Tom ( Bass )

Bak( Rim Stroke )

Left Hand Left hand will be lifted from the wrist and will strike the skin on the rim either with the third finger or both third and second. If played with third and second finger at the same time it is called Dast Baaz ( Open Hand ). Pictures:          Mianeh( The Middle Stroke ) This is another form of Bak, but instead of striking the rim of the drum you strike the middle part. Right Hand There are two ways of playing bak. First one, place your right thumb at 10 o'clock on the drum's body and making an anchor then strike the drum on the rim with your third finger (ring finger) with a swing using only your wrist. The second way is similar to the first one but with no thumb on the drum just strike the rim with your hands flat using only your wrist. Pictures:          Mianeh( The Middle Stroke) This is another form of bak, but instead of striking the rim of the drum you strike the middle part. Dast Baaz ( Open Hand ) This is another form of bak, but using the right hand's second and third finger together to strike the rim of the drum at 10 o'clock.

Pelang( Snap )

You will strike the rim of the drum by snapping your finger. You should be comfortable to use any finger for this stroke. For left hand there are two versions of positioning the wrist while performing this stroke. In Ostad Tehrani's version, your finger should be perpendicular to the rim. In Mr. Rajabi's version, your wrist is a little tilted so that when you snap with your third finger an almost 45 degree angle will be formed. In both versions make sure that you keep your hand straight on the drum. Pictures:

Riz ( Roll )

There are many different riz. The two most popular ones are 9 finger riz and 2 finger riz (third finger riz). 9 Finger Riz Right hand will strike the drum only using the wrist with thumb first then 4th,3rd,2nd and first finger.  The left hand will be lifted from the wrist and will strike the skin with the 4th finger first and then 3rd,2nd and first finger. Pictures:    2 Finger Riz Right and left hand will play the bak strike consecutively. Both types of bak can be used to create different sounds of this riz. Pictures:  Riz Pelang A type of 2 finger riz where the right hand plays the pelang while the left hand plays the bak strike consecutively.

Gerefte

In this stroke you will hold the Tombak's skin to stop it from vibrating and create a different sound. This can be achieved any many ways some of the most common ways is explained below. Left Hand Place the 2nd finger of your left hand on different parts of the skin while striking with your right hand. Pictures:  Right Hand Place your right hand's thumb along with your thumb's muscle on the skin while striking with your left hand. You can also place your right hand's four finger's together on the lower part of the skin. Pictures:

Eshareh ( Decoration )

This is a decoration or beautifier strike or note that is played before the main stroke itself normally the main stroke is tom or bak. It should be played really quickly so that it doesn't change the main strike's duration.  2 Finger Eshareh The left hand will strike the skin with the 2nd finger first then the first finger will snap lightly from the top of it. All these actions happen very quickly. Pictures:   2 Hand Eshareh Exact stroke as 9 finger riz. You have to quickly play the right hand first then the left hand and finally the main stroke in such way that the main stroke's duration is not reduced