How to Tag Every Suno Music Style Beginning with B
↑We didn’t list every genre ever made — just the ones Suno knows how to groove with.
Bachata
A tender-hearted dance groove from the Dominican Republic where bright guitars, syncopated bongos, and lovestruck vocals sway in close embrace.
Suno style tag: [BACHATA]
Balkan Brass
A high-energy brass sound from the Balkans, where blistering tempos and gypsy-flavored melodies turn every street into a dance floor.
Suno style tag: [BALKAN BRASS]
Ballroom
A polished mix of dance-floor classics crafted for gliding, dipping, and spinning through timeless styles like waltz, tango, and foxtrot.
Suno style tag: [BALLROOM]
Banda
A bold, brass-heavy Mexican style where tubas, trumpets, and clarinets blast out polkas, rancheras, and cumbias with festival-sized flair.
Suno style tag: [BANDA]
Barbershop
Tight-knit a cappella magic from vocal quartets, built on rich four-part harmonies that lock into shimmering, bell-like chords.
Suno style tag: [BARBERSHOP]
Baroque
An era of Western classical music dripping in ornamentation, where harpsichords dance beneath layered, interwoven melodies.
File under: powdered wigs, precision drama, and melodies that weave like ornate scrollwork.
Suno style tag: [BAROQUE]
Baroque Pop
A lush fusion where pop melodies meet baroque grandeur, dressed in strings, harpsichords, and a flair for the dramatic.
Suno style tag: [BAROQUE POP]
Bass
Not just low-end — it’s the backbone of the beat, stripped down and turned all the way up. These genres don’t decorate, they throb, built from booming kicks, wobbling subs, and head-nod minimalist swagger.
Think of it as the genre equivalent of cutting out the middleman — just the raw energy and the skeleton of the sound, moving bodies with nothing but rhythm and rumble. Sloth certified.
File under: low-frequency lifeblood for beatmakers who like their rhythms raw and their mixes mean.
Suno style tag: [BASS]
Bass House
This is house music with its teeth showing — all fat basslines, grimy textures, and enough low-end to rattle floorboards. It ditches the fluff for pure drive: thumping four-on-the-floor kicks, minimalist melodies, and snarling synths that punch through the mix like a wrecking ball in a warehouse rave.
Suno style tag: [BASS HOUSE]
Bass Trap
Where trap gets murky and subterranean — think deep 808s, moody synth fog, and hi-hats skittering like loose change on pavement. It’s less about flex and flash, more about hypnotic bounce and low-end gravity.
Suno style tag: [BASS TRAP]
We popped into the chat and told the Slothinator: “Let’s do a bass trap song with a 16-bar drop, massive bass wobble, glitches, and distortion.” You can def bounce to the result.
Bassline
(Also known as Bassline House or 4×4) Born in UK club basements, this one’s all about frantic grooves, wobbling low-end, and chopped vocals that sound like they’ve been through a blender. Faster and cheekier than Bass House, with more bounce, less brooding — like UK Garage after too much Red Bull.
Suno style tag: [BASSLINE]
Battle Rap
Verbal combat in rhyme form — where MCs trade sharp bars, clever disses, and lyrical flexes in a high-stakes showdown of wit and wordplay.
Suno style tag: [HIP HOP, BATTLE RAP, Aggressive]
Beatdown
This is hardcore with concrete boots — slow, crushing riffs, brutal breakdowns, and rhythms built for floor-punching chaos. Less sprint, more stomp.
Suno style tag: [BEATDOWN]
Bebop
Jazz with rocket fuel — rapid-fire runs, wild chord changes, and improvisation so nimble it feels like musical sleight of hand.
Suno style tag: [BEBOP]
Bedroom Pop
Soft-focus pop made in cozy corners of the home — lo-fi textures, whispered vocals, and DIY charm that feels like a sonic diary entry.
Suno style tag: [BEDROOM POP]
Bhangra
High-energy dance music from Punjab, where pounding dhol drums, twangy tumba riffs, and infectious rhythms fuel celebrations from village fields to global stages.
