List of Music Genome Project attributes
Encyclopedia
A list of attributes used by the Music Genome Project
for classifying music, sorted by categories.
Structures/Composition
Rhythm
Ostinato
Tonality
String section
Brass
Bass Guitar
Contrabass
Guitar
Guitar (Acoustic)
Organ
Piano
Trombone
Trumpet
Idiophone
String
Alto
Tenor
Music Genome Project
The Music Genome Project was first conceived by Will Glaser and Tim Westergren in late 1999. In January 2000, they joined forces with Jon Kraft to found Pandora Media to bring their idea to market...
for classifying music, sorted by categories.
Structures/CompositionMusical compositionMusical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
- Basic Rock Song Structures
- Big Band Arrangements
- Buildup/Breakdown
- Chromatic HarmonicChromaticismChromaticism is a compositional technique interspersing the primary diatonic pitches and chords with other pitches of the chromatic scale. Chromaticism is in contrast or addition to tonality or diatonicism...
Structure - Epic Buildup/Breakdown
- Great Musicianship
- Groove Based Composition
- Interesting Song Structure
- Intricate Arranging
- Lead Big Band
- Melodic Songwriting
- Minimalist Arrangements
- Orchestral Arranging
- Repetitive Song Structure
- Subtle Buildup/Breakdown
RhythmRhythmRhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
/MeterMeter (music)Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of syllables in each line and the arrangement of those syllables as long or short, accented or unaccented...
- Danceable Grooves
- Four-Four Time SignatureTime signatureThe time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
- Hard Swingin' RhythmRhythmRhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
- Heavy SyncopationSyncopationIn music, syncopation includes a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected in that they deviate from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak but also powerful beats in a meter . These include a stress on a normally unstressed beat or a rest where one would normally be...
- Intricate RhythmsRhythmRhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
- MeterMeter (music)Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of syllables in each line and the arrangement of those syllables as long or short, accented or unaccented...
Complexity - Mild Rhythmic SyncopationSyncopationIn music, syncopation includes a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected in that they deviate from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak but also powerful beats in a meter . These include a stress on a normally unstressed beat or a rest where one would normally be...
- Triple MeterTriple metreTriple metre is a musical metre characterized by a primary division of 3 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 3 or 9 in the upper figure of the time signature, with 3/4, 3/2, and 3/8 being the most common examples...
Style - Triple NoteTupletIn music a tuplet is "any rhythm that involves dividing the beat into a different number of equal subdivisions from that usually permitted by the...
Feel - Twelve-Eight Time SignatureTime signatureThe time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
- UnsyncopatedSyncopationIn music, syncopation includes a variety of rhythms which are in some way unexpected in that they deviate from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak but also powerful beats in a meter . These include a stress on a normally unstressed beat or a rest where one would normally be...
EnsembleMusical ensembleA musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Rhythms - Use of Groove
- Varying TempoTempoIn musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
and Time SignaturesTime signatureThe time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat.... - RhythmicRhythmRhythm may be generally defined as a "movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions." This general meaning of regular recurrence or pattern in time may be applied to a wide variety of cyclical natural phenomena having a periodicity or...
Intro
OstinatoOstinatoIn music, an ostinato is a motif or phrase, which is persistently repeated in the same musical voice. An ostinato is always a succession of equal sounds, wherein each note always has the same weight or stress. The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in...
- AcousticAcoustic musicAcoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
SonoritySonoritySonority may refer to:*sound*sonority hierarchy, a ranking of speech sounds by amplitude*In music theory, a chord, particularly when speaking of non-traditional harmonies... - Acousti-syntheticSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
SonoritySonoritySonority may refer to:*sound*sonority hierarchy, a ranking of speech sounds by amplitude*In music theory, a chord, particularly when speaking of non-traditional harmonies... - Chordal PatterningChord progressionA chord progression is a series of musical chords, or chord changes that "aims for a definite goal" of establishing a tonality founded on a key, root or tonic chord. In other words, the succession of root relationships...
