Bodhran Notations

The first pattern is the fundament of the rhythm below. It is played only with the right hand. It is a good exercise to practice the movement from “Pa” to “Dum” which is very important.

Fill up the spaces with left hand „Tak“s:

In the next example the left-hand stroke on the 3rd beat is accented:

And now play a snap instead:

A second pattern is added. It is similar to the one before, just the first two strokes are substituted with a right hand “Tak”:

Add some brush strokes in the middle of the pattern. Start to brush downwards:

The last two strokes are substituted by fingersnaps of the left ring and middle finger:

A combination of the variations before:

If you leave out the last two strokes of the pattern, you are in 6/8:

Add a second pattern:

A variation using the brushing technique:

more complex variations using the brushing technique:

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