Jhaptal is a tala of Hindustani music.
It presents quite a different rhythmical structure from Teental, unlike which it is not symmetrical.
Series of Claps and Waves: clap, 2, clap, 2, 3, wave, 2, clap, 2, 3 There are 4 vibhags: The split for Jhaptaal : 2 / 3 / 2 / 3 Theka: x Dhi Na | 2 Dhi Dhi Na |0 Tin Na | 3Dhi Dhi Na | In Devanagari : धी ना - धी धी ना -- ती ना - धी धी ना .
Note the bols used for the first beat of each division: Dhi, is played at the beginning of the first, second and final divisions; for the khali section, Na - a right hand bol - is used to indicate that the division is open.
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