9 years later this video continues to help tabla students learn the basics of tuning our tabla ❤ after spending an hour plus, I managed to get my tabla back to C! Initially some areas were stuck in B# but instead of fighting it too much, I kept going around bit by bit and suddenly it was almost perfect all around. Thanks so much for your sharing!
Thank you a lot Sir for your clear explanation on how to tune the Tabla. I made the big jump today ! It was a long time that I look and listen Indian music. So at almost 51 years old I purchased my Tabla. He is on the way from Muktsar not so far from Dheli. People was very helpful hope I will receive my Mukta Das C# Tabla in few days now. In the meantime looking for your lesson. Thank you again !
Thank u a lot. Im a thabalist. I learned tabala 7 yrs but im not good in tuning tabala. But at last u help me. Now i can tune easily. Thanks a lot. ❤️❤️
Thank you for making tabla tuning this easy. I am a beginner, and I was struggling to tune my tabla for more than a month now and none of the TH-cam videos helped until I saw yours yesterday, and this morning my tabla is tuned perfectly.
Tej, Sat Shree Akaal, Thank you for your kind reply. I've said this before but all your videos are fantastic. I enjoy practicing your lessons. I will try your advice when I get a moment. My tablas are well made, heavy, dark sheesham wood and from Mumbai. They are about 6+ years. My pride and joy. I look after them regularly. Thank you again !! You truly inspire me. Oh, and I love your profile message. Life IS a journey, not a race. Faithfully, Manish Parmar, UK.
My heartly Pranam to you sir,.... i dont have words to say how can i thanks you ... for this lesson from last 2 month i was suffering for taballa tuning ...i was confused wich one is higher and wich one law ...but sir you have given very very nice tips for tabala tuning and chrometic tunner .... by using this tunner in 3 days i got the real tune sense of tabala and now i m capable to tune tabala without tunner .....sir i m again saying uuu my heartly thanks to you ....and wishing everything best for u
Namaskar Bakul ji.. you are ver welcome. Tabla tuning is very very hard. but with technology its become easier. i am glad many students are able to tune tabla using this lesson method.. Happy learning
Hello Tej Singh, that lesson is very helpful for me. I have not found a such good description before. How to tune a tabla , is a so basic skill and important. Thank you very much.
HI Manish .. if you can'not tune tabla all around.. try putting extra strap on that place again check opposite to that lower note.. that may help., if tabla is old, or not made properly , or gajra ( the place where the strap goes in) might be damaged or too low compare to other. regarding your 2nd question, yes tabla tuning will be affected even when you are playing tabla specially with rela or dhirdhir kirtak it will go slightly up, but if you tune tabla using more of pegs than gajra, more chances tabla will stay to that note longer. all the best, like i said tabla tuning is hard but you will get thru experience and practice
Thank you so much for the lesson I was depending on my teacher he went for a vacation and my table went out of tune.with the help of your lesson I regained the tune thank you
Thank you very much sir.. such a wonderful explanation. I am learning tabla from 4 years, still I am facing problem while tuning tabla. your clock comparison was good. Thanks you very very much.
Bhai sahab ji _/\_ Saw your channel today And watched all the 28 tutorials YOu are awesome You are the answer to all my queries All the things that I lacked All the laggis, relas and kayedas I craved to play They are taught so wonderfully in your lessons Its my holidays from tomorrow, I am gonna sit and watch one lesson, and learn it and practice it all day... This is surely gonna help me ALOT! I knew all the basic taals, but the todas were what I didn't knew. Now I have them too All thanks to you. Tuning was one thing that was too alien to me now Am gonna download this app too. :) Love from India. ! ^_^ I am a college student and we friends do nishkam kirtan since we were in 4th or 5th standard Couldn't afford a nice ustaad Met a bro who taught me many things for free but I still lacked the relas and teehayis I got them here. :) (So happy :) ) I would love if you upload more classical taals like the chaar taal, panj taal di asvaari And some more teen taal todaas which one should know I wish to perform a tabla solo at my college some day I will be very thankful if you uploaded a video teaching all that I could do in the solo including all the intermediate/advance bols
SSA Ishmeet Singh. Thanks for your long story. i am pretty sure it will inspire many others..This is the first thing I tell all My Students. they require 3 Main Things to learn. They must have 1) Time & passion to learn 2) Access to Ustad/Teacher 3) Money to pay. when they have all these, i tell them to take advantage and work hard to learn. with God Grace, I am trying to give last 2 Things online.. All they need 1st one. i don't know about others but for me having knowledge from god is like Loan, i am paying back by teaching to others. All the best, Happy Learning. God Bless you and your Kirtan Group. Send me your Kirtan Group recordings if possible. my e mail address is tejsinghca@gmail.com
Thanks Tej. A significant consideration: Western instruments and playing were debased away from Nature's pitch and Natural Law when 440 Hz was adapted gradually in stages, starting in 1832, and finalized by the Int'l Standards Organization (ISO). Many scientists hold that 440 Hz is harmful, and not usually found in nature, and studies have been done showing this. One of the advantages of most Indian musical instruments is that they can be tuned to any sound or note, unlike many Western instruments such as the piano, Western flute, etc. A suggestion to mention this in your video, as it is widely known in alternative culture, there are hundreds of videos on YT with 432 and/or 528 Hz, the pitches most often recommended and advocated by musicians and other experts who know about this, although there are other pitches that are also natural, such as all the pitches of the Schumann Frequency.
thankyou very much for uploading this video and teaching that how to tune tabla. i know tabla well but i was don't that how to tune coz i can't learn that step from my teacher. coz i have to come usa. so i am very glad to see this video and i never forget u. i want to say very very thank you to u. i am soo happy today. today i pass with my flying colurs. thanky very much
Tej, I think i need to follow your advice here. Using the clock method of tuning. My tabla is only on one string, gadi .. But tabla notes do change depending on ambient temperatures and humidity .. Manish Parmar, UK.