- Dominant Use of Riffs
- Electro-Synthetic SonoritySonoritySonority may refer to:*sound*sonority hierarchy, a ranking of speech sounds by amplitude*In music theory, a chord, particularly when speaking of non-traditional harmonies...
- Extensive Vamping
- Highly Synthetic Sonority
- Intricate Melodic Phrasing
- Knack for Catchy HooksHook (music)A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock music, hip hop, dance music, and pop. In these genres, the hook is often...
- Melodic Songwriting
- Modal Harmony
- Overall Meditative Sound
- Repetitive ChorusVerse-chorus formVerse-chorus form is a musical form common in popular music and predominant in rock since the 1960s. In contrast to AABA form, which is focused on the verse , in verse-chorus form the chorus is highlighted...
- Repetitive Melodic Phrasing
- Repetitive VerseVerse-chorus formVerse-chorus form is a musical form common in popular music and predominant in rock since the 1960s. In contrast to AABA form, which is focused on the verse , in verse-chorus form the chorus is highlighted...
- Synth-acoustic SonoritySonoritySonority may refer to:*sound*sonority hierarchy, a ranking of speech sounds by amplitude*In music theory, a chord, particularly when speaking of non-traditional harmonies...
- Synth-electric SonoritySonoritySonority may refer to:*sound*sonority hierarchy, a ranking of speech sounds by amplitude*In music theory, a chord, particularly when speaking of non-traditional harmonies...
- Tonal HarmonyTonalityTonality is a system of music in which specific hierarchical pitch relationships are based on a key "center", or tonic. The term tonalité originated with Alexandre-Étienne Choron and was borrowed by François-Joseph Fétis in 1840...
Roots
- Acid JazzAcid jazzAcid jazz is a musical genre that combines elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop, particularly looped beats. It developed in the UK over the 1980s and 1990s and could be seen as tacking the sound of jazz-funk onto electronic dance: jazz-funk musicians such as Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd and Grant Green are...
Roots - Afro-Latin Roots
- Basic Rap Roots
- Blues Roots
- Caribbean Roots
- Classic Jazz Roots
- Club Rap Roots
- Cool Jazz Roots
- Country Roots
- Disco Roots
- East Coast Rap Roots
- Electronica Roots
- Folk Roots
- Funk Roots
- Hard Bop Roots
- Hard Rock Roots
- Hawaiian Roots
- HouseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
Roots - IndustrialIndustrial musicIndustrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
Roots - Meso-AmericanMesoamericaMesoamerica is a region and culture area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and...
Roots - Midwest Rap Roots
- New Orleans Jazz Roots
- Old School Roots
- PunkPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
Roots - Rock & Roll Roots
- Ska Roots
- Southern Rap Roots
- Swing Era Roots
- TechnoTechnoTechno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
Roots - Trance Roots
- Trip Hop Roots
- West Coast Rap Roots
TonalityTonalityTonality is a system of music in which specific hierarchical pitch relationships are based on a key "center", or tonic. The term tonalité originated with Alexandre-Étienne Choron and was borrowed by François-Joseph Fétis in 1840...
- Major Key Tonality
- Minor KeyMinor scaleA minor scale in Western music theory includes any scale that contains, in its tonic triad, at least three essential scale degrees: 1) the tonic , 2) a minor-third, or an interval of a minor third above the tonic, and 3) a perfect-fifth, or an interval of a perfect fifth above the tonic, altogether...
