Yamaha Styles

Global reference data for producers and performers.

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Name Category Sig
KizombaSlow African/Latin 4/4
BalladEvergreen Ballad 4/4
BluesShuffle Blues 4/4
CompasDirect Caribbean 4/4
SocaCalypso Caribbean 4/4
SocaPower Caribbean 4/4 (very fast)
ZoukLove Caribbean 4/4
BaroqueDanceSuite Classical various
WaltzViennese Classical 3/4
SymphonicEpic Classical/Film Score variable
CountryBluegrass Country 2/4, 4/4
CountrySwing Country 4/4
SertanejoBrazilian Country/Latin 4/4
AmbientDrone Electronic no discernible
BreaksOldSchool Electronic 4/4
DnBFastBreak Electronic 4/4 (high BPM)
DroneAmbient Electronic no fixed
DubstepHalfTime Electronic 4/4
EBMIndustrial Electronic 4/4
EDMFestival Electronic 4/4
FootworkJuke Electronic 4/4 (very high BPM)
FutureGarage Electronic 4/4 (syncopated)
HardcoreGabber Electronic 4/4 (very high BPM)
IDMIntricate Electronic variable (complex)
MinimalHouse Electronic 4/4
ProgressiveHouse Electronic 4/4
TechHouse Electronic 4/4
TechnoPulse Electronic 4/4
TranceEnergy Electronic 4/4
GrimeInstrumental Electronic/Hip Hop 4/4
ElectroSwing Electronic/Jazz 4/4
NujazzBrokenBeat Electronic/Jazz 4/4 (syncopated)
AfroHouse Electronic/World 4/4
GqomSouthAfrican Electronic/World 4/4
FolkAcoustic Folk 4/4
JigCeltic Folk 6/8, 9/8, 12/8
KlezmerFreilach Folk 2/4, 4/4
PolkaLively Folk 2/4
ReelCeltic Folk 2/2, 4/4
ZydecoDance Folk/Blues 4/4
CajunTwoStep Folk/Country 2/4
FolkPunkRebel Folk/Punk 4/4
DiscoFunk Funk 4/4
FunkGroove Funk 4/4
6_8Gospel Gospel 6/8
GospelContemporary Gospel 4/4
GospelBlues Gospel/Blues 4/4
HipHopLoFi Hip Hop 4/4
Trap808 Hip Hop 4/4
GrimeUK Hip Hop/Electronic 4/4
CarnaticTalaAdi Indian Classical 8/8
TablaKeherwa Indian Folk 8/8
DixielandJazz Jazz 4/4
FusionJazzOddTime Jazz 5/4, 7/4, etc.
GypsyJazzManouche Jazz 4/4
JazzWaltz Jazz 3/4
SwingBigBand Jazz 4/4
AfroCubanClave Latin 4/4
BachataSensual Latin 4/4
BossaNovaSmooth Latin 4/4
ChaChaCha Latin 4/4
ChoroBrazilian Latin 2/4, 4/4
CumbiaColombian Latin 2/2, 4/4
CumbiaVillera Latin 4/4
ForroBrazilian Latin 2/4
LatinBossa Latin 4/4
MerengueFast Latin 2/4
ReggaetonDemBow Latin 4/4
SalsaCuban Latin 4/4
SalsaRomantica Latin 4/4
SambaClassic Latin 2/4
SongoCuban Latin 4/4
TangoPassion Latin 2/4
MarchMilitary March 2/4
BlackMetalTremolo Metal 4/4 (high BPM)
DeathMetalBlastBeat Metal 4/4 (extreme BPM)
DoomMetalSlow Metal 4/4 (very slow)
GrindcoreHyperfast Metal 4/4 (blistering BPM)
MetalDoubleBass Metal 4/4
NuMetalGroove Metal 4/4 (syncopated)
PowerMetalGallop Metal 4/4 (galloping feel)
SymphonicMetal Metal 4/4, variable
ThrashMetal Metal 4/4 (fast tempo)
8BeatModern Pop 4/4
K-PopDance Pop 4/4
KpopBallad Pop 4/4
PopBallad Pop 4/4
Eurodance90s Pop/Electronic 4/4
DreamPopEthereal Pop/Rock 4/4
NewWaveSynthPop Pop/Rock 4/4
NeoSoulGroove R&B/Soul 4/4
DancehallModern Reggae 4/4
ReggaeRoots Reggae 4/4
SkaUpbeat Reggae 4/4
70sRock Rock 4/4
GothicRock Rock 4/4
J-RockFast Rock 4/4
PostPunkAngular Rock 4/4
PostRockBuild Rock 4/4, variable
ProgressiveRockComplex Rock variable
RockabillyShuffle Rock 4/4
RockPower Rock 4/4
ShoegazeDreamy Rock 4/4
SlowRockBallad Rock 4/4
GregorianChant Sacred/Traditional free rhythm
AfrobeatFela World 4/4 (long grooves)
AfroBeatHighlife World 4/4
AndeanFolk World 2/4, 4/4, 6/8
BalkanBrass World variable (7/8, 9/8)
BalkanOddTime World 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, etc.
BhangraEnergetic World 4/4
BollywoodClassic World 4/4, various
CelticDance World 6/8
FadoMelancholy World 4/4, 2/4
FlamencoRumba World 4/4
GamelanBalinese World cyclical
GreekSirtaki World 4/4 (accelerating)
HighlifeGhanaian World 4/4
IndianBollywood World 4/4
JapaneseTaiko World variable (powerful)
JujuNigerian World 4/4
MiddleEasternDabke World 4/4, 2/4
MiddleEasternFolk World various (4/4, 6/8, 9/8)
SoukousCongolese World 4/4
SoukoussNdombolo World 4/4 (fast)
TribalPercussion World variable
TurkishRaksSharqi World 4/4
KuduroAngolan World/Electronic 4/4
MariachiSon World/Latin 3/4, 4/4
BhangraPop World/Pop 4/4
GnawaMoroccan World/Sacred 4/4, 6/8 (cyclical)
SufiQawwali World/Sacred variable (cyclical)