jembe ashok

Rhythms & Exercises

Exercise #1

Boom Boom Boom Boom (4 beat)

Pa Pa Pa Pa (4 beat)

1 2 3 4

b-b-b-b-

s-s-s-s-

Exercise #2

Boom Boom Boom Boom |2|

Pa Pa Pa Pa |2|

1 2 3 4

bbbbbbbb

ssssssss

Rhythm #1

Boom - Pa - Boom Pa

Boom - Pa - Boom Pa

Boom - Pa - Boom Pa

Boom - Boom - Pa

1 2 3 4

b-s-bs--

b-s-bs--

b-s-bs--

b-b-s---

Exercise #3

Pa^r - Pa^l - Pa^r

Pa^l - Pa^r - Pa^l

1 2 3

) ( )

s-s-s-

( ) (

s-s-s-

Exercise #4

Boom^r - Pa^l - Pa^r

Boom^l - Pa^r - Pa^l

1 2 3

) ( )

b-s-s-

( ) (

b-s-s-

Rhythm #2

Boom^r - Pa^l - Pa^r - Boom^l - Pa^r - Pa^l - Pa^r

Boom^l - Pa^r - Pa^l - Boom^r - Pa^l - Pa^r - Pa^l

1 2 3 1 2 3 4

) ( ) ( ) ( )

b-s-s-b-s-s-s

( ) ( ) ( ) (

b-s-s-b-s-s-s

How to read the tablature

b bass (full hand)

s slap (half hand)

t tone (quarter hand)

) right hand

( left hand