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Tintal rela or gat or part of a tukra

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Tak-gera-ne geranaga Taga dheranaga
Tak-ge naga dhenegene geTaga dheranaga

then khali

spaces show phrasing

it’s in 4-to-the-beat

Tak is 4 fingers, closed and accented

ra in Tak-gera is kinar na

ra in geranaga is ne

na in geranaga is kinar na

Ta in Taga is 4 fingers, closed and accented

ra in dheranaga is ne

na in dheranaga is kinar na

dhe and first ne in dhenegene are both open tun, sliding

Ta in geTaga is 4 fingers, closed and accented

Not sure if this is a rela theme or a gat or a start to a tukra.

Tintal Rela — Dha - tete taka trekre dhinenage dhine geranaga dhine...

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Dha - tete taka trekre dhinenage dhine
geranaga dhine dhenegene gene dhinenage dhine

tete is fingered 1 then 2

taka is naka

dhine has closed ne

dhene has open ne

This one was inspired by the first part of a composition I think I learned from Zakir Hussain at a workshop in San Anselmo, CA circa 1998

takita takita dhinenagedhine
takita takita dhinenagedhine
tetetaka trekre dhinenagedhine dha - [...]

Although I think the fingering of tete is supposed to be 2 1, which is just too hard for me.

Tintal Rela — dha-tete tetegadi tetegene dhinedhene genegadi...

#Tintal#Rela
dha-tete tetegadi tetegene dhinedhene genegadi tetetete genedhene genenana genedha- tetetete gaditete tetegene dhinedhene genegene dhenegene nanagene

I wrote this in a gallery with a Titian painting when I was working as a security guard at the Getty museum in ~2003. I really like this one, even though it’s “too long.” I’ve got a bunch of variations too, which I’ll post later.