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Tintal — Tukra, pretending to be a chakradar

8: Dha...Dha....kttkDi....kttkTtktgdgnDha... 6: tktdttktgdgn 8: Dha...1...2....
8: Dha...Dha....kttkDi....kttkTtktgdgnDha... 6: tktdttktgdgn 8: Dha...1...2....
8: Dha...Dha....kttkDi....kttkTtktgdgnDha... 6: tktdttktgdgn 8: Dha...
                kttkDi....kttkTtktgdgnDha... 6: tktdttktgdgn 8: Dha...
                kttkDi....kttkTtktgdgnDha... 6: tktdttktgdgn 8: Dha

This is a (much better) variant of the last post

FakeChakradar — Tintal Tukra or Fake Chakradar

Dha---Dha---Dha---kitatakaDi---kitataka tetekatagadigene
Dha--- (triplets) takitedhetetekatagadigene (4s) Dha---1---
Dha---Dha---Dha---kitatakaDi---kitataka tetekatagadigene
Dha--- (triplets) takitedhetetekatagadigene (4s) Dha---
Dha---Dha---Dha---kitatakaDi---kitataka tetekatagadigene
Dha--- (triplets) takitedhetetekatagadigene (4s) Dha---
kitatakaDi---kitataka tetekatagadigene
Dha--- (triplets) takitedhetetekatagadigene (4s) Dha---
kitatakaDi---kitataka tetekatagadigene
Dha--- (triplets) takitedhetetekatagadigene (4s) Dha

play it really fast

Tintal rela or gat or part of a tukra

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 Tukra — Kat-trekre Dhetete Gena Dhati Dhagena Dhinagena...

Kat-trekre Dhetete Gena Dhati Dhagena Dhinagena
[kttktrkt Dhati Dhagena Dhati Dhagena Dha- ] x3

Some variations:

From Jim Owen:
Kat-trekre Dhetete Gena Dhati Dhagena Dhinagena
kttk [ trkt Dhati Dhagena Dhati Dhagena Dha- ] x2
in 3's: trkt Dhati Dhagena Dhati Dhagena Dha

A short version:
Kat-trekre Dhetete Gena Dhati Dhagena Dhinagena
[kttktrkt Dha] x3

Repeating phrases:
[Kat-trekre Dhetete ] x2
[Gena Dhati Dhagena ] x2
[Dhinagena ] x2
[kttktrkt kttktrkt Dha-] x3