Generate music by genre
Every genre has its own tempo range, instruments and structure. Pick one to see what defines it and prompts written to get it right.
- Afrobeats95–115 BPM, syncopated drums and shakers and congas
- Ambient50–90 BPM, synth pads and drones
- Blues60–130 BPM, electric or slide guitar and harmonica
- Boom bap84–96 BPM, punchy sampled kick and snare and chopped soul or jazz sample
- Bossa nova110–140 BPM, nylon-string guitar and soft brushes or shaker
- Celtic60–180 BPM, fiddle and tin whistle or flute
- Chillhop80–100 BPM, clean electric guitar and melodic electric bass
- Chiptune120–180 BPM, square-wave leads and triangle-wave bass
- Cinematic60–130 BPM, string ostinatos and brass swells
- Classical piano50–140 BPM, grand piano and optional room ambience
- Country70–130 BPM, acoustic guitar and telecaster electric guitar
- Deep house115–124 BPM, soft round kick and warm sub bass
- Disco110–128 BPM, octave-jumping bass and four-on-the-floor kick
- Drill138–146 BPM, sliding 808 bass and syncopated hi-hats
- Drum and bass170–176 BPM, chopped breakbeats and reese or sub bass
- Dubstep138–150 BPM, wobble and growl bass and half-time drums
- EDM124–130 BPM, supersaw leads and side-chained pads
- Funk95–120 BPM, slap or finger-style electric bass and clavinet
- Gospel65–130 BPM, choir and Hammond B3 organ
- Hip hop80–100 BPM, drum machine or sampled drums and 808 or electric bass
- House118–128 BPM, TR-909 style kick and hats and piano or organ stabs
- Hyperpop140–180 BPM, pitched vocal-style synth leads and distorted 808s
- Indie folk70–120 BPM, acoustic guitar and banjo or mandolin
- Jazz60–240 BPM, upright bass and brushed or ride-cymbal drums
- K-pop100–130 BPM, hard-hitting electronic drums and synth bass and 808
- Latin85–200 BPM, congas, bongos, timbales and clave and güiro
- Lo-fi hip hop65–90 BPM, Rhodes or felt piano and boom-bap drums with soft kicks
- Metal90–200 BPM, high-gain electric guitars and bass guitar
- Orchestral60–140 BPM, violins, violas, cellos, basses and flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons
- Phonk120–140 BPM, pitched cowbell melody and heavily distorted 808
- Pop95–125 BPM, synth or piano chords and punchy electronic drums
- Punk150–200 BPM, distorted electric guitars and driving bass
- R&B60–95 BPM, electric piano or synth keys and deep sub bass
- Reggae60–90 BPM, off-beat skank guitar and deep electric bass
- Reggaeton88–100 BPM, dembow drums and 808 bass
- Rock100–160 BPM, electric guitars (rhythm and lead) and bass guitar
- Soul70–120 BPM, Hammond organ and horn section (trumpet, tenor sax, trombone)
- Synthwave80–118 BPM, analogue poly synth pads and arpeggiated bass
- Techno125–140 BPM, TR-909 kick and rumble bass
- Trance132–140 BPM, supersaw leads and rolling off-beat bass
- Trap130–160 BPM, 808 bass with glide and triplet and 32nd-note hi-hat rolls