Hello Tej. I love your lessons. They're very clear and comprehensive, but I am a little confused about the construction of the tabla. I am a 18 year music veteran and I just bought my first tabla today. I have at least 6 tuners around my house and one of them is really nice and even has a tabla tuner setting on it. I just can't see how banging on the rim of the tabla with the tuning hammer does anything more than damage it, even if it's just lightly. I was wondering if you can use the camera to show the rim adjustment you do form your side? possibly give a better explanation of how those work? Also, my larger tabla doesn't have sticks in the strings to adjust the tuning that way. Instead, the string longer and wrapped in and interesting way at the bottom. I know the larger tabla does need to be tuned as well, right? I'm sorry I don't know the proper terms for the parts of the tabla, I'm still getting use to speaking Sanskrit for my yoga poses as well. if none of this makes sense, let me know and I'll include pictures
Hi Ian. actually hammering on Tala Rim - its Call Gajra. does help tuning tabla.. Don.t Hit on Rim, That Will damage the Tabla.. Gajra is where the strap goes thru.. so basically you will be hitting between two straps.
So when I hit the wooden dowles between the straps, it does make a slight difference in the tuning, so does tapping between where the strap goes into the top of the tabla just lock into the tuning? You seem to hit it from the top when it's too low. That seems Like it is twisting that string system to tighten the skin. When it's too high you hit it from the bottom of the twisted strap system and that seems like it is untwisting from the top of the tabla allowing the skin to be looser and bringing the pitch of that tabla lower. Am I completely mistaken what I'm seeing though? Are you only tapping the wooden dowels exclusively to change the tuning? Please clarify. Also, if my left tabla has no wooden dowels, how do I tune it?
For the left - Brass Drum - Baya.. we dont normally tune..just by listening you will know when it sound okay. you can check on tuner it should on f or g note. it should not be too tight or too loose. normally it doesnt have wood pegs, it just recently mfg. add small pc of wood, if its too loose. for the Wood Tabla, we tune from pegs, depend upon where did you buy tabla, they might not have tune at all . you can try putting additional strp on wood. if it is too loose. i will advise you get help of some local tabla player to tune. form the top, we do fine fine tuning. Lets see if you tuning tabla from C to C #, i will tune from peg first.. the difference is appr. 16 hz c4 note is 261 .63 c# 4 is 277.18.. i will tune appr. 15 hz from pegs and last 1 hz from top.. make Sense, Right ? private skype online lesson might help you more. all the best.
I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada, but I found an authentic, high quality tabla from an East Indian store that was closing down. It's nice and doesn't really need tuning that much, I'm just evening out the skin from one side to the other. I may look into a local tabla player, because I know ther are a lot. My right tabla allows for E3-F3 (yellow: willpower, the mind of the body - green: love & compassion for human & divine) and my left is showing G#2-A2 (blue/violet: the thought that comes from sight - violet: conscious thought). My tabla representing the thinking preception (left/feminine) seems to be between notes. Does that get adjusted while playing? I always found it proper to tune all my other instruments to a chromatic calibration of A-432.6Hz, but it still doesn't seem to be in tune with my left still... I'm figuring out the tuning process for my right one though. I'm a music and color therapist and I know my frequencies, but I've never really understood the workings of technology or Skype or FaceTime on my iPad. In the meantime, would you like to communicate over email? greatdyskensia@gmail.com
Waheguru g ka khalsa Waheguru g ki fateh tej singh g.. u are doing a great work sir. i got this question for u !! i was following u on this but the problem i got while tunning a tabla was that the andriod software u are using in the video does not match with the one u suggested us to download in comments. so my question is, should we also follow 12 o clock tune up procesure as u mentioned in the video with the new software ??
Hello there is no name brand for tabla., every tabla is different because of hand make instrument.. thats why its hard to select tabla online by looking pict only.. are you planning to buy in india or from North America.In India you can buy from Mukta Das, Calcutta.. or contact Amrik - houseofraga.net
thank you kindly Sir.I already own Meinl brand Tablas, but my Guru said I need a different one so I am thinking India for sure,thanks for the info. MUCH RESPECT
I sat sri akal iam polu singh in my country there is no tabla teacher I am an advanced student so please upload tough lessons also I like tabla very much I see your video every day and hear your kirtan also you play tabla very good and you spreak shabad very well I am in Europe en country I have experience in tabla at least three years the availability of the tabla is very less also write idea how can I get a good tabla in European countries you only send tabla lessons also send harmonium lessons also ( only kirtan ) my small brother plays harmonium
Sat Sri Akal Polu . I am really impressed that you dont have tabla teacher in your country and you are Advanced Student. well I dont have tough tabla lessons, my goal is to spread Tabla & Indian Music thru Simple Lessons. Sorry, dont know much where you can get good tablas in Europe. i know many people ordered music instruments online and they are happy with it..
