Music learning, reimagined.

Search any song. Pick your instrument. Get everything you need to play it — in seconds.

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Why Upbeat exists

Learning a new song used to mean hours of tab hunting, YouTube rabbit holes, and hoping the key matches your instrument. Upbeat pulls everything into one place — key, tempo, genre, chord charts, and the best tutorial on YouTube — tuned specifically for your instrument.

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Hours of tab hunting
Sifting through guitar tab sites with paywalls, inaccurate chords, and no structure.
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YouTube rabbit holes
Watching ten videos to find one that's at the right tempo and skill level.
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Wrong key, wrong instrument
Generic chord charts that don't account for your instrument or transposition needs.

Upbeat solves all three.

How it works

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Search any song
Type in any song title. Upbeat searches Spotify's catalog of 100M+ tracks.
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Pick your instrument
Guitar, piano, drums, bass, saxophone, trumpet, and more. Each instrument gets tailored content.
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Get your lead sheet
Key, BPM, time signature, genre, and difficulty — instantly. No setup, no account required.
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Learn it fast
Full chord charts with song structure, YouTube tutorials filtered by skill level, and a transpose tool for any key.

Free forever. Pro when you're ready.

FeatureFreePro
Song search & metadata (key, BPM, genre)
Instrument selection (13 instruments)
Difficulty assessment
Basic chord list
Transpose tool with capo presets
YouTube tutorial recommendations
Practice tracking dashboard (10 songs)
Full chord charts with song structure
Bar-by-bar timing (C: 2 bars, G: 1 bar)
Unlimited practice list
PDF export
Advanced arrangement walkthrough

Pro is launching soon. Join the waitlist to be first.

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Spotify
100M+ song catalog. Real metadata — key, BPM, genre, artist data.
GetSongBPM
Professional-grade tempo and key detection. Used by DJs and producers.
Claude AI (Anthropic)
Music-theory-aware chord generation. Knows your instrument.
YouTube
Curated tutorials filtered by instrument and difficulty.

Frequently asked questions

Is Upbeat free?+
Yes, the core features are completely free. Search songs, see key/BPM, get a basic chord list, access YouTube tutorials, and track your practice — no account required.
What's included in Pro?+
Pro unlocks full chord charts with complete song structure (Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Outro), bar-by-bar timing, unlimited practice list, and PDF export. Pro is launching soon — join the waitlist.
How are the chord charts generated?+
We use Claude AI (Anthropic) with music theory validation. The AI generates instrument-appropriate chords, validates them against diatonic harmony rules for the song's key, and structures them into sections like intro, verse, and chorus.
Which instruments are supported?+
Piano, guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, saxophone, flute, ukulele, violin, cello, clarinet, trombone, and mallet percussion. Transposing instruments (trumpet, saxophone, clarinet) are automatically handled.
Where does the song data come from?+
Song search uses the Spotify API. Key and BPM data comes from GetSongBPM — a professional database used by DJs and producers. Genre comes from Spotify's artist data.
How accurate is the BPM and key data?+
Very accurate — GetSongBPM uses professional-grade audio analysis. For songs not in their database, accuracy may vary. You can always submit corrections.
Do I need an account?+
No account is needed for core features. An account unlocks the practice dashboard (synced across devices coming soon) and lets you save preferences.
Is my data private?+
Yes. We don't sell your data. Practice lists are stored locally in your browser. Only your email is stored on our servers if you create an account.
Why a waitlist for Pro?+
We're building Pro features carefully to make sure they're actually useful. The waitlist lets us launch to musicians who care most and incorporate early feedback.
I'm a band director — is Upbeat useful for students?+
Absolutely. Students can search any song from your repertoire, get the key and BPM, see difficulty ratings by instrument, and access chord charts. Transpose tool works for Bb and Eb instruments.

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