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	1,342	38.3%
Double jig	715	20.4%
Polka	257	7.3%
Hornpipe	241	6.9%
Song	131	3.7%
Slide	130	3.7%
Slip jig	109	3.1%
Piece	100	2.9%
Air	86	2.5%
March	70	2.0%
Waltz	65	1.9%
Barn dance	54	1.5%
Single jig	47	1.3%
Set dance	32	0.9%
Highland	31	0.9%
Fling	30	0.9%
Strathspey	25	0.7%
Mazurka	14	0.4%
Other	12	0.3%
Single reel	6	0.2%
Schottisch	6	0.2%
Total	3,503