Depends on the Tabla player. The tuning of baya varies from player to player. The tone of the baya depends on the strength you apply. So just make sure that the baya makes the bass sound when you play it. If you have to apply more pressure then you have to tighten the pudi.
Tej, Great video. My issue is my tabla plays in a good pitch but is flat on other side. I cant tune it all round. I have a student pair of tabla's and a usual pair. Any ideas ? Manish Parmar, UK.
Thank you ustad im working so hard i hope that i develpoe my self. And on last thing plz What is your advice about the quality of tabla you know im from juwait its hard to fund something good for beginners so where can i find it ? So i can buy it through internet . Thank you
sir, thank you so much for these lessons.it makes tabla a lot easier to understand.Sir i had a kind request .wanted to know if you will do a lesson on baya modulation or bending techniques and practise phrases.and application of the same in light music and gazal playing..regards mula
Hi Mula. there is one video on Bayan already uploaded. that thing everybody has to watch carefully, hand lifting, bending. its hard to explain but i will try to explain more in future videos. i will try to show bayan technique along with right hand technique.. with everybody suggestions, requests trying to show different technique in every new lesson
Tej Singh ji ...... any tabla will keep on reducing the pitch as the days pass by ...... then what we should do ?? should we hit the wooden pegs down and bring to the actual pitch of the tabla and store In the tabla case ???
but this way ..... the tabla .... will go up to 4th bars .....and then bars or the straps needs to be pulled.... right? I think this way .. will lead us to pulling the straps very often right?
Hi, so I’m new at learning the tabla. Just actually bought my first one and I’ve been trying to tune it for like three weeks now. I have one like yours and I’ve put three straps on all the pegs but no matter where I put the pegs I can never get it to come even to a C. The highest I can get it is to an A3. Any advice on what I might be doing wrong ??
Very informative lesson and yes indeed tuning is so hard for me !! what do u do when some areas are showing G# on my tabla i just neglect those areas ? half of tabla is below D# and other half below C# I dunno how to bring them all to C#, any tips thanks for your time
Hi Hasan.. i will try tune tabla to lower note rather than higher. in your case C#. when checking with tuner, i will wait tuner to give proper reading.. hit Taa, and wait at least 2-3 second before checking again..
Tej Singh Sir, thanks for the tip I some how managed to bring all the notes to C# or atleast very close to C# but made sure the Na where I usually play is C# perfect. My other doubt is some of my C# shows 277 Hz but some of them show C# 544 Hz what is happening then should I bring them all to 277 if so how Thanks a lot for your time.
Hi Normally i dont pay much attention to Hz as long as needle is in center of the note where you are tuning i might be one or two notes out of tune.. also when i tune , i take my time to hit taa then wait at least 3-4 seconds for tuner to read properly
Sir, I'm a tabla beginner. This is a really informative video. So thanks a lot for this. However, I can't seem to find this chrome addict tuner app. Can you please share some link of this app, or some other app which is just as good? Also, sir, would like to understand what are the different notes itself?
Hi Tej,thank you for the very informative lessons. My friend borrowed my table and when returned the lowest note on the table was G and cannot go any lower. Ive changed the straps from 3 to 2 on the pegs but still the note is G. What can I do to get it down to C?. Can I tune it to G# or A ? Please advice, thanks.
It must be lower G not higher to bring it back to c you need to add strap not subtract meaning there should be four straps on peg not two. Put three straps on peg tune slowly to a then b then slowly c. I will take time to bring back to c don't rush all the best
Tej Singh Thanks for the quick response Tej. I have a chromatic tuner and a keyboard and the lowest note on the tabla is middle G. I'm also cross checking with your tabla lesson #27. Please advice. I'm Elijah from Sydney Australia.
On chromatic tuner G should be around 200 Hz c note would be around 260 Hz I am. Pretty sure tabla pitch gone down some time chromatic tuner give funny reading. Good luck if you are unable to tune tabla I will recommend you take tabla to someone who can tune it for you
I have an aa tablas from buckinham music store back in 2001 I never played them just hitting them for couple o f months I cant play the tablas but im truing to tune the wooden one but some one told that is useless since the have gathered much moister on them and it cant be tuned any more is that true??? I always cover the heads with the protective cover that goes with them ... pls any suggestions?
Hello ji :), nice Video! I bought some new concert tablas in C# but i want to tune them into C. The Bayan is tuned in F# How can i tune both in C? Is it possible that you make Video to Show us - how to tune the tablas in diffrent scales? Highly appreciated :)
Hi Alveth. Its same concept for tuning lower or higher. after playing tabla for a while, it will be down anyway in between C & C#. try to loose tension by bringing pegs up and use chromatic tuner. if you want to tune to d, then hit Pegs down and tune accordingly.
Whenever I use my tuner, it picks up two notes at once, because the needle jumps around. There's a D note toward the center, but, around the edge, the note is a C or maybe C#.
Hello if you have Android Phone and using Same app - GString you can tune your Tabla to particular Note by Selecting Middle Icon - Tune *C* or *d* note, then Needle does not jump that much. I found its much easier to tune this way. Good Luck
This very helpful video even though I have no chromatic tuner or smart phone, I can see the process somewhat & I'm trying tothe to get the Ta or Na ringing tone from the finger edge of my tabla...At leasr now I have three thongs over each peg.I have made mix of iron filings & bit wood glue where central black patch was not whole ie. some smallish pieces had fallen away.I will look at further video from you so I may learn more.Thanks from Brian Cokayne/Stockport/England
+Chris Joseph Chris, I do have a small lava stone, rubbing with it I've been doing as I've seen on another You tube video.I have to smile at my efforts when I see what fist sized lava stones one sees in the videos. If there were a beach near me as opposed to the River Mersey in my part of England no doubt I could find a prize lava stone.Thanks for your note in reply./Brian C.
