Piano Chord Finder is a free web tool that identifies a chord from notes you select on a piano keyboard, play through a connected MIDI keyboard or enter as text. It recognizes 57 chord types, including triads, suspended and added-tone chords, altered chords and chords extending to thirteenths. When notes form an inversion, the tool uses the lowest note as the bass to name it; for example, E–G–C is shown as C/E. You can enter note names, note names with octave numbers or MIDI note numbers. The displayed keyboard initially spans C3–C5, and controls let you change its range. The tool focuses on naming one chord. The separate What Am I Playing? tool listens live, so the two tools have different roles. Piano.org describes itself as a piano reference and educational resource, and says its reference content works without an account. It does not currently sell products or have an active checkout. The site’s privacy policy describes analytics and aggregate usage tallies; it does not give separate data practices for Chord Finder. The maker is Justin Evans, who says he studied jazz piano, taught, and has a computer graphics degree from Purdue.
Who it is for
Piano Chord Finder suits piano players who have notes in mind and want to identify the chord, including its inversion. It can also help users explore voicings and enter notes through a piano keyboard, text or a MIDI keyboard.
What is good
- Free interactive web access without an account for reference content.
- Recognizes 57 chord types, from triads to thirteenths.
- Names inversions according to the lowest note.
- Accepts note names, octave-specific notes and MIDI numbers.
- Can receive notes played on a connected MIDI keyboard.
What to know first
- It names one chord; live listening belongs to a separate tool.
- It focuses on piano and has no mobile apps.
- It does not provide a progression generator or chord chart export.
Verdict
Pick Piano Chord Finder if you want a free browser-based way to identify individual piano chords from selected, played or typed notes. Its inversion naming and range controls add useful lookup detail. Look elsewhere if you need a mobile app, progression generation or chord chart export.
Get started with Piano Chord Finder
- Open the Piano Chord Finder webpage.
- Select notes on the displayed piano keyboard, or enter note names or MIDI numbers.
- Connect a MIDI keyboard if you want to play notes into the tool.
- Adjust the displayed keyboard range with its range controls if needed.
- Read the chord name, including any inversion indicated by the lowest note.
Questions about Piano Chord Finder
Is Piano Chord Finder free?
Yes. It is listed as free, and piano.org says it does not currently sell products or have an active checkout.
What platforms does it run on?
It is an interactive web page. No mobile apps are listed.
How can I enter notes?
You can select keys on the piano keyboard, type note names or MIDI note numbers, or play notes with a connected MIDI keyboard.
Does it identify inversions?
Yes. It uses the lowest note as the bass when naming an inversion, such as C/E for E–G–C.
Does it listen to music live?
Chord Finder names one chord. The separate What Am I Playing? tool listens live.
Who makes Piano Chord Finder?
The maker is Justin Evans, who says he studied jazz piano, taught, and has a computer graphics degree from Purdue.
Compared on chord finder software
- Free plan
- Yes
- Reverse chord lookup
- Yes
- Progression generator
- No
- Voicing explorer
- Yes
- Supported instruments
- piano
- Chord chart export
- No
- Mobile apps
- none
