To find a song by humming, you can use AI-powered music recognition tools that analyze your melody and match it to a large database of songs. Here are some effective methods and apps:
How to Find a Song by Humming
Using Google Hum to Search:
- Open the Google app or Google Search on your mobile device.
- Tap the microphone icon and say, “What’s this song?” or tap the “Search a song” button.
- Hum, whistle, or sing the melody for about 10–15 seconds.
- Google’s machine learning algorithm will analyze your melody by converting it into a numeric fingerprint and compare it to millions of songs.
- You will get a list of possible matches with song details, music videos, lyrics, and streaming options.
This feature works without needing perfect pitch and is available on Android (in 20+ languages) and iOS (in English)
. Using YouTube Music (Android):
- Open the YouTube Music app.
- Tap the search bar, then tap the waveform icon next to the mic.
- Hum or sing the tune.
- The app will identify the song and let you play it or see the lyrics
Using SoundHound:
- Download the SoundHound app on iOS or Android.
- Tap the big orange button and hum or sing the melody.
- SoundHound will listen and display the matching song and artist within seconds.
- It also provides live lyrics and streaming options
Using AHA Music (Web and Chrome Extension):
- Install the AHA Music Song Finder extension on Chrome or visit their website.
- Click the “HUM/SING” button and hum or sing your melody.
- The tool uses audio fingerprinting to identify the song from your recording
How It Works
These tools use machine learning to transform your hummed melody into a number-based sequence (a fingerprint) that represents the tune’s unique identity. They ignore voice quality and instruments, focusing on the melody contour to find matches in real time
. By using these apps or features, you can quickly identify songs stuck in your head just by humming, without knowing any lyrics or artist names.
