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	1,342	37.9%
Double jig	769	21.7%
Hornpipe	254	7.2%
Polka	250	7.1%
Slide	129	3.6%
Song	126	3.6%
Slip jig	117	3.3%
Piece	99	2.8%
Air	76	2.1%
March	63	1.8%
Waltz	61	1.7%
Barn dance	53	1.5%
Single jig	49	1.4%
Set dance	32	0.9%
Highland	32	0.9%
Fling	29	0.8%
Strathspey	18	0.5%
Mazurka	14	0.4%
Other	12	0.3%
Schottisch	8	0.2%
Single reel	6	0.2%
Total	3,540