Brian Cokayne also its only a temporary fix, use until you can rehead or buy a new tabla entirely. And sometimes if pieces fall out its okay it wont effect the tonal quality to where the tabla is useless. But if it buzzes or keeps chipping away then I guess work on it if you can and use it til you cant. Sorry for the essay brotha just my 2 cents.
+Chris Joseph Chris,your two cents,two pennies here in northern England is very much appreciated& I'm smiling because of our resourcefulness, I probably did use a little too much woodglue in my original mix, but my reading or TH-cam viewing wasn;t so comprehensive at the time,.I have replaced tabla skins in the past & sat doing it in the foyet of Bombay Stores-big place in Nradford W.Yorks.Nobody minded-all that thong work-seemed to put a smile on a lot of people's faces seeing it done,twice as it happen,first skin they gave me slightly wrong size-you'll agree how much it matter between 5.5" or 5.25".It's all so interesting & now I've even made one of those hook tools for the thong tightening work.Lot of news here today of course concerning the death of Beatles arranger & recording manager (Sir)George Martin.What amazing work he did & never prejudiced against this or that,east or west,just guided by innovation & I'd say quality control. Brian C//Stockport
+Chris Joseph C#. all the information is available online these days.. i will suggest you google it for more information. www.swarganga.org/articles/icmconcepts/icm1.php
+Tej Singh lol sorry I tried googling it but couldnt find it. maybe because I thought those terms were only tabla related. mujhe malum nahi tha ke these are the sayings for the notes in all music in hindi/urdu. thanks for the help.
dear sir my one request to you sir ....please tell from where i got only harmonium or flute music for tabala practice for different taal dadra kaherva teen taal jap taal kayada rupak ektaal ......
Hi Bakul. i dont think there are lessons available without tabla.. i posted one lesson without tabla you can download from here www.dropbox.com/l/FuSfPu5o6zxlbsznr749Pq
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9 years later this video continues to help tabla students learn the basics of tuning our tabla ❤ after spending an hour plus, I managed to get my tabla back to C! Initially some areas were stuck in B# but instead of fighting it too much, I kept going around bit by bit and suddenly it was almost perfect all around. Thanks so much for your sharing!
Happy to hear that!
One of the best tabla tuning tutorial on TH-cam for sure!
Thank you a lot Sir for your clear explanation on how to tune the Tabla. I made the big jump today ! It was a long time that I look and listen Indian music. So at almost 51 years old I purchased my Tabla. He is on the way from Muktsar not so far from Dheli. People was very helpful hope I will receive my Mukta Das C# Tabla in few days now. In the meantime looking for your lesson. Thank you again !
Thank u a lot. Im a thabalist. I learned tabala 7 yrs but im not good in tuning tabala. But at last u help me. Now i can tune easily. Thanks a lot. ❤️❤️
Thank you for making tabla tuning this easy. I am a beginner, and I was struggling to tune my tabla for more than a month now and none of the TH-cam videos helped until I saw yours yesterday, and this morning my tabla is tuned perfectly.
This is the first time I saw perfect demonstration of thabla turning. I'm from srilanka. Thank you sir.
My father wanted to say God Bless you sir. Thank you for such helpful videos
Excellent ! This is the most easy way to tune Tabla. No one teaches this. Thanks a lot.
Thank you. In my 6 years of learning I heard new tips on tuning for the first time. Oh God, I tuned my 6 inch tabla to D!
Thanks a lot this is the only English tutorial I could find
Glad I could help
Best tabla tuning video I have watched..thank you veerji
finally i was able to tune my tabla.. thanks a lot..
Enjoy & Happy Learning Varun.
Tej, Sat Shree Akaal,
Thank you for your kind reply. I've said this before but all your videos are fantastic. I enjoy practicing your lessons.
I will try your advice when I get a moment. My tablas are well made, heavy, dark sheesham wood and from Mumbai. They are about 6+ years. My pride and joy. I look after them regularly.
Thank you again !! You truly inspire me.
Oh, and I love your profile message. Life IS a journey, not a race.
Faithfully,
Manish Parmar, UK.
I feeling so much problem because i dont know how to tune tabla.But explain very clearly and now i m able to tune tabla thxxxxxxx so much keep it up
My heartly Pranam to you sir,.... i dont have words to say how can i thanks you ... for this lesson from last 2 month i was suffering for taballa tuning ...i was confused wich one is higher and wich one law ...but sir you have given very very nice tips for tabala tuning and chrometic tunner .... by using this tunner in 3 days i got the real tune sense of tabala and now i m capable to tune tabala without tunner .....sir i m again saying uuu my heartly thanks to you ....and wishing everything best for u
Namaskar Bakul ji.. you are ver welcome. Tabla tuning is very very hard. but with technology its become easier. i am glad many students are able to tune tabla using this lesson method.. Happy learning
Hello Tej Singh,
that lesson is very helpful for me. I have not found a such good description before. How to tune a tabla , is a so basic skill and important. Thank you very much.
