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Tintal Kaida — dha-trekre dhetete gena dhagena dhinagena trekre...

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dha-trekre dhetete gena dhagena dhinagena
trekre dhetete gena dhagena gena thinakena
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(Word boundaries show phrasing. It’s in 4 to the beat.)

variation 1

[dha-trekre dhetete gena dhagena dhinagena] x3
trekre dhetete gena dhagena gena thinakena

variation 2

dha-[trekre dhetete gena dhagena] x3
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variation 3

dha-[trekre dhetete gena] x3 dha-trekre dhetete gena
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variation 4

[dha-trekre dhetete gena] x2 [trekre dhetete gena] x2
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variation 5

[dha-trekre dhetete gena] x3 dhagena gena
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(Thanks to Jonathan Singer for providing a recording on tabla)