Tonality - Mixed Minor & Major Key Tonality
- Modal Tonality
- Tonal harmony
Instrumentation
- BluegrassBluegrass musicBluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
Instrumentation - Acoustic Rock Instrumentation
- Amazing Instrumental Prowess
- Demanding Instrumental Part Writing
- Electric Instrumentation
- Electric Rock Instrumentation
- Emphasis on Instrumental Performance
- Emphasis on Varied Instrumentation
- Heavy Instrumental Improvisation
- Instrumental Arrangement
- Mellow Rock Instrumentation
- Mellow Sounds
- Melodic Part Writing
- Mixed Acoustic and Electric Instrumentation
- Rap Metal Instrumentation
- Unique Instrumentation
Feel
- Beats Made For Dancing
- Romantic
- Brisk Swing Feel
- Driving Shuffle Feel
- Driving Swing Feel
- Jazz WaltzWaltzThe waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
Feel - Laid Back Shuffle Feel
- Laid Back SwingSwing (dance)"Swing dance" is a group of dances that developed with the swing style of jazz music in the 1920s-1950s, although the earliest of these dances predate swing jazz music. The best known of these dances is the Lindy Hop, a popular partner dance that originated in Harlem and is still danced today...
Feel - Mid-Tempo Shuffle Feel
- Mid-Tempo Swing Feel
- Prevalent Use of Groove
- Reggae Feel
- Triple NoteTupletIn music a tuplet is "any rhythm that involves dividing the beat into a different number of equal subdivisions from that usually permitted by the...
Feel - Trippy Soundscapes
- Upbeat Two-StepTwo-step (dance move)The two-step is a step found in many folk dances, and in various other dances. It seems to take its name from the 19th century dance related to the Polka....
Feel - Use of Groove
- Varying Rhythmic Feels
- A Waltz Feel
- Makes You Wanna Make Love
Musical qualities
- Acid RockAcid rockAcid rock is a form of psychedelic rock, which is characterized with long instrumental solos, few lyrics and musical improvisation. Tom Wolfe describes the LSD-influenced music of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Iron Butterfly, Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cream,...
Qualities - Alt.CountryAlternative countryAlternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
Qualities - BebopBebopBebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
Qualities - Blues Rock Qualities
- Classic Soul Qualities
- Cool Jazz Qualities
- Easy Listening Qualities
- Folk Rock Qualities
- Hard Bop Qualities
- Mystical Qualities
- Pop Metal Qualities
- Pop Rock Qualities
- Sampledelia Compositional Qualities
Leanings/stylings
- Avant-Garde Leanings
- Classical Stylings
- Country Rock Leanings
- Modern R&B Stylings
- Off Beat Style
- Old Time Music Styles
- Radio Friendly Stylings
- Speed Metal Stylings
- Thru Composed Melodic Style
- Triple MeterTriple metreTriple metre is a musical metre characterized by a primary division of 3 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 3 or 9 in the upper figure of the time signature, with 3/4, 3/2, and 3/8 being the most common examples...
Style - A BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
Style
Recording techniques
- Chopped & Screwed Production
- Clear Focus on Recording Studio Production
- Dry Recording Sound
- Extensive Studio Production
- Nu-Disco Production
- Studio Production
- Thickly Layered Production
- Vinyl Ambience
- Wet Recording Sound
- GrungeGrunge musicGrunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
Recording Qualities
Influences
- AfricanMusic of AfricaAfrica is a vast continent and its regions and nations have distinct musical traditions. The music of North Africa for the most part has a different history from sub-Saharan African music traditions....
Influences - Afro-CubanAfro-CubanThe term Afro-Cuban refers to Cubans of Sub Saharan African ancestry, and to historical or cultural elements in Cuba thought to emanate from this community...
Influences - BluesBluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
Influences - Boogie Woogie Influences
- BopBebopBebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
Influences - BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Jazz Influences - Brazilian Influences
- CelticCeltic musicCeltic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
Influences - Classical Influences
- Classical MusicClassical musicClassical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
Influences - Club Rap Influences
- Cool JazzCool jazzCool is a style of modern jazz music that arose following the Second World War. It is characterized by its relaxed tempos and lighter tone, in contrast to the bebop style that preceded it...
Influences - Country Influences
- DiscoDiscoDisco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
Influences - DowntempoDowntempoDowntempo is a laid-back electronic music style similar to ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike the beatless forms of Ambient music. The beat is sometimes made from loops that have a hypnotic feeling...
