Sudasi سُداسي

A 6/4 rhythm used in Lebanese and Palestinian dabke. Two opening phrases with Dum pickups lead into a spacious Dum–Tek ending. Count six quarter-note beats in three pairs. [1][2]

6/4Lebanon & Palestine · dabke

Hear the shape of the rhythm.

BASIC PATTERN

Count six quarter notes as 2 + 2 + 2. Play Dum on 1, the “and” of 2, 3, the “and” of 4 and 5, with Tek on 2, 4 and 6. Classic adds light Tek–Ka pairs in the second half of beats 1 and 3. Leave the “and” of 5 and 6 open.

2 + 2 + 2 · quarter-note groups

Darbuka

1DR

e·rest

&·rest

a·rest

2TR

e·rest

&DR

a·rest

3DR

e·rest

&·rest

a·rest

4TR

e·rest

&DR

a·rest

5DR

e·rest

&·rest

a·rest

6TR

e·rest

&·rest

a·rest

D · DumT · TekK · KaS · SlapP · Pop· · Rest

What do these notes mean?

Practise Sudasi Try Classic

Names & context

Arabic name: سُداسي
Arabic alternatives: سداسي · السداسي
Other names & spellings: Soudasi · Sodasi · Sodassi

Basic keeps the main Dum and Tek strokes of MaqamWorld’s first form. Classic restores its two light Tek–Ka pairs; the closing rests stay open. [1][2]

Video tutorials

Sudasi: forms and musical uses
Mahmoud Afif · Arabic · Beginner lesson
**Watch & try.** Watch Mahmoud Afif’s Arabic introduction to Sudasi and its forms. Count six quarter notes while comparing the demonstration with the app’s first-form study.
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MAHMOUD AFIF محمود عفيف · إيقاع السداسي . أشكاله واستعمالاته #اكسبلور #دويتو #موسيقى #إيقاعات_عربية #سوريا

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Sudasi · سُداسي

Hear the shape of the rhythm.

Names & context

Video tutorials

Sudasi: forms and musical uses

Sudasi سُداسي