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	1,362	37.7%
Double jig	783	21.7%
Polka	260	7.2%
Hornpipe	260	7.2%
Slide	131	3.6%
Song	131	3.6%
Slip jig	120	3.3%
Piece	102	2.8%
Air	80	2.2%
March	66	1.8%
Waltz	62	1.7%
Barn dance	55	1.5%
Single jig	50	1.4%
Set dance	33	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	3,616