ShowScale.com

Identify a song key from its notes

ShowScale.com provides an interactive piano-roll interface where users select the notes in a melody. The tool then indicates which musical scale or key fits those notes. Its welcome text recommends adding more notes to make the result more targeted, and the site says that no music-theory knowledge is required to use the selector. It is designed as a practical starting point for musicians trying to identify the tonal centre of a song or musical idea.

Automatic and manual note selection

The interface includes an Auto Scale option and a scale selector covering major and minor keys across the chromatic note set, including sharp-note spellings. Users can choose notes directly on the piano display and reset the selection when starting again. A tutorial page and an instructional video explain the workflow. The site frames the result as a scale or key that fits the chosen notes, which can help narrow musical possibilities but still depends on the notes entered.

Guides for learning and making music

Alongside the tool, ShowScale links to articles about getting started with music, choosing instruments for beginners and becoming a music producer. These resources are aimed at readers exploring music as a hobby or a professional path. The homepage also links to a tutorial specifically about finding a song’s key, giving users a route from the interactive selector to related learning material.

Free access and voluntary support

The website describes ShowScale as a free online music-scale tool and asks users to consider a small donation to help cover hosting and keep the service available. The donation prompt is voluntary; the key-finding interface itself is presented as freely usable. The site is operated by Next Multimedia, which identifies itself in its privacy policy and provides terms, privacy and cookie-policy pages for visitors who want details about the service and its data handling.

Operator and contact information

ShowScale’s privacy policy identifies Next Multimedia as the service operator, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 60919604, and lists an address in Reeuwijk, the Netherlands. The site includes a support email and a video tutorial, as well as links to policies and conditions. The tool is accessed in a browser, so users can try the note selector without installing a separate desktop application.