List of musical genre attributes

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Genre can be characterized by the following attributes (please help finding a music definition and expand this list):

Genre Typical Min. Tempo Typical Max. Tempo Possible Microtiming Intonations Characteristic Harmonies Typical Instruments
Big Beat 110 136 8ths, 8ths shuffled  ?  ? Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler
Blues 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled Beat 1+3 Min, Maj, 7ths  ?
Bossa Nova  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Cha-Cha 80 150  ?  ?  ?  ?
Country  ?  ?  ?  ? Maj Guitar - Steel guitar - Dobro - Harmonica - Bass - Fiddle - Drums - Mandolin - Banjo
Dance  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Disco (88)100 130(143) 8ths (main), 16ths (percussion)  ?  ?
Drum'n'Bass  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Dub  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? Strangely synced delays
Electro (80)90 130(140)  ?  ?  ? Synthesizer, Drum machine, Vocoder, Sampler
Folk  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Funk 76 108 8ths, 16ths  ?  ? Guitar - prominent Bass - Drums - Horns
Funk 100 140 James Brown 8ths  ?  ? Guitar - prominent Bass - Drums - Horns
Gabber 160 220  ?  ?  ?  ?
Hip Hop 70 110  ?  ?  ?
Heavy Metal  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? Guitar - Bass - Drums
House 118 135 8ths, 16ths, 16ths shuffled 4 on the floor, off beat hats  ? Synthesizer, Keyboard, Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler
Jungle 140 190  ?  ?  ?  ?
Merengue 210 300  ?  ?  ?  ?
Motown  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Nu R'n'B 70 110  ?  ?  ?  ? (MPC) Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler, Synths
Pop  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Punk  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? Vocals - Guitar - Bass - Drums
Reggae  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Rock  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? Guitar, Bass, Drums, often also Keyboards
Salsa 130 250  ?  ?  ?
Samba  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Soul  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? Guitar - Bass - keyboard - Drums - Horn section - Vocals
Swing  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Trance 130 160  ?  ?  ? Synthesizer, Keyboard, Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler
Techno 130 140 binary  ? Synthesizer, Keyboard, Drum machine, Sequencer, Sampler
Rhythm and Blues  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?

Since the [[1]tempo] is very important for the definition of a style, it is used a grouping attribute here:

Styles in Adagio Tempi (66 - 76 bpm) (slowly):

Genre Typical Min. Tempo Typical Max. Tempo Possible Microtiming Intonations Characteristic Harmonies
Blues 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled Beat 1+3 Min, Maj, 7ths
Reggea 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled ? Beat 3 Min, Maj

Styles in Andante Tempi (76 - 108 bpm) (walking):

Genre Typical Min. Tempo Typical Max. Tempo Possible Microtiming Intonations Characteristic Harmonies
Blues 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled Beat 1+3 Min, Maj, 7ths
Rock_music 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled Beat 1+3 Min, Maj, 7ths
Reggea 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled ? Beat 3 Min, Maj

Styles in Moderate Tempi (90 - 115 bpm):

Genre Typical Min. Tempo Typical Max. Tempo Possible Microtiming Intonations Characteristic Harmonies
Pop  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Blues 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled Beat 1+3 Min, Maj, 7ths
Rock_music 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled Beat 1+3 Min, Maj, 7ths
Reggea 60 120 8ths, 16ths, 8ths shuffled, 16ths shuffled ? Beat 3 Min, Maj
Big Beat 110 136  ?  ?  ?
Electro  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Disco  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Rythm'n'Blues  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Nu R'n'B  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?


Styles in Higher Tempi (120 -145 bpm):

Genre Typical Min. Tempo Typical Max. Tempo Possible Microtiming Intonations Characteristic Harmonies
Dance  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
House  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?
Techno  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?

Styles in Fast Tempi:

Genre Typical Min. Tempo Typical Max. Tempo Possible Microtiming Intonations Characteristic Harmonies
Jungle music 140 170  ?  ?  ?
Drum'n'Bass 140 170  ?  ?  ?


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