Rhythm Distribution in Session Tunes

This chart ranks rhythms by how many musically distinct tunes of that type are played currently by at least one irishtune.info member – excluding members who claim less than three 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	1,359	37.8%
Double jig	742	20.6%
Polka	259	7.2%
Hornpipe	247	6.9%
Song	146	4.1%
Slide	132	3.7%
Slip jig	112	3.1%
Piece	102	2.8%
Air	91	2.5%
March	72	2.0%
Waltz	66	1.8%
Barn dance	55	1.5%
Single jig	49	1.4%
Set dance	34	0.9%
Highland	34	0.9%
Fling	30	0.8%
Strathspey	26	0.7%
Mazurka	14	0.4%
Other	12	0.3%
Schottisch	7	0.2%
Single reel	6	0.2%
Total	3,595