In fact, tegotomono is thought to be divided into two kinds: the one which originated from kumiuta or choka in jiuta (short intermezzo developed) and the one which added the song parts to the works that were originally pieces of instrumental music.
実際、手事物は地歌において組歌や長歌から派生(短い合の手が発展)したものと、もともと器楽曲であったものに歌の部分を付加したものの二通りがあると考えられる。