Teental
16-beat Tala in Hindustani music / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the Maya archaeological site El Tintal, or the neighbourhood of Tintal, Bogotá.
Teentaal (alternatively spelled tintal, teental, or tintaal, and also called trital; Hindi: तीन ताल) is the most common taal of Hindustani music, and is used for drut (fast tempo). It is symmetrical and presents a very simple rhythmic structure against which a performance can be laid. It is of 16 beats with 4/4/4/4/ pattern and 4 divisions.There are 3 claps(tali) and 1 gap(khali).