Manchu folk songs include lullabies, children's songs, love songs, labor songs, custom songs, folk songs, minor tunes, joyful songs, war songs, narrative songs, etc., in various forms, and their content covers almost all aspects of their national life. The music also has its own characteristics.

Lullaby, also known as "Lullaby". It is the most widely circulated among the Manchu people. Almost every Manchu child grew up in this kind of graceful and steady tune. The popular "Lullabies" are in Manchu and Chinese, and at most they are in both Manchu and Chinese.

Labor songs, when the Manchu ancestors were fishing and hunting, they often blew horns or conches as trumpets and beat gongs and drums with great force. After the hunting, they sang, danced and feasted in the wild. The rhythmic labor chants developed into labor songs with smooth melodies, which accommodated a wide range of life scenes.

Folk songs, the Manchu people use passionate and unrestrained folk songs to express their love for their hometown and labor, some of which are labor songs. Among them, the folk songs that praise the rich and magnificent rivers and mountains are called "Kuaishan Diao", and the Manchu folk song "Bayin Boluo" singing about the harvest belongs to this kind of folk song. The other type is called "climbing tune" that is shouted and sung to each other, and is usually sung during grazing. This kind of folk song often involves you shouting and singing one sentence at a time, commonly known as "sawing" and "carrying". The lyrics are improvised and often sung when the scene strikes a chord. The rhythm is free and strong, the melody is high and open, and the mood is unrestrained and smooth. Melodies such as "Guoshan Tune" and "Climbing Mountain Tune" have been widely absorbed by octagonal drum, single string and other folk arts.