I m from Mumbai india here Ishwarlaal chotalaal a very famous tabla maker demands Rs250 to tune tabla. Sir ji you saved my money
Thank you sir, I was searching for years, and now you have given the best solution!!! Thank you again!!!
Pretty clear explanation
Tnx much!!
I see one too many chromatic tuners on App Store but which one is it exactly?
I used G string for Android
HI Manish .. if you can'not tune tabla all around.. try putting extra strap on that place again check opposite to that lower note.. that may help., if tabla is old, or not made properly , or gajra ( the place where the strap goes in) might be damaged or too low compare to other. regarding your 2nd question, yes tabla tuning will be affected even when you are playing tabla specially with rela or dhirdhir kirtak it will go slightly up, but if you tune tabla using more of pegs than gajra, more chances tabla will stay to that note longer. all the best, like i said tabla tuning is hard but you will get thru experience and practice
OK ... one of my tablas gajara is cut .... I mean the connector hold the skin and gajara is ripped of .... how to repair it?
Tej Singh I love u
Tej Singh sar ji tusi punjabi ch koi v vedio nhi pande plzzz aa app da ki naam hain plzz das do
Thank you so much for the lesson I was depending on my teacher he went for a vacation and my table went out of tune.with the help of your lesson I regained the tune thank you
Happy Learning! i am happy for you .
Thanks a lot guruji...aap jaisa koi nahi...
Thanks Deepak!
Thank you very much sir.. such a wonderful explanation. I am learning tabla from 4 years, still I am facing problem while tuning tabla. your clock comparison was good. Thanks you very very much.
Bhai sahab ji _/\_
Saw your channel today
And watched all the 28 tutorials
YOu are awesome
You are the answer to all my queries
All the things that I lacked All the laggis, relas and kayedas I craved to play
They are taught so wonderfully in your lessons
Its my holidays
from tomorrow, I am gonna sit and watch one lesson, and learn it
and practice it all day...
This is surely gonna help me ALOT!
I knew all the basic taals, but the todas were what I didn't knew.
Now I have them too
All thanks to you.
Tuning was one thing that was too alien to me
now Am gonna download this app too. :)
Love from India. ! ^_^
I am a college student and we friends do nishkam kirtan since we were in 4th or 5th standard
Couldn't afford a nice ustaad
Met a bro who taught me many things for free
but I still lacked the relas and teehayis
I got them here. :) (So happy :) )
I would love if you upload more classical taals like the chaar taal, panj taal di asvaari
And some more teen taal todaas which one should know
I wish to perform a tabla solo at my college some day
I will be very thankful if you uploaded a video teaching all that I could do in the solo including all the intermediate/advance bols
SSA Ishmeet Singh. Thanks for your long story. i am pretty sure it will inspire many others..This is the first thing I tell all My Students. they require 3 Main Things to learn. They must have 1) Time & passion to learn 2) Access to Ustad/Teacher 3) Money to pay. when they have all these, i tell them to take advantage and work hard to learn. with God Grace, I am trying to give last 2 Things online.. All they need 1st one. i don't know about others but for me having knowledge from god is like Loan, i am paying back by teaching to others. All the best, Happy Learning. God Bless you and your Kirtan Group. Send me your Kirtan Group recordings if possible. my e mail address is tejsinghca@gmail.com
Thanks Tej. A significant consideration: Western instruments and playing were debased away from Nature's pitch and Natural Law when 440 Hz was adapted gradually in stages, starting in 1832, and finalized by the Int'l Standards Organization (ISO). Many scientists hold that 440 Hz is harmful, and not usually found in nature, and studies have been done showing this. One of the advantages of most Indian musical instruments is that they can be tuned to any sound or note, unlike many Western instruments such as the piano, Western flute, etc. A suggestion to mention this in your video, as it is widely known in alternative culture, there are hundreds of videos on YT with 432 and/or 528 Hz, the pitches most often recommended and advocated by musicians and other experts who know about this, although there are other pitches that are also natural, such as all the pitches of the Schumann Frequency.
Thanks for valuable information my Guru ji told me the same too even though in India its actually 444 ans 432 somewhere else.
Namaste guru ji ,
Very great explanation on tuning of tabla. Thanks guru Ji
Google is everywhere for Sure.. even on Tabla too now.
thankyou very much for uploading this video and teaching that how to tune tabla. i know tabla well but i was don't that how to tune coz i can't learn that step from my teacher. coz i have to come usa. so i am very glad to see this video and i never forget u. i want to say very very thank you to u. i am soo happy today. today i pass with my flying colurs. thanky very much
Hello ji, i am happy for you and many others.. Happy Learning !
ok sure
Is that tuning that your going for in the video C4 at 261.63 Hz? I love all of your videos too! Thanks for all of the information.
Hi. Great lesson. Where can I get tabla tuning app?
First ☝class lesson 😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘
Thanks for the really clear tutorial.
Thanks sir for this lesson. It was not easy thing to tune tabla. I installed Carl tuner and it is really exellent working on samsung galaxy s5
Very Good.. looks like you like Gadgets and must be looking forward Samsung Note 4
Sir , i appreciate that you made this video. I was not able to tune the tabla and i needed to be it c ,so thanks for the video
Tej,
I think i need to follow your advice here. Using the clock method of tuning. My tabla is only on one string, gadi .. But tabla notes do change depending on ambient temperatures and humidity ..
