| Rank | Name | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mellow | 816 uses |
| 2 | acoustic guitar | 549 uses |
| 3 | cello | 409 uses |
| 4 | guitar | 359 uses |
| 5 | heavy cello | 267 uses |
| 6 | rock | 258 uses |
| 7 | classical | 253 uses |
| 8 | jazz | 199 uses |
| 9 | general | 175 uses |
| 10 | covers | 165 uses |
| 11 | quiet | 151 uses |
| 12 | opera | 77 uses |
| 13 | blues | 74 uses |
| 14 | pat metheny | 68 uses |
| 15 | jazz piano | 66 uses |
| 16 | christmas | 63 uses |
| 17 | symphonic operatic metal | 53 uses |
| 18 | folk | 34 uses |
| 19 | sax | 33 uses |
| 20 | enya | 23 uses |
| 21 | shadowfax | 20 uses |
| 22 | celtic | 19 uses |
| 23 | charlie haden | 13 uses |
| 24 | ian anderson | 13 uses |
| 25 | baroque | 8 uses |
| 26 | symphonic metal | 6 uses |
| 27 | eric tingstad | 6 uses |
| 28 | dark cabaret | 5 uses |
| 29 | mark isham | 5 uses |
| 30 | classic rock | 4 uses |
| 31 | piano | 4 uses |
| 32 | angelic voices | 3 uses |
| 33 | general shadowfax | 3 uses |
| 34 | comedy | 1 use |
| 35 | classical guitar | 1 use |
| 36 | dave holland | 1 use |
| 37 | nancy rumbel | 1 use |
| 38 | spencer brewer | 1 use |
| 39 | philip aaberg | 1 use |
| 40 | pat metheney | 1 use |