Influences - DubDub musicDub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
Influences - East Coast Rap Influences
- ElectronicaElectronicaElectronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
Influences - FlamencoFlamencoFlamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part....
Influences - FolkFolk musicFolk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
Influences - FunkFunkFunk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
Influences - Gangsta Rap Influence
- GospelGospelA gospel is an account, often written, that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In a more general sense the term "gospel" may refer to the good news message of the New Testament. It is primarily used in reference to the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John...
Influences - Hard rockHard rockHard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
Influences - Hardcore Rap Influence
- Hip hopHip hopHip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
Influences - Industrial Influences
- IDMIntelligent dance musicIntelligent dance music is a term that describes an electronic music genre that emerged in the early 1990s. The genre is influenced by a wide range of musical styles particularly electronic dance music such as Detroit Techno...
Influences - IndianMusic of IndiaThe music of India includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, classical music and R&B. India's classical music tradition, including Carnatic and Hindustani music, has a history spanning millennia and developed over several eras. It remains fundamental to the lives of Indians today as...
Influences - JazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Influences - Latin Influences
- MexicanMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Influences - Middle EastMiddle EastThe Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
ern Influences - New AgeNew AgeThe New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and then infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational...
Influences - New Orleans Influences
- New Orleans JazzDixielandDixieland music, sometimes referred to as Hot jazz, Early Jazz or New Orleans jazz, is a style of jazz music which developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century, and was spread to Chicago and New York City by New Orleans bands in the 1910s.Well-known jazz standard songs from the...
Influences - New WaveNew Wave musicNew Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
Influences - Old SchoolOld schoolIn slang, old school can refer to anything that is from an earlier era. Old school refers to something that is fairly old and not very recent. Depending on the context and intent, the term can imply a high regard or respect, or be a pejorative...
Influences - PunkPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
Influences - R&B Influences
- Rap Influences
- ReggaeReggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
Influences - RockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
Influences - Rock & Roll Influences
- SkaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
Influences - Southern Rap Influences
- Swing Influences
- TranceTrance musicTrance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
Influences - Western Classical Influences
- World MusicWorld musicWorld music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
Influences
String sectionString sectionThe string section is the largest body of the standard orchestra and consists of bowed string instruments of the violin family.It normally comprises five sections: the first violins, the second violins, the violas, the cellos, and the double basses...
- Background String Section
- Bowed Strings
- Melodic String Accompaniment
- Melodic String Section
- PizzicatoPizzicatoPizzicato is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument. The exact technique varies somewhat depending on the type of stringed instrument....
Bass/Other Strings ArcoArco-Places:*Arco, a town in Trentino, Italy*Arco, Idaho, in the United States*Arco, Minnesota, a city in the United States*ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, home of the Sacramento Kings-Companies:... - Pizzicato Cello and Bass/Other Strings Arco
- Pizzicato Strings
- Solo Strings
- String Ensemble
- String Section
- String Section Beds
- Subtle Use of Strings
- Use of a String EnsembleMusical ensembleA musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
- Use of Strings
BrassBrass instrumentA brass instrument is a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips...
and/or HornsHorn (instrument)The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
sections
- Background Horn Riffs
- Brass Horn Ensemble
- Brass Instrument Solos
- Busy Horn Section
- Horn Ensemble
- Interesting Horn Arrangements
- Melodic Horn Lines
- Prominent Horns
- Subtle Use of a Horn Section
- Use of Horn Accents
Percussion Sections
- Bumpin' Kick Sound
- Latin PercussionLatin PercussionLatin Percussion, also known as LP, is a brand of percussion instruments, specializing in ethnic instruments engineered and manufactured to withstand the rigors of use in a drum kit, orchestral percussion section, and similar applications...
