्रिकट | तिन | ना | कट | ਤੀ | धागे | ਨਧਾ | त्रिकट |
| English | Dhin | Dhin | Dhage | TrikRa | Tin | Na | Kat | ਤੀ | Dhage | ਨਧਾ | TrikRa |
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How to keep Bhaan-mati
Count the 11 matras aloud while you clap the taal: a clap on sam, the first and strongest beat, and on every taali, and a wave of the hand on khali. The vibhags of 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 tell you where each clap or wave falls; the theka above is what the tabla plays across one avartan, and the melody of a bandish lands back on sam at the end of every avartan.
In the studio, every bandish and palta in Bhaan-mati plays over this theka, with the matra that is sounding lit in the notation and the bol lit in the theka, at any tempo from 30 to 260 matras a minute.