Hooktheory: Create Amazing Music.
Create amazing music with Hooktheory. Software and interactive learning material to help musicians write melodies and chord progressions.
Overview
Added
March 18, 2026
Subject & domain
arts-music · music-theory-composition
Grade range
Grade 9 (Freshman)–Grade 12 (Senior)
Pricing
Free Version & Paid Unlocks
Page kind
Service
Introduction
Hooktheory: Music Theory for Songwriters
- Core Mission: Providing visual tools and data-driven insights to help songwriters compose music faster by applying music theory to popular song structures.
- Key Products & Features:
- Hookpad: A songwriting tool that allows users to write chords and melodies with MIDI integration and generative AI (Aria).
- TheoryTab Database: A searchable, crowdsourced library of 70,000+ song analyses that breaks down popular music by chord progressions and patterns.
- Chord Crush: A gamified ear-training tool.
- Educational Resources: Includes books, online guides, tutorials, and downloadable MIDI/scale references.
- Methodology: Focuses on "pop" music theory rather than traditional classical approaches, utilizing color-coded chords and pattern recognition across genres.
- Company History:
- Founded by Chris, Ryan, and Dave, who met at UC Berkeley in 2005.
- Originated from a popular university course, "A Songwriter's Guide to the Theory of Popular Music."
- Launched officially after a viral Reddit post analyzing 1,300 songs.
- Scale: The platform has facilitated the creation of over 1.5 million songs within Hookpad and maintains the internet's largest collection of song theory analyses.
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