Suno style tag: [BHANGRA]
Big
When a genre calls itself big, it’s not just flexing — it’s promising scale. These are sounds built to shake stadiums, not just speakers. They ride simple rhythms, oversized drops, and crowd-commanding hooks designed to blast across a field of sweaty dancers. If “big” is a musical megaphone, “small” genres whisper in your headphones. They’re intricate, introspective, and vibe-heavy, not volume-heavy. When you use the [BIG] tag in Suno’s style block, expect bold, high-impact bangers — not subtlety or nuance.
File under: maxed-out sound systems, arms in the air, and hooks you can feel in your ribcage.
Suno style tag: [BIG]
What Would “Small” Genres Be Then?
Good question — there’s no formal “small” genre label, but you’d be on the right track with styles like: deep house, minimal techno, lo-fi hip hop, microhouse, and chillwave.
These genres lean intimate and introspective — the kind of sounds built for headphones, lounges, or dimly lit nights. They favor texture over punch, subtle grooves over big drops, and a vibe that simmers rather than explodes.
Big Band
Not all big genres are loud and electronic. Big band refers to ensemble size — swing-era jazz built for dance halls, with horn sections and rhythm groups creating bold, brassy arrangements.
It was a different era, but the same core idea: music made to move a crowd.
Suno style tag: [BIG BAND]
Big Beat
An energetic electronica genre that fuses breakbeats, rock riffs, and layered synths to create a bold, percussive sound built for dance floors and festival stages. Big beat thrives on intensity, blending electronic grooves with the raw edge of rock (e.g. Fatboy Slim).
Suno style tag: [BIG BEAT]
Big Room
Sometimes called Big Room House, this is EDM with its fists in the air — engineered for peak festival moments and massive crowd reactions. It roared out of the Netherlands and Sweden in the late 2000s, riding the EDM boom with supersaw synths, thunderous kicks, and sky-high builds that break into seismic drops. The formula is simple: 4/4 beats, 126–132 BPM, minimal vocals (usually chopped or anthemic in English), and melodies designed to be felt more than remembered. Critics might call it predictable, but that’s the point — Big Room is about impact, not intricacy. It doesn’t whisper. It demands a crowd.
Suno style tag: [BIG ROOM] or [BIG HOUSE]
PRO TIP: The [BIG ROOM] style tag doesn’t work in Suno v4.0 or lower. It comes out sounding like bubblegum bass or weird show tunes. So, if you wanna generate that big mainstage DJ sound with the lower models, try [BIG HOUSE] instead.
Black Metal
A ferocious metal subgenre born in Norway, defined by shrieking vocals, tremolo-picked guitars, and a raw, frostbitten atmosphere. It runs mostly in 4/4 but thrives on sudden tempo shifts, with distorted guitars, pounding drums, and eerie synths swirling beneath vocals screamed in English, Norwegian, or other European tongues.
Suno style tag: [BLACK METAL]
Bluegrass
High-speed picking and high-lonesome harmonies — Bluegrass is Appalachian-born American roots music that moves fast and sings tight. Fueled by banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and upright bass, it rides quick 2/4 or 4/4 rhythms with vocals in close-knit 3- or 4-part harmony, often in Southern or Appalachian dialects.
It’s front porch music running on kerosene and calloused hands.
Suno style tag: [BLUEGRASS]
Blues
According to Google Trends, no one’s searching for the blues — but that’s only because the blues finds you. Born in the Deep South and soaked in sorrow, grit, and soul, it’s the bedrock of nearly every modern genre that followed. Built around 12-bar progressions, call-and-response patterns, and lyrics that know heartbreak on a first-name basis, the blues channels life’s low points into something timeless. It moves in 4/4 time with guitar, harmonica, piano, and upright bass carrying the emotional weight, often sung in the raw, expressive tones of Southern Black dialects. It’s not flashy. It’s not trying to trend. But it’s always there — humming in the background of rock, jazz, soul, and more.
File under: dusty crossroads, bent notes, and the sound of a story aching to be told.
Suno style tag: [BLUES]
Want it classic? Try [16-bar blues]
Pair with tags like [upright bass], [harmonica], [acoustic guitar], or [gritty electric guitar] for extra flavor
Avoid using [ROCK] unless you’re aiming for [BLUES rock] — otherwise, you’ll lose that slow-burning, soul-soaked vibe.
Major Subgenres of Blues Music
Traditional / Regional Styles
- [DELTA BLUES] – Raw, acoustic, slide guitar-heavy style from the Mississippi Delta.
