Hooktheory I

Hooktheory LLC

About this app

There has never been a music book like this. Hooktheory I is a smart, fun, skill-building journey that concretely teaches you how to craft melodies and chord progressions like professional musicians and gain a deep understanding and intuition for how music works. Validated by 16,435 musicians like you, Hooktheory I is the best selling how-to music book for instrumentalists, songwriters, producers, and DJs around the world for a reason.


This how-to journey on melody and chord creation is fun to read, easy to understand, and teaches you practical knowledge that will take your chords and melodies to the next level. It contains 41 interactive exercises and 94 audiovisual examples from artists like: Avicii, Beyonce, Journey, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, and The Beatles, that make it easy to see the tactics these successful artists use.

Reading Hooktheory I doesn’t require any previous music knowledge or the ability to read music. On average, it takes about five hours to read (but more to fully absorb) so it isn't a huge time commitment. Dedicate only a few hours to reading this book and gain a lifetime of skills that will give your music that professional edge.

We wrote this book because we were tired of all of the “songwriting” websites / books that talk vaguely about “finding your inspiration”, or rhyming lyrics, or some other soft, non-actionable component of creating music.

With Hooktheory I, we created an approachable, intuitive resource that concretely answers the hard questions: Why do certain chords fit together easily, and others not so easily? How can I get from this chord to that chord? How can I create a great melody? It's a book that will make you say “ah ha!” many times over.

Ratings and reviews

All the examples in this book give me a 'media not found' Error. I've tried everything i can think of to fix this (no success). Also contacted support and have not gotten a response in over a week. I'm on a pixel 4a. The idea behind this book is good, but the creators currently don't seem to care about it.

Good app so far but there are issues when trying to play the audio. Other than that, the reading content is definitely good information. Especially for an inspiring audio engineer. I'm looking forward to providing an update.

This app is a total con. All of the material in this app equates to only a few pages in a regular theory book you could buy for the same price. With a $20 price tag it's a compete scam. You can easily acquire the info in this app online for free with a few simple google searches. I'm embarrassed I bought this.

What's new

• Improved song audiovisual animations with the native Hookpad player. You will experience improved audio and improved resolution. You can also click on chords to hear them and use the native key selector to instantiate some examples in different keys.
• Added dark mode support.
• Fixed 24px font size not working