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Music Guessing Game — Name the Tune in 0.1 Seconds

The Music Guessing Game is Song Guesser's name-that-tune blind test: hear a 0.1-second clip of a real song, then pick the right title from four answers — A, B, C or D. No typing, no signup, no download, just your ear against four options.

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Hear a sliver, name the tune

What Is a Music Guessing Game?

A music guessing game plays you a tiny clip of a real song and asks you to name it. This one is a blind test: hear a 0.1-second sample, then pick the right title from four answers — A, B, C or D. No typing, no artwork, just your ear against the sound.

It's the name-that-tune format Heardle made famous, built for quick rounds. Every clip is a real song preview, and every round is a fresh track from a catalog of thousands of songs across genres and decades — from the 70s through today, with no download or sign-up.

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Three taps, one sliver

How the Blind Test Works

Press play, hear whatever tenth of a second you get, and decide on the spot: tap now, or let a wrong answer reveal more of the track.

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    Hear the sliver

    A tenth-of-a-second sample of a real song plays. There's no title, no artwork — just sound and four options.

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    Tap the tune you hear

    Four titles with their artists appear. Tap the one that matches; the right pick lights up green instantly.

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    Reveal on a miss

    A wrong answer stretches the clip to 0.5s, 2s, 8s, then 15s, so the tune comes into focus one step at a time.

The shortest clip is the whole game

Why a 0.1-Second Clip Works

A tenth of a second strips a song down to its fingerprint. That's the point — it rewards the ear, not the memory of lyrics.

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Recognition, not recall

You don't need to remember a chorus. A drum hit, a breath, a synth stab is often enough to name the tune.

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A fair reveal ladder

Missed it? Each reveal doubles the context — 0.5s, 2s, 8s, 15s — so no round is a dead end.

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Any ear can play

No music theory, no typing. Pick A, B, C or D and the answer comes from the sound alone.

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Music Guessing Game — FAQ

The questions people ask before the first blind clip.

What is a music guessing game?

A music guessing game plays you a very short clip of a real song and asks you to name the tune. On this one, you hear a 0.1-second sample, then pick the right title from four answers — A, B, C or D.

How does a name-that-tune game work?

You hear a short clip and try to name the song. A wrong pick reveals a longer clip — 0.5s, 2s, 8s, then 15s — so the tune comes into focus one step at a time until you get it.

Why do the clips start so short?

A tenth of a second strips a song down to its fingerprint — a drum hit, a breath, a synth stab. It tests recognition rather than memory, and the reveal ladder keeps it fair when you're stuck.

What songs are in the guessing game?

Thousands of songs across genres and decades — pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, electronic, country, metal and K-pop, from the 70s through today. Every round draws a fresh track and four choices.

Is the music guessing game free to play?

Yes. It's free to play in any browser, with no signup, no download and no daily limit — name tunes one after another on desktop or phone.

Can I play by artist, decade or genre?

Yes. Set a lane (a genre, a decade or an artist) and the blind test keeps serving four choices from that lane until you switch lanes.

Blind test, every decade

Ready to name the tune from a blind clip?

Press play above and start the blind test — thousands of songs, one sliver at a time.

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