Tabla Notation     Right hand / Daya'n / Small drum - wooden Notation Method      Others Shankar Ji Description Sounds: G Right hand / Gaab / ink - siahi . G1 1st finger on gaab Tay, T .. G2 2nd finger on gaab Te, Ti, ... G3 2nd, 3rd, 4th fingers together on gaab Te, Ti, .... G4 all 4 fingers on gaab Tak K Kinar / outer ring on tabla K strike on outer rim Na, Ta S Sur / open sound Tin GS1 1st finger on sur (ring area between outer ring and siahi - ink) Tin, Thin GS4 All four fingers on gab but as sur - open sound Thun GSn1 1st finger onto siahi but as sur - open and fling to the right Too, Tun P4 Palm of hand on the gaab (right side of palm) Thi Th Left side of palm from thumb onto the gaab Re   Left hand / Baya'n / Large drum - metal B Baya'n / large drum / left hand B1 Strike with 1st finger - grabbing action Ge, Ghe,Gi, Gin B2 Strike with 2nd & 3rd fingers - grabbing action Ge, Gi, Gin Kh Flat left hand onto baya'n Ke, Kh Slide left hand forward while striking Gh Slide left hand backward while striking Ge   Other notes S Blank note - gap - no sound, space Bharma Khuli open bayan, ie with baya'n Empty, khali Mudi closed baya'n, ie. Flat hand Palta Bisthar Variation Theme Compositions which vary such as kaida, rela, peshkar, laggi, etc Bandish Fixed compositions such as Tukra, gat, paran, mukhra, chakardar A 1st part of Kaida, rela, etc (Khuli or Bharma) A* 1st part of Kaida, rela, etc (Khuli or Bharma) but with open bayan sounds at end.