TheSession Trad Tune Explorer

Search for a tune and compare all its ABC settings. Identify the most popular versions, filter by mode or chord usage, and quickly find the settings most commonly played in sessions.

Start with one tune and explore the tunes that most commonly follow it in recordings. Ideal for discovering likely next-tune choices in recorded tune sequences. Quickly view and navigate to the recordings and artists for any of the tune transitions.

Start with one tune and explore the tunes that most commonly lead into it in recordings. Useful for understanding how tunes are introduced in recorded tune chains. Quickly view and navigate to the recordings and artists for any of the tune transitions.

Explore which tunes most often follow one another in recordings. A useful way to spot common recorded pairings and study tune flow in performance.

Start with one tune and explore which tunes most often follow it in shared sets. Especially useful for practical set-building ideas.

Start with one tune and explore the tunes that most commonly lead into it in shared sets. Great for finding natural ways to begin or connect set ideas.

See which tunes most commonly follow one another in shared sets. Helpful for learning practical session pairings and common set-building habits.

Start with one tune and see both the tunes that commonly lead into it and the tunes that commonly follow it in shared sets.

Start with one tune and see both the tunes that commonly lead into it and the tunes that commonly follow it in recordings. Quickly view and navigate to the recordings and artists for any of the tune transitions.

Explore common tune pairs, triples, and repeated set patterns drawn from real-world shared sets.

Animated race of cumulative set creation, plus current leaderboard.

Tune collection details and analysis pages. Open any collection to see its overview page, tune list, and later deeper collection-based tools.

The selected tune appears in the centre. Artists who recorded it are arranged around it. Click an artist to open its matching recordings.

Explore how tonal centres tend to flow from one tune to the next in sets from TheSession.org. Choose a starting tune or mode family, then a starting tonal label such as G major or E dorian, and see the most common follow-on destinations.

Drill down into specific tonal transitions between two modes. Explore the exact tune-to-tune pairings that occur between combinations such as G major → D major or E dorian → D mixolydian.

Browse all tune settings submitted by a member and filter by tune name, type, mode, meter, popularity, album recordings, aliases, and date. Ideal for exploring how a player actually contributes tunes over time.

Browse a member’s sets and narrow them down using filters for tune, rhythm, mode, set length, and set originality.

Browse a member’s tunebook and narrow it down using filters for tune name, rhythm, mode, popularity, incipit, and dates.

See how your repertoire stacks up against other members. Discover shared tunes and pick up what your friends are playing.

Discover which tunes to learn next to unlock the most complete sets. Based on your tunebook and other members, this tool highlights the highest-impact tunes for expanding your playable repertoire.

Discover which tunes to learn next to unlock the most complete sets. Based on your tunebook and other members, this tool highlights the highest-impact tunes for expanding your playable repertoire.

Browse all tune settings bookmarked by a member and filter by tune name, type, mode, meter, popularity, album recordings, aliases, and bookmark date.

Find which members have bookmarked tune settings submitted by a selected member. Filter by tune, bookmarker, type, mode, meter, popularity, albums, and bookmark date.