Manish Parmar, UK.
Very informative. Thanks sir ❤
Thx SIR for guide us for tabla tuning using modern gadgets.....!!
sir song ke scale se match scale ka tabla kaise tune karna hota hai agar song g sharp hai tho tabala konse note pe tune karna hota hai
It was a very helpful tutorial. Thank you Tej Singh ji.
Hello Tej. I love your lessons. They're very clear and comprehensive, but I am a little confused about the construction of the tabla. I am a 18 year music veteran and I just bought my first tabla today. I have at least 6 tuners around my house and one of them is really nice and even has a tabla tuner setting on it. I just can't see how banging on the rim of the tabla with the tuning hammer does anything more than damage it, even if it's just lightly. I was wondering if you can use the camera to show the rim adjustment you do form your side? possibly give a better explanation of how those work? Also, my larger tabla doesn't have sticks in the strings to adjust the tuning that way. Instead, the string longer and wrapped in and interesting way at the bottom. I know the larger tabla does need to be tuned as well, right?
I'm sorry I don't know the proper terms for the parts of the tabla, I'm still getting use to speaking Sanskrit for my yoga poses as well. if none of this makes sense, let me know and I'll include pictures
Hi Ian. actually hammering on Tala Rim - its Call Gajra. does help tuning tabla.. Don.t Hit on Rim, That Will damage the Tabla.. Gajra is where the strap goes thru.. so basically you will be hitting between two straps.
So when I hit the wooden dowles between the straps, it does make a slight difference in the tuning, so does tapping between where the strap goes into the top of the tabla just lock into the tuning? You seem to hit it from the top when it's too low. That seems Like it is twisting that string system to tighten the skin. When it's too high you hit it from the bottom of the twisted strap system and that seems like it is untwisting from the top of the tabla allowing the skin to be looser and bringing the pitch of that tabla lower. Am I completely mistaken what I'm seeing though? Are you only tapping the wooden dowels exclusively to change the tuning? Please clarify.
Also, if my left tabla has no wooden dowels, how do I tune it?
For the left - Brass Drum - Baya.. we dont normally tune..just by listening you will know when it sound okay. you can check on tuner it should on f or g note. it should not be too tight or too loose. normally it doesnt have wood pegs, it just recently mfg. add small pc of wood, if its too loose.
for the Wood Tabla, we tune from pegs, depend upon where did you buy tabla, they might not have tune at all . you can try putting additional strp on wood. if it is too loose. i will advise you get help of some local tabla player to tune. form the top, we do fine fine tuning. Lets see if you tuning tabla from C to C #, i will tune from peg first.. the difference is appr. 16 hz c4 note is 261 .63 c# 4 is 277.18.. i will tune appr. 15 hz from pegs and last 1 hz from top.. make Sense, Right ? private skype online lesson might help you more. all the best.
I live in Edmonton Alberta Canada, but I found an authentic, high quality tabla from an East Indian store that was closing down. It's nice and doesn't really need tuning that much, I'm just evening out the skin from one side to the other. I may look into a local tabla player, because I know ther are a lot. My right tabla allows for E3-F3 (yellow: willpower, the mind of the body - green: love & compassion for human & divine) and my left is showing G#2-A2 (blue/violet: the thought that comes from sight - violet: conscious thought). My tabla representing the thinking preception (left/feminine) seems to be between notes. Does that get adjusted while playing? I always found it proper to tune all my other instruments to a chromatic calibration of A-432.6Hz, but it still doesn't seem to be in tune with my left still...
I'm figuring out the tuning process for my right one though.
I'm a music and color therapist and I know my frequencies, but I've never really understood the workings of technology or Skype or FaceTime on my iPad. In the meantime, would you like to communicate over email? greatdyskensia@gmail.com
Thanks very much for your helpful video. I can play the basic beats but no one ever showed me how to tune the tabla.
Thank you. It was very clear and helpful 👍
its a great narration sir...
what is a good iphone app to use for tuning?
what note should the tabla be
Excellent lesson - thank you!
Waheguru g ka khalsa
Waheguru g ki fateh tej singh g..
u are doing a great work sir.
i got this question for u !!
i was following u on this but the problem i got while tunning a tabla was that the andriod software u are using in the video does not match with the one u suggested us to download in comments.
so my question is, should we also follow 12 o clock tune up procesure as u mentioned in the video with the new software ??
Gurfateh ji.. Any Chromatic Tuner should work.
thank you Sir for another great lesson.
can you tell me what are some good "brands" of Tabla, and which may be ones to stay away from.
much respect.
Hello there is no name brand for tabla., every tabla is different because of hand make instrument.. thats why its hard to select tabla online by looking pict only.. are you planning to buy in india or from North America.In India you can buy from Mukta Das, Calcutta.. or contact Amrik - houseofraga.net
thank you kindly Sir.I already own Meinl brand Tablas, but my Guru said I need a different one so I am thinking India for sure,thanks for the info.
MUCH RESPECT
thank you Ji. I am now the owner of a set of Mukta Das tablas. they sound great.
Very nice sirji 👌👍, thank you 😊.
Sat shri Akal Ustaad Ji 😊🙏🏻
Sat Sri Akal Satnam Ji happy learning.
sir you are superb. I am a visharad in tabla . and would like to know your degree. and your explanation is outstanding.
