Chord ai
Chord ai identifies chords and beats in songs, helping listeners follow along or work out how to play the music.
What Chord ai is
Chord ai identifies chords and beats in songs, helping listeners follow along or work out how to play the music. It can load audio from YouTube, SoundCloud, files, or a device microphone, then show detected chords, beats, downbeats, tempo, and song structure. It infers the song’s key and provides diagrams for guitar, piano, and ukulele. Microphone input can also recognize chords in real time. The maker describes on-device deep learning, and says audio files and microphone input are analyzed on the phone. The free plan offers basic features with unlimited free use. Chord ai Pro adds recognition of more than 700 chords, voicing and position suggestions, unlimited saved songs, PDF transcription export, score editing, and WAV export of bass, drums, vocals, and other stems. Pro also includes pitch shifting, alternate tunings, smart capo suggestions, and processing of audio or video up to one hour at once. Pro costs $9 a month or $69 a year, with prices depending on App Store country. The app is available for Android and iOS; the maker does not provide API access.
Good
- Free plan offers unlimited use of basic features
- Loads songs from YouTube, SoundCloud, files, or microphone
- Shows chords, tempo, key, and song structure
- Provides diagrams for guitar, piano, and ukulele
Watch out
- Pro features require a paid plan
- Pro pricing depends on App Store country
- Maker does not provide API access
Who it suits
The maker describes its free features as suitable for beginners and casual users. It is also intended for amateur musicians who want to improve their playing skills.
Verdict
Chord ai offers a free way to follow chords and beats, with Pro adding editing, exports, and expanded chord recognition. Beginners and casual users can start with the basic plan, while the paid options are relevant for its additional tools.
Plans and prices
From Chord ai's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | basic features · unlimited free use stated |
| Chord ai Pro (monthly) | $9 a month | Advanced features; price depends on App Store country · monthly |
| Chord ai Pro (yearly) | $69 a year | Advanced features; price depends on App Store country · yearly |
The facts
Each one read from Chord ai's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional Pro tools
- Pro includes pitch shifting, alternate tunings, smart capo suggestions, and processing audio or video up to one hour at once.checked 5 Oct 2026
- API availability
- The maker says it does not provide access to Chord ai technology through an API.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes the free features as suited to beginners and casual users; its founder says the app is intended to help amateur musicians improve their skills.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Audio sources
- Songs can be loaded from YouTube, SoundCloud, audio files, or the device microphone.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Chord and beat analysis
- The app recognizes chords and tracks beats and downbeats to show tempo and song structure.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Chord ai can load songs from YouTube and SoundCloud, and the Android privacy policy describes optional playlist and saved-song backup and sync through Google Drive.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Key and chord diagrams
- It infers a song’s key from detected chords and provides guitar, piano, and ukulele chord diagrams.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Live recognition
- The device microphone can recognize chords in real time from played music or nearby audio.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The maker says the app uses on-device deep learning; its site describes loading audio files and analyzing microphone input on the phone.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The iOS privacy policy says the app currently gathers no user information and that Apple handles payment transactions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Pro chord recognition
- Pro includes recognition of more than 700 chords and chord voicing or position suggestions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Pro editing and exports
- Pro supports unlimited saved songs, PDF transcription export, score editing, and WAV export of bass, drums, vocals, and other stems.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Chord ai automatically recognizes chords and beats in songs so users can follow or learn to play them.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites users to contact the developers for bug reports, feature requests, or questions about its technology and products.checked 5 Oct 2026
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