- Percussion
- Percussion Layers
- Prominent Percussion
Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Drum N Bass Rhythms
- Electric Bass Playing
- Electric Bass Riff
- Prominent Role for the Bass Guitar
- Symbiotic KickBass drumBass drums are percussion instruments that can vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum . It is the largest drum of...
and Bass - Synth Bass Riff
ContrabassContrabassContrabass refers to a musical instrument of very low pitch; generally those pitched one octave below instruments of the bass register...
- Acoustic BassAcoustic bassThe term acoustic bass may refer to one of the following bass instruments:*Double bass - an upright contrabass violin*Acoustic bass guitar - the acoustic version of the bass guitar...
Playing - Acoustic Bass RiffRIFFThe Resource Interchange File Format is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data....
- Acoustic Bass Solo
- Bowed Bass Playing
- Busy Bass LineMelodyA melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
- Dominant Bass Riff
- Prominent Bass Riffs
- Slow Moving Bass Line
- Stand-up Bass ArcoArco-Places:*Arco, a town in Trentino, Italy*Arco, Idaho, in the United States*Arco, Minnesota, a city in the United States*ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, home of the Sacramento Kings-Companies:...
- Stand-up Bass Pizz.PizzicatoPizzicato is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument. The exact technique varies somewhat depending on the type of stringed instrument....
Drums
- Acoustic Drum SamplesSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
- Aggressive Drumming
- Busy Beats
- Danceable Beats
- Drum N Bass Rhythms
- Four-on-the-floor BeatsBeat (music)The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
- Headnodic Beats
- Heavy BackbeatBeat (music)The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
- Heavy Drums
- Light Drumming
- Light Drum Fills
- Light Percussion Fills
- Prominent Drums
- Prominent Synth Drums
- Sparse Kick DrumBass drumBass drums are percussion instruments that can vary in size and are used in several musical genres. Three major types of bass drums can be distinguished. The type usually seen or heard in orchestral, ensemble or concert band music is the orchestral, or concert bass drum . It is the largest drum of...
- Steel Drum (Pans)
- Straight Drum Beats
- Synth Drums
- Thrasher Drums
- Tight Kick Sound
- Tremendous Bass
- Wet Snare
- Dry Snare
Cymbals
- Busy Acoustic Hihat
- Busy Electronic Hat
- Busy Electronic Hi-hat
- Busy Synth Hat
- Lots of Cymbals
GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Either
- Guitar Effects
- Twangy GuitarsTwangAn old onomatopoeia for the sound of a vibrating string - for instance of a bow or a musical instrument, or the sound of a vibrating spring of an air gun....
- Wah-Wah GuitarWah-wah pedalA wah-wah pedal is a type of guitar effects pedal that alters the tone of the signal to create a distinctive effect, mimicking the human voice...
Guitar (Acoustic)Acoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
- Acoustic Guitar AccompanimentAccompanimentIn music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with an instrumental or vocal soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner...
- Acoustic Guitar Layering
- Acoustic Guitar Riffs
- Acoustic Guitar Solo
- Acoustic Rhythm Guitars
- Good Dose of Acoustic Guitar Pickin'
- Great Acoustic Guitar Solo
- Virtuosic Acoustic Guitar Solo
- Well-Articulated Acoustic Guitar Solo
Guitar (Electric)
- Dirty Electric Guitar RiffsRIFFThe Resource Interchange File Format is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data....
- Dirty Electric Guitar Solo
- Electric Guitar Accompaniment
- Electric Guitar Effects
- Electric Guitar Riffs
- Electric Guitar Solo
- Electric Guitar Wall-O-Sound
- Electric Guitars
- Electric Rhythm Guitars
- Great Electric Guitar Solo
- Gritty Electric Guitars
- Heavy Electric Rhythm Guitars
- Layered Electric Guitar Riffs
- Lively Electric Guitar Solo
- Slide/Pedal Steel GuitarsPedal steel guitarThe pedal steel guitar is a type of electric guitar that uses a metal bar to "fret" or shorten the length of the strings, rather than fingers on strings as with a conventional guitar. Unlike other types of steel guitar, it also uses pedals and knee levers to affect the pitch, hence the name "pedal"...
