Producers
Drop the MIDI into your DAW, pick a synth and change the notes you do not like.
Melody generator
Pick a key and a mood, and get a tune you can play and download.
Choose a key, one of six moods, 4, 8 or 16 bars, 4/4 or 3/4 and a tempo from 60 to 180 BPM. The Melody Generator writes a tune over matching chords, plays it in your browser and saves a MIDI file with the melody and the chords.
Mood
Length
Time
C major · 112 BPM · 4/4 · 30 notes
Turn it into a full song
We fill in “Happy, C major, 112 BPM” for you. Add a topic and press Create.
- Free, no account
- Hear it before you save
- MIDI with two tracks
Eight bars in A minor
One run of the generator: a sad melody in A minor, 8 bars in 4/4.
A phrase that answers itself
A short idea plays, then comes back changed, the way a real tune is built.
Chord notes on the strong beats
Each bar leans on a note from its chord, so the tune fits the harmony under it.
It comes home
The last phrase ends on a long note in the key, so the tune sounds finished.
Melody Generator at a glance
Every choice you can make.
- Key
- Any of the 12 notes, major or minor by mood
- Mood
- Happy, sad, chill, dreamy, epic or dark
- Length
- 4, 8 or 16 bars, in 4/4 or 3/4
- Tempo
- 60 to 180 BPM, or the mood’s own tempo
- Save
- A MIDI file with a Melody track and a Chords track
- Price
- Free, no account
How to make a melody
Set a few choices and press play.
- 1
Pick the key and mood
Choose a key and a mood. The mood sets the chords and the starting tempo.
- 2
Shape it
Choose 4, 8 or 16 bars, 4/4 or 3/4, and a tempo. Press play, or ask for another melody.
- 3
Save or sing it
Download the MIDI for your DAW, or hand the key and mood to the song maker for a full song.
A starting point when the page is blank
For anyone who needs a tune before they have one.
Teachers and learners
Show how a tune is built: a phrase, its answer, and the note it comes home to.
Same key, two moods
The mood changes the chords and the rhythm, not just the speed.
Happy and epic
More short notes and a busier rhythm that pushes forward.
Chill, dreamy, sad, dark
Longer notes and rests, so the tune has room to breathe.
Another melody
Not quite it? Each press writes a new tune with the same settings.
Melody, chords or a whole song?
Three free ways in, depending on what you need.
| Melody Generator | Progression Generator | Song maker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| You get | Melody Generator: A tune and its chords | Progression Generator: Chords only | Song maker: A full song with a voice |
| Save as | Melody Generator: MIDI | Progression Generator: MIDI | Song maker: A song you can play and share |
| Words | Melody Generator: None | Progression Generator: None | Song maker: Your lyrics, or ones we write |
| Cost | Melody Generator: Free | Progression Generator: Free | Song maker: Credits |
Want words sung to a tune? Describe the song in the song maker; it writes the melody and the vocals together.
Questions about the Melody Generator
Is the melody generator free?
Yes. Make as many melodies as you like, with no account. Everything is made in your browser.
Can I use the melodies in my own songs?
Yes. They are yours to use in releases, videos and lessons.
What is in the MIDI file?
Two tracks: Melody and Chords. Open it in GarageBand, FL Studio, Ableton or Logic and pick any instrument for each.
Can it write a melody for my lyrics?
Not word by word. For a melody sung to your words, paste them into the song maker under Own lyrics.
How do I make a melody catchier?
Keep it short and repeat it. Try 4 bars, then copy the phrase you like most into the chorus of your song.
Not covered here.Ask us something else
Turn the mood into a full song
Keep the key and the mood, add a story and a voice, and hear two full songs in about a minute.
Make a sad song in A minorTwo free songs, no account needed.