Thanks for compliments. My degree for everything is "God Blessing"
It was very helpful
Thanks a lot
I sat sri akal iam polu singh in my country there is no tabla teacher I am an advanced student so please upload tough lessons also I like tabla very much I see your video every day and hear your kirtan also you play tabla very good and you spreak shabad very well I am in Europe en country I have experience in tabla at least three years the availability of the tabla is very less also write idea how can I get a good tabla in European countries you only send tabla lessons also send harmonium lessons also ( only kirtan ) my small brother plays harmonium
Sat Sri Akal Polu . I am really impressed that you dont have tabla teacher in your country and you are Advanced Student. well I dont have tough tabla lessons, my goal is to spread Tabla & Indian Music thru Simple Lessons. Sorry, dont know much where you can get good tablas in Europe. i know many people ordered music instruments online and they are happy with it..
Thank you for very valuable lesson.
Thank you sir for all the explanations, very informative.
You are Welcome Nikolaj!
Thank u sir ..for helping me tuneing tabla
Very Welcome
Great job explaining everything
What about Bayan ?how to tune it?and what pitch it should be tuned?
Depends on the Tabla player. The tuning of baya varies from player to player. The tone of the baya depends on the strength you apply. So just make sure that the baya makes the bass sound when you play it. If you have to apply more pressure then you have to tighten the pudi.
Tej,
Great video. My issue is my tabla plays in a good pitch but is flat on other side. I cant tune it all round. I have a student pair of tabla's and a usual pair.
Any ideas ?
Manish Parmar, UK.
Thank you ustad im working so hard i hope that i develpoe my self. And on last thing plz
What is your advice about the quality of tabla you know im from juwait its hard to fund something good for beginners so where can i find it ? So i can buy it through internet . Thank you
sir, thank you so much for these lessons.it makes tabla a lot easier to understand.Sir i had a kind request .wanted to know if you will do a lesson on baya modulation or bending techniques and practise phrases.and application of the same in light music and gazal playing..regards mula
Hi Mula. there is one video on Bayan already uploaded. that thing everybody has to watch carefully, hand lifting, bending. its hard to explain but i will try to explain more in future videos. i will try to show bayan technique along with right hand technique.. with everybody suggestions, requests trying to show different technique in every new lesson
how to configure the app for tabla because in its setting i could not find tabla
Cromatic is all the notes
Tej Singh ji ...... any tabla will keep on reducing the pitch as the days pass by ...... then what we should do ?? should we hit the wooden pegs down and bring to the actual pitch of the tabla and store In the tabla case ???
Ji, thats the correct way.
but this way ..... the tabla .... will go up to 4th bars .....and then bars or the straps needs to be pulled.... right? I think this way .. will lead us to pulling the straps very often right?
+Sriranjan N.R it depend if it's on 4th strap need to be pulled again
Hi, so I’m new at learning the tabla. Just actually bought my first one and I’ve been trying to tune it for like three weeks now. I have one like yours and I’ve put three straps on all the pegs but no matter where I put the pegs I can never get it to come even to a C. The highest I can get it is to an A3. Any advice on what I might be doing wrong ??
Sir pls chromatic tuner link please
tabla ki koi esi tuning batadein jo har scale k sath match hojaye quick play me
Could you plz mention the name of the app u r using... 🙏🙏
Sir what about big drum of tabla? How to tune that?
Very useful tips
Thank you sir
Enjoy! Happy Learning & Keep Learning..
Very informative lesson and yes indeed tuning is so hard for me !! what do u do when some areas are showing G# on my tabla i just neglect those areas ? half of tabla is below D# and other half below C# I dunno how to bring them all to C#, any tips thanks for your time
Hi Hasan.. i will try tune tabla to lower note rather than higher. in your case C#. when checking with tuner, i will wait tuner to give proper reading.. hit Taa, and wait at least 2-3 second before checking again..
Tej Singh Sir, thanks for the tip I some how managed to bring all the notes to C# or atleast very close to C# but made sure the Na where I usually play is C# perfect. My other doubt is some of my C# shows 277 Hz but some of them show C# 544 Hz what is happening then should I bring them all to 277 if so how
Thanks a lot for your time.
Hi Normally i dont pay much attention to Hz as long as needle is in center of the note where you are tuning i might be one or two notes out of tune.. also when i tune , i take my time to hit taa then wait at least 3-4 seconds for tuner to read properly
Ur in Toronto? Do u do classes
Sir, I'm a tabla beginner. This is a really informative video. So thanks a lot for this. However, I can't seem to find this chrome addict tuner app. Can you please share some link of this app, or some other app which is just as good? Also, sir, would like to understand what are the different notes itself?
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cohortor.gstrings&hl=en
Superb!
Hi Tej,thank you for the very informative lessons. My friend borrowed my table and when returned the lowest note on the table was G and cannot go any lower. Ive changed the straps from 3 to 2 on the pegs but still the note is G. What can I do to get it down to C?. Can I tune it to G# or A ? Please advice, thanks.
It must be lower G not higher to bring it back to c you need to add strap not subtract meaning there should be four straps on peg not two. Put three straps on peg tune slowly to a then b then slowly c. I will take time to bring back to c don't rush all the best
Tej Singh Thanks for the quick response Tej. I have a chromatic tuner and a keyboard and the lowest note on the tabla is middle G. I'm also cross checking with your tabla lesson #27. Please advice. I'm Elijah from Sydney Australia.
