4 Ways to Find a Song by Humming on a Phone or Computer

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Hum or sing a tune and quickly find the song you can't remember

Written by Hannah Dillon

Last Updated: February 18, 2026 Fact Checked

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• Using the Google App
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• Using YouTube (Android)
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• Using Google Assistant
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• Using AHA Music
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Sometimes, you have a song stuck in your head, and you want to figure out what it is, but you can't remember any of the words. While it might seem like all hope is lost, thankfully, it's not! There are plenty of ways you can find a song by humming it, both on your phone and on your computer. In this article, we go over four ways you can identify a song by humming it on your computer, phone, or tablet.

Ways to Find a Song by Humming

• Use Google's "hum to search" feature on your phone in the Google app or in the Google search widget on any phone or tablet.
• Use YouTube's "hum to search" feature on an Android phone.
• Use Google Assistant to help you identify a song by humming.
• Use the AHA Music website on a computer to identify songs, though it may not help with older or obscure pieces.

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Method 1

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Using the Google App

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   Open the Google app on your Android, iPhone, or iPad. If you're on an Android, you can use the Google search widget on your device instead.
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   Tap the microphone button in the search bar. This will activate your microphone.
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   Tap Search a song. It's a button near the bottom of the screen with a music note icon.
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   Start humming your song. The screen will tell you to keep humming until it finds the song you're humming.

   • If there are multiple songs that Google detects you might be humming, it will give you a list of possible songs. Tap on the song to learn more.
   • If Google can correctly identify your song, it will show you a Google search results page of the song, which usually includes a link to the song or music video, as well as the lyrics.
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Using YouTube (Android)

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   Open the YouTube app and tap the magnifying glass. This method only works if you're on an Android. iPhone users don't have this functionality in the YouTube app. Once the app is open, you will see the magnifying glass in the upper-right corner.
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   Tap the microphone next to the search bar. This will open YouTube's voice search.
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   Tap the Song tab. It's at the top of the screen, next to the Voice button.
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   Start humming your song. After a few seconds, YouTube will pull up the video of a song that it thinks you were humming. If it didn't get it right, you'll have to try again.
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Using Google Assistant

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   Say "Hey Google, what's this song?" Saying "Hey Google" will activate Google Assistant. Once you say this command, Google Assistant will begin listening.
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   Start humming your song. If Google detects multiple songs you might be humming, it will give you a list of possible songs. If Google is able to correctly identify your song, it will show you a Google search results page of the song, which usually includes a link to the song or music video, as well as the lyrics.
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Using AHA Music

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   Go to AHA Music in a web browser. AHA Music is a website that can help you search for songs via humming. You can find it at aha-music.com.

   • You'll need a microphone to use AHA Music to identify a song. If you're on a laptop or phone, you won't have to worry about this, as most laptops and all smartphones have built-in microphones. If you're on a desktop, you'll likely need to use a microphone or headset that plugs into your computer.
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   Click the Hum/Sing button. It's near the top of the page, right above the record button in the middle of the screen.
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   Click the record button. The record button is the white button with the orange sound wave icon on it.

   • After clicking this button, your browser may prompt you to give microphone permissions to AHA Music. Click the option to allow AHA Music to use your microphone (the exact message will vary depending on your browser).
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   Start humming your song. After a few seconds, AHA Music will show the name of the song that it thinks you're humming. If it gets the song wrong, you can start over and try again.

   • In our testing, AHA Music did well at recognizing newer songs, but we had trouble getting it to identify older or more obscure ones.
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• Siri doesn't seem to be as good at recognizing songs that are hummed in our testing. However, you can still try by activating Siri and asking, "What song is this?" Then, hum your song.
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