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	1,180	38.1%
Double jig	613	19.8%
Polka	243	7.9%
Hornpipe	212	6.9%
Slide	121	3.9%
Song	111	3.6%
Slip jig	104	3.4%
Piece	91	2.9%
Air	78	2.5%
Waltz	58	1.9%
March	57	1.8%
Single jig	46	1.5%
Barn dance	44	1.4%
Set dance	27	0.9%
Highland	26	0.8%
Fling	26	0.8%
Strathspey	23	0.7%
Mazurka	13	0.4%
Other	10	0.3%
Single reel	6	0.2%
Schottisch	5	0.2%
Total	3,094