Irish Ballad
Here the rain doesn't interrupt — it's part of the melody.
Irish Ballad is a style from the Roots That Hold Fast family. 90 BPM, Weirdness 14, Style Influence 94.
Tavern guitar and a chorus everyone already knows. Stories of the sea, emigration, and beer, sung shoulder to shoulder.
See lyrics written in this style →When to choose this style
Choose it when the nostalgia calls for a pub and a chorus of friends.
How it sounds
warm wooden pub, rainy window, amber light
Palette: gold amber / dark wood / plants green
- BPM
- 90 BPM
- Family
- Roots That Hold Fast
- Serial
- RAI-21
- Rarity
- Common
- Style fidelity
- 94
- Sonic weirdness
- 14
Typical structure
[Intro] guitar → [Verse] → [Singalong Chorus] → [Verse 2] → [Final Group Chorus]
- PUB CHORUS
- SHOULDER TO SHOULDER
Sample excerpt
Se fueron cuatro hermanos y volvió una carta, la leyó mi bisabuela sentada en la escalera. Dicen que no lloró delante de los niños y que esa noche cantó más fuerte que nunca.
Y la canción quedó en la familia entera, que es donde se guardan las cosas que no caben. Cantamos lo que no supimos decir, y por eso seguimos sabiendo la letra.
Workshop note — Impersonal a primera persona, pretérito, narrativa. La balada irlandesa cuenta una historia completa con pérdida y comunidad: la letra debe ser cantable a capela. A 90 BPM usa versos regulares y estribillo repetible por todos.
Sample excerpt written by MUSAI. Your lyrics are written from scratch, based on your story.