Carnatic music uses various classification systems of tālas such as the Chapu (4 talas),Chanda (108 talas) and Melakarta (72 talas)
| Tala | Anga Notation | Tisra | Chatusra | Khanda | Misra | Sankeerna |
| Dhruva | lOll | 11 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 29 |
| Matya | lOl | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Rupaka | Ol | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
| Jhampa | lUO | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Triputa | lOO | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
| Ata | llOO | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Eka | l |