- Virtuosic Electric Guitar Solo
- Well-Articulated Electric Guitar Solo
OrganOrgan (music)The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
- Dirty Organ Riffs
- Dirty Organ Solos
- Hammond OrganHammond organThe Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...
- Organ Solo
- Prominent Organ
- Use of Clean-Sounding Organs
- Use of Dirty-Sounding Organs
- Virtuosic Organ Solo
PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Acoustic Piano Accompaniment
- Acoustic Rhythm Piano
- Altered Piano Timbres
- Block Piano ChordsBlock chordA block chord is a chord or voicing built directly below the melody either on the strong beats or to create a four-part harmonized melody line in "locked-hands" rhythmic unison with the melody, as opposed to broken chords...
- Classic RhodesRhodes pianoThe Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
Sound - Electric Piano Accompaniment
- Electric Piano Riffs
- Electric Piano Solo
- Electric Pianos
- Extended Piano Soloing
- Extensive Use of Electric Keys
- Great Piano Solo
- Lead Piano
- Mellow Piano TimbreTimbreIn music, timbre is the quality of a musical note or sound or tone that distinguishes different types of sound production, such as voices and musical instruments, such as string instruments, wind instruments, and percussion instruments. The physical characteristics of sound that determine the...
- Outside Piano Solo
- Percussive Piano Accompaniment
- Piano Playing
- Piano Solo
- Prominent Rhythm Piano Part
- Solo Piano Performance
- Sparse Piano Solo
- Subtle Electric Piano Riffs
- Subtle Use of Acoustic Piano
- Subtle Use of Electric Keys
- Subtle Use of Fender Rhodes
- Subtle Use of Piano Riffs
- Subtle Use of Pianos
- Use of Electric Pianos
- Virtuosic Piano Solo
- Well-Articulated Piano Solo
Synth
- Affected Synths
- Arpeggiated Synths
- Background Synths
- Dominant Synth Sound
- Heavily Affected Synths
- Inventive Synth Arrangements
- Lead Synthesizer
- Light Synth Fx
- Prevalent Use of Arpeggiated Synths
- Prominent Use of Synth
- Subtle Use of Arpeggiated Synths
- Subtle Use of StaccatoStaccatoStaccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation it signifies a note of shortened duration and separated from the note that may follow by silence...
Synths - Synth Heavy Arrangements
- Synth Playing
- Synth Riffs
- Synth Rock Arranging
- Synth Swoops
- Synth Tweaking
- Synthesizer Solo
- Synthetic SonoritySonoritySonority may refer to:*sound*sonority hierarchy, a ranking of speech sounds by amplitude*In music theory, a chord, particularly when speaking of non-traditional harmonies...
- StaccatoStaccatoStaccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation it signifies a note of shortened duration and separated from the note that may follow by silence...
Synths - TechnoTechnoTechno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
Synths - Thin Ambient Synth Textures
- Thin Synth Textures
- Thin Techno Synth Textures
- Use of Ambient Synths
- Use of Techno Synths
- Variety of Synth Sounds
Imitative Synthesis
- Busy Synth Hat
- Prominent Synth Drums
- Synth Bass Riff
- Synth Drums
Hand Percussion
- BackbeatBeat (music)The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
Hand Claps - Hand Percussion Layer
- Rhythmic Clapping
TromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Great Trombone SoloSolo (music)In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
- Sparse Trombone Solo
- Trombone HeadLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
- Trombone Playing
- Trombone Solo
- Virtuosic Trombone Solo
- Well-Articulated Trombone Solo
TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Great Trumpet SoloSolo (music)In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
- Melodic Trumpet Solo
- Sparse Trumpet Solo
- Trumpet Head
- Trumpet Solo
- Virtuosic Trumpet Solo
- Well-Articulated Trumpet Solo
IdiophoneIdiophoneAn idiophone is any musical instrument which creates sound primarily by way of the instrument's vibrating, without the use of strings or membranes. It is the first of the four main divisions in the original Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification...