- [CHICAGO BLUES] – Urban, electrified blues with full bands and harmonica (e.g., Muddy Waters).
- [TEXAS BLUES] – Known for guitar virtuosity and swing rhythms (e.g., Stevie Ray Vaughan).
- [PIEDMONT BLUES] – Fingerpicking acoustic style from the southeastern U.S.
- [HILL COUNTRY BLUES] – Hypnotic, riff-driven style from northern Mississippi.
- [ST. LOUIS BLUES] – Early piano-based blues with ragtime influence.
- [KANSAS CITY BLUES] – Jazz-influenced blues with a smoother swing feel.
- [LOUISIANA BLUES] – Includes swamp blues and New Orleans cajun-style with R&B and zydeco flavor.
- [DETROIT BLUES] – Urban electric blues influenced by soul and Motown.
Nothing Swaggers Quite Like the Chicago Blues
Why It Matters:
More chant than song, “Mannish Boy” is a chest-thumping declaration of power, identity, and raw masculinity. With every growl, stomp, and harmonica riff, Muddy Waters doesn’t just perform the blues — he owns it. This track electrified the Delta tradition, turned up the amp in Chicago, and swaggered its way into the DNA of rock ’n’ roll.
Electric / Evolving Styles
- [ELECTRIC BLUES] – General term for amplified blues styles post-1940s.
- [JUMP BLUES] – Up-tempo, swing-influenced style with horns; a bridge to early rock ’n’ roll.
- [BOOGIE-WOOGIE] – Piano-driven blues with a repetitive bass figure.
- [BLUES ROCK] – Fusion of blues structure with rock energy and distortion (e.g., Jimi Hendrix).
- [BRITISH BLUES] – 1960s UK take on Chicago blues; heavily influenced later rock.
- [PSYCHEDELIC BLUES] – Blues-infused rock with experimental, trippy elements.
Prompt Tips for Modern Blues Rock
For a sound like Kaleo, try something like this in the style block: [BLUES ROCK, Modern Rock, Guitar-driven, Gritty, Soulful Vocals, electric bass guitar]
Pair with instrumentation tags like: [electric guitar, bluesy riffs], [overdriven amp, slide guitar, heavy snare], [bass guitar, live drums], or [organ, background harmonies]
Pair with vocal tags like: [Vocal: Raspy Male] or [Vocal: Gritty Female]
Add emotion tags like [Soulful], [Angsty], or [Raw]
Avoid tags like [clean vocals] or [pop vocals] unless you want a much lighter sound
Avoid [trap] or [bright synth] tags — they’ll steer the vibe away from blues entirely
We All Go Way Down with Modern Blues Rock
Why It Matters
With “Way Down We Go”, Kaleo brought brooding, gospel-tinged blues back into the cultural spotlight, wrapped in raw emotion and cavernous, cinematic sound. With its slow-burning tempo, haunting vocals, and spiritual weight, the song became a modern blues hymn — one that resonates across genres and generations, echoing deep into film, television, and the soul.
Modern / Fusion Styles
- [SOUL BLUES] – Fusion of soul vocals and blues instrumentation (e.g., Bobby “Blue” Bland).
- [GOSPEL BLUES] – Spiritual lyrics with blues musical phrasing.
- [FUNK BLUES] – Blues grooves with syncopated funk rhythms.
- [JAZZ BLUES] – Blues form blended with jazz harmony and improvisation.
- [COUNTRY BLUES] – Umbrella term for rural acoustic blues styles.
- [POP BLUES] – Contemporary, radio-friendly blues with smooth production (e.g., John Mayer).
International Styles
- [AFRICAN BLUES] – West African music that echoes traditional blues forms (e.g., Ali Farka Touré).
- [CANADIAN BLUES] – Blues traditions in Canada, often mirroring American regional styles.
- [DESERT BLUES] – Hypnotic Saharan guitar music blending Tuareg traditions with blues rhythms.
- [SWAMP BLUES] – Laid-back Louisiana blues with a muddy, rhythmic groove.
Bolero
A slow-burning Latin style that sways with romance, blending tender melodies and heartfelt rhythms made for close dances and lingering glances.
