Music genres
For each genre: where it comes from, scales, typical progressions with scale degrees, rhythm and drum patterns, bass, synths, song structure and mix.
Afro
Bass music
Blues
Caribbean
Classical
- ClassicalNo BPM
- 20th-century classicalAnything: BPM
- BaroqueConstant BPM
- Classical periodAllegro BPM
- Early RomanticFlexible BPM
- Galant styleAllegro BPM
- German operaVery BPM
- ImpressionismFluid BPM
- Italian operaRecitative BPM
- Late RomanticTempos BPM
- RenaissanceTactus BPM
- RomanticismGreat BPM
- Russian schoolDances BPM
Country
Downtempo
Drum and bass
EDM
Electro
Film music
Folk and world
Funk and soul
Gospel
Hardstyle
Hip Hop
- Hip Hop70–100 BPM
- Boom bap85–95 BPM
- Cloud rap60–80 BPM
- Conscious rap80–100 BPM
- East Coast hip hop85–100 BPM
- Emo rap130–170 BPM
- G-funk88–100 BPM
- Gangsta rap85–100 BPM
- Grime140 BPM
- Jazz rap70–95 BPM
- Jersey club130–145 BPM
- Lo-fi hip hop60–90 BPM
- NY drill140–148, BPM
- PhonkClassic BPM
- Plugg130–160 BPM
- Rage150–170 BPM
- Southern hip hopMiami BPM
- Trap130–150 BPM
- Trap soul120–160 BPM
- UK drill138–145 BPM
- West Coast hip hop'80s BPM
House
- House118–130 BPM
- Acid house118–128 BPM
- Afro house118–124 BPM
- Bass house124–130 BPM
- Chicago house118–126 BPM
- Deep house118–125 BPM
- Filter house118–126 BPM
- French house118–126 BPM
- Future house122–128 BPM
- Garage house120–128 BPM
- Melodic house118–126 BPM
- Organic house110–122 BPM
- Progressive house122–130 BPM
- Slap house120–126 BPM
- Tech house124–128 BPM
Hyperpop
Italian music
J-Pop
Jazz
- Jazz40–320 BPM
- Bebop160–320 BPM
- Big band50–300 BPM
- Cool jazz60–220 BPM
- Dixieland90–260 BPM
- Free jazzfree BPM
- Fusion80–200 BPM
- Gypsy jazz90–300 BPM
- Hard bop60–300 BPM
- Jazz pop60–150 BPM
- Latin jazz90–240 BPM
- Modal jazz60–240 BPM
- Nu jazz80–130 BPM
- Smooth jazz70–115 BPM
- Soul jazz70–150 BPM
- Stride and ragtime70–300 BPM
- Swing110–220 BPM
- Vocal jazz50–300 BPM
K-Pop
Latin
- LatinHighly BPM
- Bachata120–140 BPM
- Baile funk125–135 BPM
- Bolero60–120: BPM
- Bossa nova100–160 BPM
- Cha-cha-chá100–130 BPM
- Corridos tumbadosHighly BPM
- Cumbia80–120 BPM
- ForróXote BPM
- Latin electropop95–128: BPM
- Latin pop90–120 BPM
- Latin rock100–130 BPM
- Mambo160–220 BPM
- Merengue120–170 BPM
- MPBHighly BPM
- Salsa160–220 BPM
- Salsa romántica165–200 BPM
- Samba96–140 BPM
- Son cubano80–130 BPM
- TangoDance BPM
- VallenatoVaries BPM
Metal
- Metal50–280 BPM
- Alternative metal80–160 BPM
- Black metal60–260 BPM
- Death metal60–280 BPM
- Deathcore60–260 BPM
- Djent90–160 BPM
- Doom metal30–100 BPM
- Electronicore100–200 BPM
- Heavy metal90–190 BPM
- Metalcore120–200 BPM
- Nu metal80–140 BPM
- Power metal120–220 BPM
- Progressive metal60–200 BPM
- Symphonic metal70–190 BPM
- Thrash metal130–240 BPM
Pop
R&B
Reggaeton
Rock
- Rock70–200 BPM
- Alternative rock80–160 BPM
- Blues rock60–170 BPM
- British invasion110–170 BPM
- Classic rock70–150 BPM
- Emo80–200 BPM
- Funk rock85–130 BPM
- Garage rock100–180 BPM
- Glam rock100–160 BPM
- Grunge70–160 BPM
- Hair metal70–180 BPM
- Hard rock85–150 BPM
- Indie rock95–160 BPM
- Math rock100–200 BPM
- New wave110–170 BPM
- Pop punk140–200 BPM
- Pop rock70–180 BPM
- Post-hardcore90–200 BPM
- Post-punk100–180 BPM
- Post-rock50–160 BPM
- Progressive rockHighly BPM
- Psychedelic rock60–140 BPM
- Punk140–220 BPM
- Rock and roll120–200 BPM
- Shoegaze70–150 BPM