- Mallet Percussion
- Use of Marimbas
- VibesVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
Playing - Vibes Solo
- Virtuosic VibraphoneVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
Solo
StringString instrumentA string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
- HarpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
Playing - Prominent BanjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
Part - Prominent MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
Part - Use of SitarSitarThe 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
- ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
Solo - Virtuosic Violin Solo
- CelloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
Woodwind
- HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
Playing - Harmonica Solo
- Prominent Harmonica Part
- Subtle Use of the Harmonica
- FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
Performance - Flute Solo
- Prominent Flute Part
- Use of Flutes
- ClarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
Playing - Clarinet Solo
- BassoonBassoonThe bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...
AltoAltoAlto is a musical term, derived from the Latin word altus, meaning "high" in Italian, that has several possible interpretations.When designating instruments, "alto" frequently refers to a member of an instrumental family that has the second highest range, below that of the treble or soprano. Hence,...
- Great Alto Sax Solo
- Outside Alto Sax Solo
- Sparse Alto Sax Solo
- Virtuosic Alto Sax Solo
- Well-Articulated Alto Sax Solo
TenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
- Great Tenor Sax Solo
- Lively Tenor Sax Solo
- Melodic Tenor Sax Solo
- Sparse Tenor Sax Solo
- Tenor Sax Head
- Tenor Sax Solo
- Use of Tenor Sax
- Virtuosic Tenor Sax Solo
- Well-Articulated Tenor Sax Solo
Other
- Experimental SoundsExperimental musicExperimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
- Spoken Word
- Subtle Use of Lo-fi Samples
- Subtle Use of Noise EffectsExperimental musicExperimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
- Subtle Use of Turntables
- Subtle Use of White NoiseWhite noiseWhite noise is a random signal with a flat power spectral density. In other words, the signal contains equal power within a fixed bandwidth at any center frequency...
- Turntablism
- Use of Background Scratching
Lyrical content
- Abstract Lyrics
- Ambiguous Lyrics
- Angry Lyrics
- Angry-Romantic Lyrics
- Blazin' Rappin'
- Boastin' Lyrics
- CashMoneyMoney is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally in the past,...
-Obsessed Lyrics - Clean Lyrics
- Cocky Lyrics
- Defiant Lyrics
- Empowering Lyrics
- Erotic Lyrics
- Explicit Lyrics
- French Lyrics
- Great Lyrics
- Heartbreak Lyrics
- Heartbreaking Lyrics
- Humorous Lyrics
- Joyful Lyrics
- Lyric-Centric Aesthetic
- Lyric-Centric CompositionMusical compositionMusical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
- Lyric-Centric Performance
- Lyrical Melodies
- Lyrics about AlcoholAlcoholIn chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
and DrugsDRUGSDestroy Rebuild Until God Shows are an American post-hardcore band formed in 2010. They released their debut self-titled album on February 22, 2011.- Formation :... - Lyrics about Partying
- Lyrics about the Rap Industry
- Lyrics by a Famous Rap Artist
- Lyrics by a Rap Icon
- Lyrics by a Respected Rap Artist
- Lyrics that Tell a Story
- Lyrics that Use Twisted Humor
- Lyrics with Heavy Erotic Content
- Narrative Lyrics
- Offensive Lyrics
- Political Lyrics
- Political Satire Lyric
- Portuguese Lyrics
- Positive, Upbeat Lyrics
- Production and Lyrics by Famous Rap Artists
- Production and Lyrics by Rap Icons
- Production and Lyrics by Respected Rap Artists
- Religious Lyrics
- Romantic Lyrics
- Sad Lyrics
- Sexist Lyrics
- Socially Conscious Lyrics
- Storytelling Lyrics
- Street Talkin' Lyrics
- Surreal Lyrics
- Tight Lyrics
- Upbeat Lyrics
- Violent Lyrics
Vocals
- Affected Backup Vocals
- Aggressive Female Vocalist
- Aggressive Male Vocalist
- Altered Female Vocal
- Altered Male Vocal
- Altered Vocal Sound
- Amazing Vocal Prowess
- Breathy Female Lead Vocalist
- Breathy Female Vocal
- Breathy Male Lead Vocalist
- Breathy Male Vocal
- Breathy Vocals
- Call-and-AnswerCall and response (music)In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first...
