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Understanding Jati and Laykari

Jati is used to describe rhythmic pattern. Typically there are 5 common Jatis

1. Tisra
2. Chatushra
3. Khand
4. Mishra
5. Sankirna

Every Jati has basic rhythmic pattern

1. Tisra  : 3 or 6 beats pattern is called as Tisra Jati.
[melody start]
[1|2|3][lyrics]
[T4|K2|T8][tabla]
[melody end]
2. Chatusra : 4 beats pattern is called as Chatusra Jati
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4][lyrics]
[T7|K3|D2|N2][tabla]
[melody end]

4. Khand Jati : 5 beats rhythmic pattern is called as Khand Jati and its divisions are 2 + 3 or 3 + 2
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5][lyrics]
[T7|K3|T7|K2|T8][tabla]
[melody end]

5. Mishra : 7 beats rhythmic pattern is called as Mishra Jati and its divisions are 3 + 4 or 4 + 3
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7][lyrics]
[T7|K3|T8|D2|N2|G2|N2][tabla]
[melody end]

5. Sankirna : 9 beats rhythmic pattern is called as Sankirna Jati and its divisions are 4 + 5 or 5 + 4 or 3 + 6 or 6 + 3
[melody start]
[1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9][lyrics]
[D2|N2|G2|N2|T7|K3|T7|K2|T8][tabla]
[melody end]

When they are played absolutely they are referred as Bol Jati.

However, when they are played to fit in other number of beats it is called as Lay Jati, typically known as Laykari
For example
Tisra Jati played in 1, 2, 4... beats
Chatushra Jati played in 3, 5, 6... beats
Khand jati played in 2, 3, 4... beats
Mishra Jati played in 1,2,3,4... beats
Sankirna Jati played in 1,2,3,4... beats

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Tisra jati example

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Understanding Jati and Laykari