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	1,198	38.3%
Double jig	624	19.9%
Polka	244	7.8%
Hornpipe	214	6.8%
Slide	121	3.9%
Song	112	3.6%
Slip jig	104	3.3%
Piece	91	2.9%
Air	80	2.6%
Waltz	58	1.9%
March	57	1.8%
Single jig	46	1.5%
Barn dance	45	1.4%
Set dance	27	0.9%
Highland	26	0.8%
Fling	26	0.8%
Strathspey	24	0.8%
Mazurka	13	0.4%
Other	10	0.3%
Single reel	6	0.2%
Schottisch	5	0.2%
Total	3,131