Depending upon how the adjusting string is gripped, where drum head is struck, and how strong the strike is, it will play one of four sounds (called as"chi," "ta," "pu" and "po").
調緒のしぼり方、革を打つ位置、打ち方の強弱によって4種類の音（チ、タ、プ、ポ、という名前がつけられている）を打ちわける。