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The Daily Insight

How can I find a song with just a tune?

Author

Andrew Mclaughlin

Updated on February 27, 2026

On your mobile device, open the latest version of the Google app or find your Google Search widget, tap the mic icon and say “what’s this song?” or click the “Search a song” button. Then start humming for 10-15 seconds. On Google Assistant, it’s just as simple. Say “Hey Google, what’s this song?” and then hum the tune.

How do I identify an online song?

Song ID Sites & Apps

  1. Musipedia. Various ways to identify songs.
  2. SoundHound. Listens to the music from the radio or you singing/humming and identifies it.
  3. Midomi. Sing or hum the song and it will identify it.
  4. Tunatic. Freeware you can download for Mac or Windows.
  5. Shazam.
  6. Music Ngram Viewer.
  7. Themefinder.

How do you search for a tune?

Another way to search for a tune is tapping the rhythm via the keyboard. First, go back to the Musipedia homepage, and look under “Name that Tune.” In this section, click the link which says “tap the rhythm on the computer keyboard.” Once you’re on the “Tapping” page, press “Start Tapping” to begin the recording.

How to recognize songs on ACRCloud?

Identify songs by sound like Shazam, Genius and Musixmatch ( which integrates ACRCloud Music Recognition Services ). Play some music and click the button to recognize songs now. Please use Chrome, Firfox or Opera and allow our site to use your microphone. The recording with be submitted at 15 seconds.

How to identify songs by sound?

Identify songs by sound like Shazam, Genius and Musixmatch (which integrates ACRCloud Music Recognition Services). Play some music and click the button to recognize songs now. Please use Chrome, Firfox or Opera and allow our site to use your microphone. The recording with be submitted at 15 seconds.

How to recognize music by recording online?

Recognize Music by Recording Online 1 Please use Chrome, Firfox or Opera and allow our site to use your microphone. 2 The recording with be submitted at 15 seconds. You can also stop and submit the recording manually. 3 The recognizing progress is asynchronous. You can save the RECORD_ID to check the result later. More