How do I play Next Tone?

Press "Play melody" to hear the first notes of a famous tune. When it stops, tap the candidate tones to preview them, pick the one that continues the melody, and confirm. You can replay the opening as many times as you like.

Which melodies are in the game?

A curated pool of more than forty public-domain melodies: nursery rhymes like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Frère Jacques, folk songs like Greensleeves and Auld Lang Syne, and classical themes like Ode to Joy, Für Elise, and Canon in D.

Do I need to know music theory?

No. If you can hum a nursery rhyme, you can play. The game only asks whether you can hear where a familiar tune goes next, and the pitch dots give you a visual hint of the melody's shape.

How does difficulty work?

Higher difficulty cuts the melody deeper · at later, less iconic notes · and moves the wrong answers closer to the right one: one or two semitones away instead of three or four. The number of candidate tones also grows as you climb.

Can I play without sound?

The heart of the game is listening, so sound on is best. But the pitch dots show each note's relative height, so you can follow the contour and play muted if you know the tune well.

Next Tone

名曲响起前几个音 · 选出接下来的那个音。用你早就熟悉的旋律练耳

FAQ

About Next Tone

Next Tone plays the opening of a famous melody · a nursery rhyme, folk song, or classical theme · and stops. Your job is to pick the tone that comes next from a handful of candidates. Tap each candidate to hear it, replay the opening as often as you like, then commit your answer.

Every melody in the pool is public domain and instantly recognisable, so the game trains your musical ear on tunes you already carry in your head. Pitch dots show the contour of the opening, so you can follow along even with the sound off · but the real training is in the listening.

FAQ

How do I play Next Tone?

Press "Play melody" to hear the first notes of a famous tune. When it stops, tap the candidate tones to preview them, pick the one that continues the melody, and confirm. You can replay the opening as many times as you like.
Which melodies are in the game?

A curated pool of more than forty public-domain melodies: nursery rhymes like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Frère Jacques, folk songs like Greensleeves and Auld Lang Syne, and classical themes like Ode to Joy, Für Elise, and Canon in D.
Do I need to know music theory?

No. If you can hum a nursery rhyme, you can play. The game only asks whether you can hear where a familiar tune goes next, and the pitch dots give you a visual hint of the melody's shape.
How does difficulty work?

Higher difficulty cuts the melody deeper · at later, less iconic notes · and moves the wrong answers closer to the right one: one or two semitones away instead of three or four. The number of candidate tones also grows as you climb.
Can I play without sound?

The heart of the game is listening, so sound on is best. But the pitch dots show each note's relative height, so you can follow the contour and play muted if you know the tune well.