Rhythm Distribution in Session Tunes

This chart ranks rhythms by how many musically distinct tunes of that type are played currently by at least two irishtune.info members – excluding members who claim less than five tunes.

Compare Rhythm Distribution which considers all tunes in irishtune.info, not just the tunes members are currently playing.

Rhythm	Number of tunes	% of total	Bar graph
Reel	1,367	38.0%
Double jig	780	21.7%
Hornpipe	259	7.2%
Polka	254	7.1%
Song	129	3.6%
Slide	128	3.6%
Slip jig	120	3.3%
Piece	99	2.8%
Air	78	2.2%
March	65	1.8%
Waltz	63	1.8%
Barn dance	54	1.5%
Single jig	50	1.4%
Set dance	32	0.9%
Highland	32	0.9%
Fling	29	0.8%
Strathspey	19	0.5%
Mazurka	14	0.4%
Other	12	0.3%
Schottisch	8	0.2%
Single reel	6	0.2%
Total	3,599