Vocal Harmony (AntiphonAntiphonAn antiphon in Christian music and ritual, is a "responsory" by a choir or congregation, usually in Gregorian chant, to a psalm or other text in a religious service or musical work....
y) - Chorus
- Clear Pronunciation
- Demanding Vocal Performances
- Deep Voice
- Distinctive Female Lead Vocalist
- Distinctive Male Lead Vocal
- Distinctive Vocal Characteristics
- Dominant Vocal Hooks
- Dynamic Female Vocalist
- Dynamic Male Vocalist
- Emotional Female Lead Vocal Performance
- Emotional Female Vocal
- Emotional Male Lead Vocal Performance
- Emotional Vocals
- Exaggerated EnunciationEnunciationIn phonetics, enunciation is the act of speaking. Good enunciation is the act of speaking clearly and concisely. The opposite of good enunciation is mumbling or slurring. See also pronunciation which is a component of enunciation. Pronunciation is to pronounce sounds of words correctly....
- Excellent Vocal Technique
- Extensive Use of Vocal Samples
- Female Vocal
- Gravelly Female Vocalist
- Gravelly Male Vocalist
- Gritty Male Vocal
- Gritty Vocal Style
- Group Vocals
- Heavy Use of Vocal Harmonies
- Interweaving Vocal Harmony
- Jazz Vocals
- Laid Back Female Vocal
- Laid Back Male Vocal
- Male Vocal
- Multiple Vocalists
- Mumbling Vocals
- Paired Vocal Harmony
- Prominent Backup Vocals
- Smooth Female Lead Vocal
- Smooth Female Vocal
- Smooth Male Lead Vocalist
- Smooth Vocals
- Strong Vocal Technique
- Subtle Use of Paired Vocal Harmony
- Subtle Use of Vocal Counterpoint
- Subtle Use of Vocal Harmony
- Thin Female Vocal Performance
- Thin Male Vocal Performance
- Unintelligible Vocal Delivery
- Unusual Vocal Sounds
- Use of Call-and-ResponseCall and response (music)In music, a call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually played by different musicians, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or response to the first...
Vocals - Use of Vocal CounterpointCounterpointIn music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent . It has been most commonly identified in classical music, developing strongly during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period,...
- Virtuosic Vocals
- Vocal-Centric Aesthetic
- Vocal Counterpoint
- Vocal Duets
- Vocal Harmonies
- Vocal Samples
- Vocal ScattingScat singingIn vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice.- Structure and syllable choice...
Male
- Aggressive Male Vocalist
- Altered Male Vocal
- Breathy Male Lead Vocalist
- Breathy Male Vocal
- Distinctive Male Lead Vocal
- Dynamic Male Vocalist
- Emotional Male Lead Vocal Performance
- Gravelly Male Vocalist
- Gritty Male Vocal
- Laid Back Male Vocal
- Male Vocal
- Smooth Male Lead Vocalist
- Thin Male Vocal Performance
Female
- Aggressive Female Vocalist
- Altered Female Vocal
- Breathy Female Lead Vocalist
- Breathy Female Vocal
- Distinctive Female Lead Vocalist
- Dynamic Female Vocalist
- Emotional Female Lead Vocal Performance
- Emotional Female Vocal
- Female Vocal
- Gravelly Female Vocalist
- Laid Back Female Vocal
- Smooth Female Lead Vocal
- Smooth Female Vocal
- Thin Female Vocal Performance