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Tabs that show the theory behind songs.

Featured examples:

“Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift

“Hey Jude” by The Beatles

“Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey

Featured Collections

Staff Picks Holiday Favorites
Staff Picks Holiday Favorites
A collection of the Hooktheory team's favorite holiday hits. From old favorites to new songs, holiday music has a special way of spreading Christmas cheer.
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December 2025
Wicked
Wicked
Explore the theory behind the songs in Wicked the musical, by Stephen Schwartz.
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November 2025
The Life of a Showgirl
The Life of a Showgirl
Explore the theory behind Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album with TheoryTabs.
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October 2025
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September 2025
Staff Picks Song of the Summer
Staff Picks Song of the Summer
Check out the songs the Hooktheory team has had on repeat all summer long.
KPop Demon Hunters
KPop Demon Hunters
Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is slaying playlists worldwide—and now you can dive into every song, all in one place. This page rounds up all the TheoryTabs we’ve mapped for the film’s breakout tracks, so you can study the chords, key changes, intervals, and more.
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August 2025
Don't Bore Us, Key Change The Chorus!
It's usually safe to assume that the verse and chorus of a given song will be in the same key. But this isn't always the case! There's no real reason why the chorus of the song has to be in the same key as the verse, and this collection of songs prove it!
Hamilton at Ten Years
Hamilton at Ten Years
Blending hip hop, R&B, and Broadway tradition, Hamilton revolutionized musical theater with its rhythmic complexity, inventive wordplay, and emotionally charged harmonic language. These selections highlight the show’s most iconic moments, showcasing how Lin-Manuel Miranda uses musical structure to deepen character, conflict, and theme.
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July 2025

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Christmas Wrapping
by The Waitresses
Little Voice
by Hilary Duff
Dive
by Cardiacs
DUMP WORLD ft. Stove God Cooks, Elija Hooks
by Westside Gunn
Caravan
by John Wasson
Winteright
by Kumagai Eri (CV: Asami Seto)
Pinball Number Count
by Sesame Street
Jingle Bells in G Flat Major (Melody Added)
by Xavier Palacios
Ocean
by Calvin Harris, Jessie Reyez
Posed Laughter
by Olimac31
Eurosummer
by Zara Larsson
I In The Sky
by Sesame Street
Here's To Never Growing Up
by Avril Lavigne
Earned It
by The Weeknd
Here Comes Santa Claus
by Gene Autry
Pyramid of Health
by Viagra Boys
Doom Board
by Toby Fox
Love Is A Catastrophe
by Pet Shop Boys
Black And White
by Niall Horan
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday
by Wizzard
All My Happiness is Gone
by Purple Mountains
Shadow Islet
by Big Blue Bubble
Snow is Falling in Manhattan
by Purple Mountains
Albuquerque
by Weird Al Yankovic
Dumb & Poetic
by Sabrina Carpenter
Why Must I Be Sad
by They Might Be Giants
She Was A Hotel Detective
by They Might Be Giants
Always Be You
by Neil Merryweather
Showdown!
by MasterSwordRemix
What's In Your Head
by Disclosure
Truly Outrageous (Jem Theme Song)
by Starlight Girlz
Gravity
by Metrik
Memory Reboot
by VØJ and Narvent
Battle! Lorekeeper Zinnia - Pokemon ORAS
by Shota Kageyama
Along Your Way
by Dust of Apollon, Pala Chrome
Serenity
by Vitae
Dirty Work
by Steely Dan
Death by Glamour
by Toby Fox
The Chaser
by INFINITE
Dark Sanctuary
by Toby Fox

Popular Chord Progressions

... And the songs that use them

The most popular progression

487 Tabs Use This Progression

The Bannered Mare
by Skyrim OST
Confusion and Frustration in Modern Times
by Sum 41
Seasons
by Rome
This Is What It Feels Like
by Armin van Buuren
Love Actually
by Cady Groves
Everything I'm Not
by The Veronicas
Intensive Care Unit
by Renard
Your Love is a Song
by Switchfoot
Lieder
by Adel Tawil
Ai -'ation-
by UNiTE
The Poet and the Pendulum
by Nightwish
Old Money
by Lana Del Rey
Give This Song A Title
by Jacksfilms
Little Talks
by Of Monsters And Men
Stop And Stare
by OneRepublic
45
by The Gaslight Anthem
Tirer des caisses
by Soldat Louis
Hymne
by Vangelis
Heart Attack
by One Direction
Vacation
by Alphabeat
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
by Green Day
Hula Hoop
by OMI
Cry Love
by John Hiatt
Heavy Metal Lover
by Lady Gaga
Try
by Pink
Right Here Waiting
by Richard Marx
Hide And Seek
by Imogen Heap
The Wicker Man
by Iron Maiden
She's Out Of Her Mind
by Blink-182

Pachelbel's progression

37 Tabs Use This Progression

Sakuranbo
by Ai Otsuka
Basket Case
by Green Day
This is Nightlife
by ItaloBrothers
Canon in D Major
by Johann Pachelbel
Trouble is a Friend
by Lenka
Genjitsu to Iu Na no Kaibutsu to Tatakau MonoTachi
by Takahashi Yu
Under The Bridge
by Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Fighter
by Gym Class Heroes And Ryan Tedder
Irresistiblement
by Sylvie Vartan
Spectrum
by Florence and the Machine
Emerald Sword
by Rhapsody of Fire
Cryin'
by Aerosmith
A Day Like This
by Spongebob Squarepants
Help me ERINNNNNN
by Cool and Create
It's Raining Tacos
by Parry Gripp
Melody Circus
by Savant
Ecuador
by Sash
New Age
by Marlon Roudette
Bad News and Bad Breaks
by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Rockaria
by Electric Light Orchestria
Awaken
by Dethklok
La Lune ft Dan Smith
by Madeon
Night Drive
by The All-American Rejects
Doublespeak
by Thrice
Super Smash Bros Melee - Onett
by Nintendo
Firework
by Katy Perry
Shiawase High Tension
by Minami-ke Tadaima OP
Love Live - Silent tonight
by BiBi

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