Suno style tag: [BOLERO]
Boogie
Also known as Electro-Boogie or Post-Disco, this late ’70s to early ’80s dance style took disco’s groove and ran it through synths, slap bass, and 808s — mid-tempo, funk-laced, and dripping with soul and R&B smoothness.
Suno style tag: [BOOGIE]
Boom Bap
A gritty ‘90s hip hop staple built on punchy kicks, crisp snares, dusty vinyl samples, and loops that hit like a head-nod time machine.
Suno style tag: [HIP HOP, BOOM BAP]
Bossa Nova
A breezy Brazilian blend of samba swing and jazz sophistication, where gentle guitar rhythms and airy vocals sway like palm trees at dusk.
Suno style tag: [BOSSA NOVA]
Bounce
A fast-paced subgenre of hip-hop that originated in New Orleans in the early 1990s. It’s known for call-and-response vocals, triggerman beats, repetitive hooks, and energetic dance rhythms. Bounce is deeply tied to local club culture and street performance, with strong influences from Mardi Gras Indian chants and second line traditions.
Modern bounce is also known for its influence on twerking and has been pushed to wider audiences through artists like Big Freedia and Beyoncé.
Suno style tag: [HIP HOP, BOUNCE]
Breaks
In this genre, the beat is the star — chopped-up drum loops from funk and soul, looped and layered to keep the groove alive and kicking. DJs carved out these rhythmic pockets to keep dancers moving between songs, and producers turned them into the backbone of hip-hop, jungle, and breakbeat. It’s raw, human rhythm — not snapped to a grid, but living in the swing and the stumble.
File under: rhythm with a pulse and a past — where the groove breathes, stumbles, and keeps on swinging.
Suno lyrics tag: [BREAKS]
PRO TIP: In Suno, [BREAKS] is not the same as [break]. “Breaks” is a genre/style that can be used in the lyrics or style block. But a song “break” is like a little detour — a pause in the usual verse-chorus traffic where the music stretches out, shifts gears, or catches its breath. It’s the spot where things open up for a solo, a groove change, or just a sonic breather. Use [Percussion Break] or [Melodic Break] tag between lyrics to create this effect. Avoid using the tag [break] alone, because it either breaks the song or does nothing.
Breakbeat
A rhythm-first genre stitched together from chopped drum loops — often lifted from old funk and soul records — with syncopated grooves that bounce, stutter, and hit just left of center. It’s the rebel rhythm of electronic music, laying the groundwork for hip-hop, jungle, big beat, and early rave scenes. Raw, elastic, and endlessly sampleable, This isn’t just a style — it’s the crack in the grid where the beat comes alive.
File under: busted loops, funk DNA, and the original break in the beat.
Suno tags: [breakbeat] or [BREAKBEAT]
Suno tags: [breakbeat] or [BREAKBEAT]
PRO TIP: In Suno, breakbeat is both a style and a genre. If you’re looking for a funky breakbeat breakdown, insert [breakdown: breakbeat] into your lyrics at the place you wanna hear it. If you’re looking for the entire song to have that distinct syncopated rhythmic sound use [BREAKBEAT] in the Suno style block.
The Many Derivatives of Breakbeat
[BIG BEAT]: Heavily sampled, funk-influenced, built for mass appeal (e.g. Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method)
[BREAKCORE]: Glitchy, fast, chaotic distortion-heavy evolution of breakbeat that often incorporates classical, metal, or ambient samples
[DRUM & BASS]: Breakbeat at hyper-speed, with complex rhythms and deep sub-bass
[HIP HOP] (Old School): Breakbeat loops were the original foundation of hip-hop DJing. In other words, sampling funk breaks was the birth of turntablism
[JUNGLE]: A high-speed UK rave sound built on rapid-fire breakbeats, reggae-infused basslines, and chopped vocal samples — the wild, bass-heavy precursor to drum & bass
[MIAMI BASS] / Electro Breaks: Bass-heavy, dance-oriented breakbeat forms popular in Florida club scenes and early electro
Nu Skool Breaks: Early 2000s reboot of breakbeat with cleaner production and modern synths
[UK GARAGE] / 2-Step: Shuffles and chops breakbeats into more syncopated, groovy forms that lead to grime and dubstep
How the Brothers Took Breakbeat Mainstream
Why It Matters
“Block Rockin’ Beats” isn’t just a track — it’s a mission statement. Released in 1997, it captured The Chemical Brothers’ ability to fuse hip-hop swagger, rave energy, and [big] breakbeat chaos into one explosive sound. With its pounding loop, aggressive vocal samples, and total disregard for genre purity, it brought underground rhythms into mainstream view — blasting through clubs, radio, and MTV. It’s [dirty], [danceable], and [defiant], all at once.
