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6/8 Bell


| x - x | - x x | - x - | x - x |    The 6/8 Bell Pattern (also called short bell)
| x - - | - - - | - - - | - - - |    The One-Pulse
| x - - | - - - | x - - | - - - |    The Two-Pulse
| x - - | - x - | - - x | - - - |    The Three-Pulse
| x - - | x - - | x - - | x - - |    The Four-Pulse
| x - x | - x - | x - x | - x - |    The Six-Pulse (also called Tresillo)
| x x x | x x x | x x x | x x x |    The Twelve-Pulse

Many polyrhythms can be made just from playing a steady multiple of the 12 notes that comprise the 6/8 bell.  The top line printed above is the bell rhythm itself, and then below it are all the possible multiples that can be played along with it.