Your own piano studio.
melo listens as you play, names every chord, and helps you practice chords and scales in every key. Record what you play and take it into Logic or GarageBand. Free, right in your browser.
Cmaj7
Chords
Scales
Progression
Or click the keys to build a chord, and melo will name it.
Have a keyboard that plugs into your computer? Open melo and play it for real.
See what you’re playing, as you play it.
Every note lights up as you play it, and melo names the chord: Cmaj7, not just C, E, G and B. Choose a key and Roman numerals appear too, so you can see how songs are built.
Practice chords, scales and progressions in every key.
Pick chords, progressions or scales. Each drill waits for you, checks every note, and tells you what was off. Go round the circle of fifths, slow the tempo down, and see which fingers to use as you go.
Every session is saved.
Record yourself as you practice or write, and melo keeps every take.
Record
Press record and play. A count-in and the metronome keep you in time.
Save
Each take is saved when you stop. Play it back, or see it written out as sheet music.
Sync
With a free account, your sessions are in the cloud, on any computer you sign in on.
Export
Download any session as a MIDI file and open it in Logic or GarageBand, lined up with the bars.
From your first chord to rootless jazz voicings.
What you need
- A keyboard that plugs into your computer with a USB cable. Any brand, any size.
- Chrome or Edge on a Mac, a Windows computer or a Chromebook. Safari can’t talk to keyboards yet.
- No keyboard yet? Your computer’s keys play notes too, so you can start today.
- On a phone, try the demo above. melo itself is made for a computer next to your keyboard.
Free, with an account
You can try melo without one. A free account opens everything else, and keeps your sessions safe.
- Every sound
- Sessions: record, play back, sheet music, MIDI files
- Sync sessions to the cloud, on every device
- Every chord, scale and progression drill
Coming next
Sight-reading practice that writes fresh music at your level, and a teacher you can ask anything about what you’re playing.