Style and Genre List
To help you select the way your song sounds, we have a selection of style, genre, and type for you to prompt you in the creation of your personal song.
Style terms, genres, sub-genres, and song types can be creatively blended to shape unique musical expressions. Our list is ever-changing and will never be complete — many regional, cultural, and emerging styles remain unexplored, as do the everyday words people use to describe the music that moves them.
| Style | Genre | Type |
| Danceable | Country | Background |
| – Dance | – Appalachian | – Elevator |
| – Festive | – Bluegrass | – Jingle |
| – Groovy | – Country | – Muzak |
| – Mid-Tempo | – Folk | Call to Prayer |
| – Syncopated | – Freak Folk | – Adan |
| – Tipsy | – Western | – Adjan |
| Dark | Dance | – Call to Prayer |
| – Atmospheric | – Afro-Cuban | – Gregorian Chant |
| – Cold | – Dance Pop | Character |
| – Dark | – Disco | – I Want Song |
| – Doom | – Dubstep | – Hero Theme |
| – Dramatic | – Disco Funk | – Strut |
| – Sinister | – EDM | – March |
| Eclectic | – Electro | – Military |
| – Adjunct | – High-NRG | – Villain Theme |
| – Art | – House | Children |
| – Capriccio | – Trance | – Lullaby |
| – Mellifluous | Downtempo | – Nursery Rhyme |
| – Nü | – Ambient | – Sing-along |
| – Progressive | – Downtempo | – Toddler |
| – Unusual | – Synthwave | Composer |
| Emotion | – Trap | – Adagio |
| – Anthemic | Electronic | – Adjunct |
| – Emotional | – Ambient | – Andante |
| – Happy | – Cyberpunk | – Allegro |
| – Jubilant | – Drum’n’bass | – Capriccio |
| – Melancholy | – Dubstep | Instruments |
| – Sad | – Electronic | – Acoustic Guitar |
| Hard | – Hypnogogical | – Bass |
| – Aggressive | – IDM | – Doublebass |
| – Banger | – Phonk | – Electricbass |
| – Power | – Synthpop | – Electric Guitar |
| – Stadium | – Techno | – Fingerstyle Guitar |
| – Stomp | – Trap | – Percussion |
| Lyrical | Jazz/Soul | Noise |
| – Broadway | – Bebop | – Chaotic |
| – Cabaret | – Gospel | – Distorted |
| – Lounge | – Electro | – Glitch |
| – Operatic | – Frutiger Aero | – Noise |
| – Storytelling | – Jazz | – Random |
| – Torch-Lounge | – Latin Jazz | – Stuttering |
| – Theatrical | – RnB | Orchestral |
| – Troubadour | – Soul | – glissando trombone |
| – Vegas | Latin | – legato cello |
| Magical | – Bossa Nova | – Orchestral |
| – Ethereal | – Latin Jazz | – spiccato violins |
| – Majestic | – Forró | – staccato viola |
| – Mysterious | – Mambo | – Symphonic |
| Minimal | – Salsa | Retro |
| – Ambient | – Tango | – 1960s |
| – Cinematic | Reggae | – Barbershop |
| – Heat | – Afrobeat | – Big Band |
| – Minimal | – Dancehall | – Classic |
| – Slow | – Dub | – Doo Wop |
| – Sparse | – Reggae | – Girl Group |
| Party | – Reggaeton | – Mambo |
| – German Schlager | Metal | – Salooncore |
| – Glam | – Black Metal | – Swing |
| – Glitter | – Deathcore | Traditional |
| – Groovy | – Death Metal | – Suffix |
| Soft | – Heavy Metal | – …core |
| – Ambient | – Heavy Metal Trap | – …jam |
| – Bedroom | – Metalcore | – …out |
| – Chillwave | – Nu Metal | – …wave |
| – Ethereal | – Power Metal | – Traditional |
| – Intimate | Popular | – Americana |
| – Heat | – Pop | – Barbershop |
| – Sadcore | – Dance Pop | – Christmas Carol |
| Weird | – Pop Rock | – Traditional |
| – Carnival | – Kpop | Voice |
| – Distorted | – Jpop | – A Cappella |
| – Glitchy | – RnB | – Arabian Ornamental |
| – Haunted | – Synthpop | – Dispassionate |
| – Hollow | Rock | – Emotional |
| – Musicbox | – Classic Rock | – Ethereal |
| – Random | – Blues Rock | – Gregorian chant |
| World/Ethnic | – Emo | – Hindustani |
| – Arabian | – Glam Rock | – Lounge Singer |
| – Bangra | – Hardcore Punk | – Melismatic |
| – Calypso | – Indie | – Monotone |
| – Chalga | – Industrial Rock | – Narration |
| – Egyptian | – Punk | – Resonant |
| – Hindustani | – Rock | – Spoken Word |
| – Hōgaku | – Skate Rock | – Sprechgesang |
| – Jewish Music | – Skatecore | – Sultry |
| – Klezmer | – Suomipop | – Scream |
| – Matsuri | Urban | – Torchy |
| – Middle East | – Funk | – Vocaloid |
| – Polka | – Electro | |
| – Russian Navy Song | – HipHop | |
| – Suomipop | – RnB | |
| – Tribal | – Phonk | |
| – Rap | ||
| – Trap |
