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Check out this video which explains three different types of click beats. Alot of these click beats can be used within bhangra and will fit very nicely when playing the ‘bhangra beat’.

Here are the bhols..
1) Dha Na Na click click Na Na Ge Na
2) Dha Na Na Ge Ge Na Na click click Na Na Ge Ge Na

3) Dha Na Na click Na click Na click Na Na Ge Na
and its variation..
Dha Dha Na click Na click Na click Na Na Ge Na

In the below hybrid beat cycle, you can see a mixture of the different

bhangra types being played

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Na Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Na Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Na Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Na Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Dha Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Dha Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Dha Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na-Na Ge Na Dha Na-Na Ge Na

Dha Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na

Dha Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na

Dha Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na

Dha Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na Na Ge Ge Na

From beat 1 – 32, it is the simple 8 beat

bhangra played in 4 cycles

From beat 32 – 64, we have the simple 4 beat

bhangra played in 8 cycles

And from beat 64 – end we have

bhangra with mummy daddy played

Read the full tutorial here


Check out the video designed to teach you how to play the dhol beat, bhangra. This beat is commonly used by dholi’s and can fit within a song / composition within the same bpm range as chaal. Enjoy and feel free to comment.

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