On chromatic tuner G should be around 200 Hz c note would be around 260 Hz I am. Pretty sure tabla pitch gone down some time chromatic tuner give funny reading. Good luck if you are unable to tune tabla I will recommend you take tabla to someone who can tune it for you
Good lesson and advice
Sir me science stream me hu kya me tabla bhi sath sath bja skta hu kyoki me sikh rha hu ???
I have an aa tablas from buckinham music store back in 2001 I never played them just hitting them for couple o f months I cant play the tablas but im truing to tune the wooden one but some one told that is useless since the have gathered much moister on them and it cant be tuned any more is that true??? I always cover the heads with the protective cover that goes with them ... pls any suggestions?
I agree 100% what someone told you! Time to buy new one
Thanks a lot, wonderful Video, I will try and see.
Sir I do the same way u do but it's only 4 sides but 2 give a totally different sound as u mentioned in this Video the buzz sound
Thank you for your video it was very informative!
Hello Tej i wanted to know the brand name and what kind of tabla you bought im trying to buy the same one with a c sharp tune
great lesson sir...
क्या बात है तेज सिंह जी
Good video. Thank you.
Thank you brother
Sat sri akal veer g
Sir Thanks a lot....
Hello ji :),
nice Video! I bought some new concert tablas in C# but i want to tune them into C. The Bayan is tuned in F#
How can i tune both in C?
Is it possible that you make Video to Show us - how to tune the tablas in diffrent scales?
Highly appreciated :)
Hi Alveth. Its same concept for tuning lower or higher. after playing tabla for a while, it will be down anyway in between C & C#. try to loose tension by bringing pegs up and use chromatic tuner. if you want to tune to d, then hit Pegs down and tune accordingly.
thanks you sir 😊 ,very helpful video
Please sir tell me application name please share the application link
Whenever I use my tuner, it picks up two notes at once, because the needle jumps around. There's a D note toward the center, but, around the edge, the note is a C or maybe C#.
Hello if you have Android Phone and using Same app - GString you can tune your Tabla to particular Note by Selecting Middle Icon - Tune *C* or *d* note, then Needle does not jump that much. I found its much easier to tune this way. Good Luck
+Tej Singh OK, thank you.
How to change the scale of tabla?? For example from c to a
Sir i recently downloaded this app so can you tell me i should change any setting or instrument in this app to tune my tabla?
App name plz
Thank you.
undefined sound is technically called overtone
This very helpful video even though I have no chromatic tuner or smart phone, I can see the process somewhat & I'm trying tothe to get the Ta or Na ringing tone from the finger edge of my tabla...At leasr now I have three thongs over each peg.I have made mix of iron filings & bit wood glue where central black patch was not whole ie. some smallish pieces had fallen away.I will look at further video from you so I may learn more.Thanks from Brian Cokayne/Stockport/England
dont forget the lava stone
+Chris Joseph Chris, I do have a small lava stone, rubbing with it I've been doing as I've seen on another You tube video.I have to smile at my efforts when I see what fist sized lava stones one sees in the videos. If there were a beach near me as opposed to the River Mersey in my part of England no doubt I could find a prize lava stone.Thanks for your note in reply./Brian C.
Brian Cokayne also its only a temporary fix, use until you can rehead or buy a new tabla entirely. And sometimes if pieces fall out its okay it wont effect the tonal quality to where the tabla is useless. But if it buzzes or keeps chipping away then I guess work on it if you can and use it til you cant. Sorry for the essay brotha just my 2 cents.
+Chris Joseph Chris,your two cents,two pennies here in northern England is very much appreciated& I'm smiling because of our resourcefulness, I probably did use a little too much woodglue in my original mix, but my reading or TH-cam viewing wasn;t so comprehensive at the time,.I have replaced tabla skins in the past & sat doing it in the foyet of Bombay Stores-big place in Nradford W.Yorks.Nobody minded-all that thong work-seemed to put a smile on a lot of people's faces seeing it done,twice as it happen,first skin they gave me slightly wrong size-you'll agree how much it matter between 5.5" or 5.25".It's all so interesting & now I've even made one of those hook tools for the thong tightening work.Lot of news here today of course concerning the death of Beatles arranger & recording manager (Sir)George Martin.What amazing work he did & never prejudiced against this or that,east or west,just guided by innovation & I'd say quality control. Brian C//Stockport
thank you sir your great
hey there. what does pela kala mean? like when you say its on the first black?
+Chris Joseph C#. all the information is available online these days.. i will suggest you google it for more information. www.swarganga.org/articles/icmconcepts/icm1.php
+Tej Singh lol sorry I tried googling it but couldnt find it. maybe because I thought those terms were only tabla related. mujhe malum nahi tha ke these are the sayings for the notes in all music in hindi/urdu. thanks for the help.
dear sir my one request to you sir ....please tell from where i got only harmonium or flute music for tabala practice for different taal dadra kaherva teen taal jap taal kayada rupak ektaal ......
Hi Bakul. i dont think there are lessons available without tabla.. i posted one lesson without tabla you can download from here www.dropbox.com/l/FuSfPu5o6zxlbsznr749Pq
Sir, when we are done with playing tabla, is it necessary to lower the notes of tabla...??
Hi Jatin no need to lower the note, leave it at the same note
OK, thanks sir.
Which android app is being used? Kindly anybody tell
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.cohortor.gstrings.tyd&hl=en&gl=US
Thank u sir 🙏🙏