# Melody Searcher

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melody-searcher/437943>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 17, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melody-searcher/437943 "2008-02-17T01:27:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melody-searcher/437943/1 "2008-02-17T01:27:24Z")

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I’d like to try my hand at composing, but since I tend to memorize melodies on an almost subconscious level, my previous attempts have mostly ended up with me lifting entire songs wholesale.

So before I try again and end up with an army of lawyers beating on my door, is there some way to do a melody search on tunes that I have percolating in my head?