Breakcore
A sonic riot of jungle, hardcore, and glitch — Breakcore shreds the rulebook with breakneck tempos, mangled samples, and rhythms that detonate on impact
Suno style tag: [BREAKCORE]
Brooklyn Drill
A hard-hitting offshoot of drill rap born in NYC, fueled by ominous beats, sliding 808s, and sharp-tongued flows that don’t pull punches.
Suno style tag: [HIP HOP, BROOKLYN DRILL]
Brostep
The loud, lurching cousin of dubstep, brostep cranks the aggression with metallic bass drops, robotic growls, and synths that sound like they’re tearing through sheet metal. It rose out of the U.S. — especially Los Angeles — in the late 2000s, becoming the soundtrack to mosh pits at EDM festivals. Mostly instrumental, it hits in halftime with stomping 4/4 rhythms and the occasional chopped-up vocal sample for extra chaos.
Suno style tag: [BROSTEP] or [HARD DUBSTEP]
Brutal
In music, brutal means exactly what it sounds like — relentless, punishing, and aggressive to the core. As a Suno tag, [brutal] signals intense sonic force: blast beats, guttural vocals, dissonant riffs, and zero compromise on heaviness. This tag tells Suno to crank the violence — fast tempos, crushing breakdowns, and raw, overwhelming energy designed to hit like a wall.
File under: sonic punishment — no soft landings, just impact.
Suno lyrics tag: [brutal]
Brutal Death Metal
Metal turned up to surgical violence — all guttural growls, blast beat barrages, and technical riffs designed to pummel without pause.
Suno style tag: [BRUTAL DEATH METAL]
Brutal Deathcore
Where deathcore meets maximum carnage — thick breakdowns, guttural screams, and riffs that hit like a cinder block to the chest.
Suno style tag: [BRUTAL DEATHCORE]
Bubblegum
In music, [bubblegum] means bright, bouncy, and irresistibly catchy — sugar-sweet songs with simple melodies, singalong hooks, and a playful, feel-good energy. As a Suno tag, [bubblegum] cues lighthearted vibes: think handclaps, upbeat tempos, glossy synths, and vocals that smile when they sing. It’s music with zero edge and maximum charm—basically the sonic equivalent of candy. And yep, it’s pretty much the adorable enemy of brutal.
Suno lyrics tag: [bubbelgum]
Bubblegum Bass
A hyperactive pop-adjacent electronic style with glossy synths, pitch-shifted vocals, and digital chaos.
Suno style tag: [BUBBLEGUM BASS]
Bubblegum Dance
A cutesy Eurodance subgenre with childlike themes, bright melodies, and catchy, upbeat hooks.
Suno style tag: [BUBBLEGUM DANCE]
Bubblegum Pop
This is pop music at its most sugar-coated — bright hooks, bouncy beats, and lyrics so simple they stick like gum under a desk. Born in late ’60s New York and L.A., it owes a big wink to Brill Building pop and slick studio wizardry made to charm radio waves and tween hearts alike. With tambourines, handclaps, jangly guitars, and cheerful group vocals, it’s music engineered to be instantly lovable and impossible to forget — like a candy jingle you actually want stuck in your head.
File under: polished pop with a cavity risk — catchy, clean, and never too serious.
Suno style tag: [BUBBLEGUM POP]
Things Get Sticky-Sweet When Bubblegum Pop Goes Viral
Why It Matters:
Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” didn’t just revive bubblegum pop for a new generation — it exploded into a full-blown cultural moment. With its bouncy string hook, teenage-crush lyrics, and irresistibly cheerful delivery, the song became a global earworm, fueled by meme-worthy covers, celebrity endorsements, and one of the most viral music video campaigns of the 2010s. It proved that bubblegum pop still had teeth — and charm — in the age of social media.
Got a genre that works great on Suno but isn’t on our list yet? Let us know! Whether you’ve got a favorite style, a hidden gem, or just want to ask if a genre is compatible — drop it in the comments.
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