abc tune search

The abc tune search / tune finder gives you access to thousands of folk & traditional tunes from across the web - use the search form below or browse the tunes or visit the collections they are drawn from. [Currently the index contains around 339,000 tunes in 141,000 files.]

music text    a - z file order

You can also browse the tunes by the initial title letter:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

For more information:

• on how to use the tune search, visit the search help page
• on the copyright policy, visit the copyright page

NOTE: Sorry, but there are no scores or lyrics for pop/rock music in the abc tune search (though you could try here). See the search help page for reasons why not.

[NB Before the search facility was added, the abc tune search was previously known as the web-wide abc index.]

other abc search engines

tunepal.org

... is a query-by-playing search engine - just play the tune on an instrument of your choice and it will transcribe the sounds into abc and then try to match that with tunes found online - a remarkable development from Bryan Duggan.

abc tune finder

... alternatively, take a look at John Chambers' all-inclusive abc tune finder, a comprehensive search engine for finding abc tunes on the web.

folk tune finder

... or, take a look at folk tune finder, a hugely impressive search engine from Joe Wass.

musipedia

... or, take a look at musipedia, Rainer Typke's searchable collection of music. Many abc-encoded tunes are included and, although the abc source is only accessible to registered users, it is very handy for identifying music.

other searchable indexes

... alternatively, there are a number of other sites with abc tune search engines. Try, in no particular order:

• TUNEdb - the traditional music database
• The Reverend's ABC Tune Search
• search form for Celtic abc tunes