Here is the mrdanga beat for Damodarastaka 3/4.
Here is the mantra:
e tete tete ta e ki ki te dha dha e dha dha te dha dha e dha dha te dha dha
It can be broken into these four parts, each of which goes across one "1-2-3" count:
e tete tete ta
e ki ki te dha dha
e dha dha te dha dha
e dha dha te dha dha
Here are the word for word synonyms:
e - space (you say this to mark a beat, but do not play anything)
te - small end, closed sound
ta - small end, open sound
ki - big end, closed sound / small end, open sound
dha - big end, open sound / small end, open sound
Mrdanga tab
I find tabs the most helpful for learning guitar and drums. Accompanied by a recording of how it is supposed to sound - this method of learning works everytime for me. Here's some beats i tabbed out. Why has it not been done before?
(you need a fixed width font to see this clearly - copy and paste into word)
c = caratalas
s = small end of mrdanga
b = big end
o = open ended strike
x = closed strike
Simple Mrdanga Groove
c |o---x-x-o---x-x-|o---x-x-o---x-x-|
s |x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|x-o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
b |o-----x---o-o---|o-----x---o-o---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Prabhupada Beat
c |o---x-x-o---x-x-|o---x-x-o---x-x-|o---x-x-o---x-x-|o---x-x-o---x-x-|
s |------o-x-xxxxo-|--o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|------o-x-xxxxo-|--o-x-o-x-o-x-o-|
b |O---------------|x--x-oO-o-o-o-o-|O---------------|x--x-oO-o-o-o-o-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
There are 50 beats tabbed
There are 50 beats tabbed out in my 2001 harinam sankirtan book. :-)
wicked!
Thanks heaps.