Here is a rar file with a stripped down SQLite Musicbrainz database. The compressed file is about 700 MB, so it will take around 10 min to download with a good connection. This database is for educational purposes. I have not deleted tuples from the main tables, just removed some columns and tables I thought weren't necessary to experience and understand the data. Here is a database schema diagram and a file with create table statements and explanatory comments. Also here is a Toad data model . The raw data used for the database was downloaded from Musicbrainz on Oct 14, 2012.