AI music by genre
Pop6 tracksPop is the easiest genre to enjoy: catchy melodies, repeated choruses, clean production. With AI, pop also gives the most consistent results.
Ballad13 tracksBallads are slow, emotional songs, usually built on piano and strings. Ballad lyrics should have long lines and open vowels so the voice can sustain notes.
Bolero2 tracksBolero uses a slow rumba rhythm, classical guitar, and long vocal notes. Common themes are homeland, distant love, and longing.
Rock3 tracksRock needs electric guitar, strong drums, and a chorus you can shout. Want it heavier? Check out Metal.
Rap / Hip-hop2 tracksRap needs many words per beat and rhymes at the end of lines. Pick a clear mood when asking AI to write rap lyrics.
EDM2 tracksEDM is electronic music made for dancing: steady four-on-the-floor beats, a build-up, then a drop. Lyrics are usually short.
Lo-fi2 tracksLo-fi is background music for studying, working, or relaxing: slow beats, warm sounds, soft vocals.
R&B2 tracksR&B is all about the voice: smooth runs, soft delivery, lots of emotion, with minimal production so the vocal stands out.
Jazz3 tracksJazz has the richest harmonies here, so the AI chord charts for each jazz song are worth checking out.
Acoustic5 tracksAcoustic is one wooden guitar and one voice: simple, intimate, perfect for storytelling lyrics.
Indie3 tracksBedroom indie pop: dreamy, slightly lo-fi, with personal everyday lyrics.
Folk2 tracksFolk uses traditional instruments like zither and bamboo flute. Lyrics with a folk flavor give more natural results.
Kids2 tracksKids' music needs simple melodies, short lines, repetition, and easy-to-remember words.
City Pop3 tracksCity Pop is 80s urban pop: groovy bass, synths, bright electric guitar.
Funk / Disco2 tracksFunk and disco: slap bass, rhythmic guitar, horns, made for dancing.
Metal1 tracksMetal: distorted guitar, fast double bass drums, powerful vocals.
Country2 tracksAmerican country: acoustic guitar, banjo, storytelling lyrics.
Cinematic2 tracksCinematic: orchestral, building to a climax. Works well with lyrics that paint big pictures.
New Year2 tracksNew Year music: cheerful, lively, with wishes for the year ahead and family togetherness.
By mood
Pick a genre by what the song has to do
Genre is easiest to choose once you know where the song will be heard. A birthday song for your mom needs clear words and a melody people can sing along to, so pop or acoustic beats metal. Background music for a study session should stay out of the way, which is what lo-fi is for. A video opener needs its peak early, so cinematic or EDM works better than a ballad, which takes time to build.
The lyrics you already have narrow things down too. Long, wordy lines suit rap or storytelling country. Short, repetitive lines suit EDM and children's songs. Long lines with open vowels the singer can hold suit ballad and bolero.
Where genres actually differ
Rhythm is what you notice first. EDM and disco put the kick drum on all four beats (four-on-the-floor), bolero rides a slow rumba groove, rap leans on drums and 808 bass to leave room for words, and jazz swings: two eighth notes in a row are not split evenly, the first one is longer.
Instruments come second: distorted guitar in rock, piano and strings in ballads, synths in EDM, dan tranh zither and bamboo flute in Vietnamese folk. Harmony is harder to hear. Pop and country tend to circle three or four main chords of the key; jazz, city pop and lo-fi use lots of seventh and ninth chords, which sound softer and more urban; rock and metal lean on power chords, just the root and the fifth; Vietnamese folk is mostly built on the five-note pentatonic scale. The fourth difference is the vocal: R&B runs and bends notes, rock growls and shouts the chorus, acoustic and indie sing close to the mic, almost speaking.
Quick reference for all 19 genres
The tempo column is the preset to try first in the tempo field: slow (72 BPM), medium (100 BPM), fast (128 BPM). It is a starting point; change it after you listen.
| Genre | Tempo to try | Signature instruments | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pop | medium or fast | piano, synth, drums | gift songs, sing-alongs |
| Ballad | slow | piano, strings | love songs, breakups |
| Bolero | slow | classical guitar, rumba rhythm | homeland, longing |
| Rock | medium or fast | electric guitar, heavy drums | anthems, protest lyrics |
| Rap / Hip-hop | medium | boom bap drums, 808 bass | wordy lyrics, personal stories |
| EDM | fast | synth leads, four-on-the-floor kick | workouts, parties |
| Lo-fi | slow | mellow piano, soft drums, vinyl crackle | studying, working |
| R&B | slow or medium | groovy bass, warm keys | love songs that need vocal runs |
| Jazz | medium | upright bass, saxophone, piano | cafes, late evenings |
| Acoustic | slow or medium | acoustic guitar | storytelling, gifts |
| Indie | medium | clean electric guitar, dreamy textures | everyday confessional lyrics |
| Vietnamese folk | slow or medium | dan tranh zither, bamboo flute | folk verse, luc bat poetry |
| Children's | medium or fast | simple melody, bright instruments | kids, counting songs |
| City Pop | medium | groovy bass, 80s synths | night drives, city backdrops |
| Funk / Disco | medium or fast | slap bass, rhythm guitar, horns | parties, dancing |
| Metal | fast | distorted guitars, double kick | intense lyrics, high energy |
| Country | medium | acoustic guitar, banjo | storytelling, road songs |
| Cinematic | slow or medium | orchestra, choir | video openers, big imagery |
| Lunar New Year | fast | traditional percussion, pop | New Year wishes, family reunions |
Genres that sit close together
Ballad, bolero and acoustic form the slow, lyrical group: all three put the voice up front and need lyrics with room to hold notes. The difference is color. A ballad sounds clean and wide with piano and strings; bolero brings the rumba groove and the long held notes of Vietnamese golden-era music; acoustic is bare and close, like someone singing next to you. In the library, all 13 ballad samples sit at 72 BPM, the slow preset.
Rock, metal, EDM and rap are the hard-hitting group, and their energy comes from the drums. Rock and metal rely on distorted guitar, EDM on synths and a build that pushes into the drop, rap on words and rhymes riding the beat. Lo-fi, city pop, jazz, R&B and funk/disco are the light, groovy group that shares the same stock of seventh and ninth chords; lo-fi is the slowest and haziest, funk/disco the one you dance to. Folk, Lunar New Year and children's songs are chosen for the audience and the occasion more than for the sound.
When you are torn between two genres
Pick the genre you want to hear in the chorus, then bring in the other one through instruments in the description field rather than by name. Want something half ballad, half R&B? Choose ballad and add smooth R&B vocal, warm keys. Pairing genres that pull in opposite directions, like metal and lo-fi, makes the result much harder to predict.
Try it with one of these ideas
Type one of these into the idea box and create a song, or first listen to a few samples in the same genre in the sample library:
- “The old ferry at the end of the year”, bolero, warm low male voice, slow preset.
- “The last night bus”, city pop, medium preset, with
80s synthin the description. - “Counting from one to ten”, children's, fast preset.
No lyrics yet? Write the lyrics first and pick the genre there, so the lines are cut to fit the rhythm.