1. Labor Songs: These songs are mainly circulated in pastoral areas and are sung by people on occasions of labor.
Example: "Milking milk should be milked in this way" in Lali area.
2. Worker's Arrow Song: It is a hunter's heroic battle song, with a strong forest style and a smooth and complete melody.
Example: "On the Golden Mountain of Beijing" is said to be influenced by the arrow song "Day of Signs" (an old folk song of Linzhi area).
3. Heap Harmony: A more mature form of singing, it is the song and dance of the western region of Tibet. The accompaniment of Duhong includes not only the Zhannianqin, but also the yangqin, the Qu flute, the huqin, the teqin and the stringed bells, and it has already formed a fixed orchestration pattern and a unique technique of playing.
Examples: "Water of the Lhasa River" (Lhazi, Shigatse), "How Wide the Sky is" (Tingri, Shigatse) and so on.
4. Rangma: Tibetan band form performance style. Started in 1795, Duo Rin Ban Zhi Da Tenzin party introduced from the mainland, usually six people sing, the music played is called Rangma, that is, the internal (of the song and dance).
Example: Song of the Snowy Mountains (Lhasa, lost).
5. Hundred: a war song, which was created as early as the time of Songtsen Gampo and later became a custom passed down. Hundred of the singing method is very unique, the voice must be hoarse, to show the warrior charging into battle heroism. According to the "history of Japanese music", "Japan's music" records, the ancient Tibetan music had spread to Japan, some of the ehben folk song singing method is very similar to the hundred.
6. Wedding Song: Wedding Harmony Green, enter the door to sing the song of praise door, up the stairs to sing the song of praise ladder, toasting song, offering Hada song, the cave song, song of praise parents, song of praise the bride and groom, song of praise building houses, song of praise wine, song of praise the hearth, song of rituals and drive away the evil song. The melodies are humorous, cheerful and festive.
7. Funeral Songs: originated from the native Tibetan religion "Guru School", it is a religious music formed by absorbing folk music. It is usually sung by monks to the accompaniment of musical instruments such as dharu drums, dharma bells and leg-bone horns.
Examples: "Long Tune" (Chamdo) and so on.