More rhythms!

Last week I figured out that a bunch of rhythms I enjoy playing have the same underlying pattern. Think of it as an eight-beat measure divided up into blocks of 3, 3 and 2. Here are the three basic rhythms.

First line is the count. If you're using clap sticks, clap on the odd numbers.
Second line is the syllables, lined up under the count so you can get the rhythm. ^ is a breath. Capital HOO is a bounce-breath.
Third line is a poor excuse for musical notation (q=quarter note, e=eight note, s=sixteenth note, q.=dotted quarter, ^e = eight rest)

Here's one taken from the Arnhem land Popular Classics CD. Take a lot of air on that first HOOO, you're going to need it. Add some vocals near the end to mix it up.

1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
HOOO  da hooo  da hu da
q     e  q     e  e  e
 

the next one is two parts, so go "HOO HOO HOO didgeridoo didgeridoo" and repeat. The cool thing about this is that the first measure both builds up a lot of air and stresses the rhythm, so you can improvise in the second measure a lot, do some vocals, and then come back to the first to get the rhythm and your oxygen back.

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
HOOO        HOOO        HOO
q.          q.          q

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8
Dijeri  doo     dijeri  doo
s s e   q       s s e   q      


And here's another:
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
deeda ^  deeda ^  da ^
e  e  ^e e  e  ^e e  ^e