HUM SONG FINDER

Find a song by humming the melody

No title and no lyrics? Record the part stuck in your head. The humming song finder compares your melody with possible tracks and returns the closest candidates.

USE THE TOOL

Hum the hook for 10–15 seconds

View an example

An illustrated song search

Static example only. No audio is played or uploaded, no search is run, and no credits are used. This is not a verified recognition result.

1 · Give a clue
Record the main melody in a quiet place. This example includes no recording.
2 · During a real search
After sign-in, the service checks your clue for possible matches. A search can also return no match. This example does not contact the service.
3 · Example result layout
Illustration · not a live result
Bleeding Love
Leona Lewis · 2007

Tap and hum for 5–20 secondsNo lyrics needed. La-la-la works beautifully.

● Searches require Google sign-in and use 3 credits only when a match is returned.

BUILT FOR THE CLUE YOU HAVE

Get a stronger match with the right input

Lyrics are optional

The search focuses on the shape and timing of notes, so simple sounds such as la, da, or mm work better than uncertain words.

Record directly in your browser

Use your phone or computer microphone without installing an app. Recording stops automatically after 20 seconds.

Ambiguity stays visible

Hummed melodies can fit more than one song. Results include multiple possibilities and confidence values instead of pretending every match is exact.

HOW IT WORKS

Three simple steps

01
Pick the memorable phrase
Use the chorus, hook, or instrumental line that another listener would recognize most quickly.
02
Hum at a steady tempo
Stay close to the microphone, keep a consistent speed, and record between 10 and 15 seconds.
03
Compare the candidates
Play previews and open listening links. If none fit, record again or add lyrics and contextual details.

REFERENCE

What this tool returns, and where it stops

Need a walkthrough first? Read the step-by-step guide: How to find a song by humming.

Melody-based candidates

The recording is matched on the melodic shape and rhythm you hummed rather than on lyrics.

Early feedback on the recording

A hum shorter than about 5 seconds, or one that is mostly silent or very quiet, is flagged before you spend a search.

Input, handling and cost

Input: A recording made in your browser with your microphone (permission is requested only when you start)
Recording length: Up to 20 seconds; at least about 5 seconds is needed
File handling: Sent over an encrypted connection to a private storage bucket, passed to the music-recognition provider, and deleted automatically within 24 hours.
Cost: 3 credits, charged only when matches are returned. Searches with no result are refunded automatically.

Known limitations

Humming is the least precise input. Unsteady pitch or tempo, or a melody you only partly remember, can produce confident-looking but wrong candidates.
Many songs share short melodic fragments, so a very short hum can fit several tracks.
Melody matching identifies a composition more reliably than a particular recording, so covers can surface.
Percussion-only parts and spoken passages carry almost no pitch information.

Tested examples: what worked, what missed, and what to do

These are 10 real test runs from 9 and 10 October 2026 on public-domain or Creative Commons recordings, 7 that returned the right song and 3 that missed. We chose them so that the mix roughly resembles the share of searches that return a result on the live service, so this is a curated illustration, not a measured accuracy rate. The audio preparation and recognition request match the production service, but the tests were run from a script rather than a user account, so no credits were involved. A different recording, date or catalog can give a different result. Percentages are the confidence shown in the product, and a high figure is not proof that a match is right.

Hit: a clean, steady melody (computer-generated, not a human hum)

Input: An 8.8-second computer-synthesised version of the “Ode to Joy” theme with accurate pitch and timing.
Result: “Ode To Joy (remix)” by Will Borders at 96%. Other candidates included other Ode to Joy settings at 32%.
Why it worked: The melody had steady timing and accurate pitch, which is easier than a real hum.
What to do: Choose the hook, keep a steady tempo, use one syllable such as “la” and stay close to the microphone. A human hum is less precise than this test, and hum results are usually shown with modest confidence figures, so judge candidates by listening. We have not recorded a human-hum test and do not claim a success rate.

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to sing the correct words?

No. Humming without lyrics is preferred because recognition uses the melody rather than the words.

Does perfect pitch matter?

No. A recognizable melodic contour and steady rhythm are more useful than a polished singing voice.

Why do I see several possible songs?

Many tracks share short melodic phrases. Record a longer distinctive hook or combine the melody with a lyrics or description search.