Free Music Tools

BPM counter, key finder, chord progressions & more. Built for musicians.

Beats Per Minute
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Tap the button to the beat. Minimum 3 taps.

Key & Scale Finder

Chord Progression Generator

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Setlist Timer

Plan your set. Add songs with duration, get total time.

Practice Timer

Track your practice sessions. Start, stop, log your progress.

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Song Structure Builder

Plan intro, verse, chorus, bridge arrangement.

Essential Tools for Musicians

MusicHog provides free, browser-based tools that every musician needs. No downloads, no accounts, no ads interrupting your flow. Just tap, play, and create.

BPM Tap Tempo Counter

The BPM (Beats Per Minute) counter is the most essential tool for any musician. Tap along to a song to find its tempo, or set your target BPM for practice. Common tempo ranges: 60-80 BPM for ballads and slow songs, 100-130 for pop and rock, 120-150 for dance and EDM, and 140-180 for drum and bass.

Key & Scale Reference

Finding the right key is fundamental to songwriting and improvisation. Our key finder shows every note in major, minor, pentatonic, blues, dorian, mixolydian, phrygian, and harmonic minor scales. The most common keys in popular music are C major, G major, D major, and A minor.

Chord Progressions

Great songs start with great chord progressions. The I-V-vi-IV progression powers thousands of hit songs from "Let It Be" to "Someone Like You." Our generator gives you the actual chord names in any key for the most popular progressions across pop, rock, jazz, and EDM.

Practice & Performance Tools

The setlist timer helps you plan your set to fit time slots perfectly. The practice timer tracks your sessions so you can build consistent habits. Research shows that musicians who track practice time improve 2-3x faster than those who don't.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BPM in music?

BPM stands for Beats Per Minute and measures the tempo of a song. Slow songs are 60-80 BPM, pop is 100-130, dance/EDM is 120-150, and drum & bass is 140-180 BPM.

How do I find the key of a song?

Listen for the note that feels like "home" — the note the melody resolves to. You can also use our key finder to match notes you hear in the song to a scale pattern.

What are the most common chord progressions?

The most popular: I-V-vi-IV (pop hits), I-IV-V (blues/rock), ii-V-I (jazz), vi-IV-I-V (modern pop), and I-vi-IV-V (50s doo-wop). Our generator converts these to real chord names in any key.