Akordify press and linking resources

Akordify is a web tool for working with chords and practising songs. It helps musicians move from listening to playing. This page is for journalists, music bloggers, teachers and website editors who want to describe the service or point readers to a useful song or practice tool.

What Akordify offers

The website recognises chords from YouTube videos and provides a player that follows the chords during playback. Musicians can transpose to another key and adjust the capo setting. Chord diagrams are available for guitar, ukulele and piano.

The website also includes a tuner and a metronome. These tools can support home practice or preparation for a music lesson. Access to particular features depends on the current interface and plan; this overview is not a promise of unlimited free use.

Automatically recognised chords are a listening aid, not a guarantee of an exact score. Complex recordings may require checking the result by ear. When describing Akordify, please distinguish website capabilities from those of the mobile app.

How to link to Akordify

For a general introduction, use the name Akordify and link to the English homepage. In an article about a particular song, a direct link to its player is more helpful. Copy the address using the song's sharing action and keep the link free of tracking parameters.

Suggested link text includes “Akordify”, “Chords on Akordify” and “YouTube chord recognition”. Choose wording that fits your article rather than repeating a keyword unnecessarily. Please do not describe a link as an official partnership unless we have explicitly agreed to one.

How to embed chords on your website

Open a public song with chords and choose “Embed” beside its sharing controls. The dialog provides HTML containing a responsive iframe followed by a separate text link. Paste the complete code into an HTML block in your article or page, if your publishing system allows iframes.

The widget shows the song title, artist, key and a compact chord progression. Consecutive repeats are collapsed and the display is limited to 64 chord changes. It is not the full interactive player and does not embed a video. Its attribution link leads to the complete song on Akordify.

Keep the ordinary link below the iframe as well. It gives readers a direct route to the song when their browser or publishing system cannot display the embedded content. That separate link also connects your article to the original page outside the widget's frame.

Brand assets and editorial use

The link below points to an existing logo file used by the website. Preserve its proportions and avoid presenting it in a way that suggests an endorsement or partnership that does not exist. Contact us if you need another format or material suitable for print.

For an article, describe a workflow you have actually tried. Remove personal information from screenshots and respect rights in music and video content. A link or widget does not itself grant permission to redistribute recordings or other protected material.

Contact for media and teachers

Send questions about features, editorial resources or brand use to the contact email below. Include your publication or school, your subject and any deadline. For questions about a specific feature, include its address or the song title so we can give a precise answer.

This page does not publish estimated user numbers, unsupported ratings or claims of media awards. If you need a verifiable figure for publication, ask for its current value and the method used to measure it.

Preparing an article about chord recognition

For a review or practical tutorial, choose a specific recording and identify the version you tested. A studio release, a concert performance and an acoustic arrangement of the same song can differ in key, tempo and accompaniment. The song title alone may not give another reader enough information to repeat your workflow. Link to the actual public song page and briefly describe the settings you used. This makes it easier to understand what your observations do and do not cover.

Separate recognition of chord names from presentation of the result. A readable timeline does not prove that every harmonic change is correct. Equally, a simplified progression can help a beginner even when it does not capture every detail of a recording. Explain whether you are evaluating orientation within a song, an accompaniment for singing, or agreement with your own transcription. That distinction is more useful to readers than a broad claim that automated recognition always works or never works.

Ideas for music teachers

A link to one song can give a teacher and learner a shared starting point. The teacher might select a short passage and ask the learner to identify a chord change by ear before looking at the displayed names. The learner can then compare that listening exercise with the result on screen. Akordify does not replace the teacher in this activity; it is one resource used alongside a recording. Adapt the task to the learner's experience and instrument rather than treating the display as an answer key.

When discussing transposition, compare the original key with an adjusted key and ask which relationships between chords remain unchanged. For guitar, a capo setting can prompt a discussion about the difference between a finger shape and the chord that sounds. Diagrams for different instruments can help illustrate why the same harmonic label requires different hand movements. These are suggestions for a lesson you design, not claims that the website automatically provides a curriculum or guarantees a particular learning outcome.

Choosing the right link destination

An introduction to the whole service should normally lead to the homepage, where readers can explore the available options. A tutorial focused on recognising chords can point to the relevant topic page listed in the suggested links. An analysis of one recording is better served by a direct song link. In a list of recommended songs, give each title its own destination instead of repeating several indistinguishable links to the homepage. Readers should be able to predict what will open before they follow the link.

Write link text for someone reading without extra context. A song title or a description of the destination usually conveys more than the word “here”. You do not need to include every Akordify feature in a single anchor. For an English article, the English destination is a sensible default; a Czech article can use the Czech version. A normal editorial citation is enough. You do not need to embed a widget, register a partnership or create a graphical button to link to a useful page.

Checking an embed before publication

Preview your article on both a wide and a narrow screen. The iframe takes one hundred percent of its container's width, so the layout of your website determines its actual size. The supplied code uses a height of 360 pixels. If your publishing system has its own embed tool, check that it preserves the source address and the ordinary link underneath. Some systems remove iframes for security reasons. In that case, a direct text link is a useful alternative that requires no embedded content.

Check that the song and artist are the ones your article discusses. The widget is a short view of chord changes, not a timing chart or the complete structure of the recording. Describe it as a chord preview and direct readers to the full player for more context. If a song is no longer publicly available, its embed cannot continue to provide that content. For teaching materials intended to remain online for a long time, occasional link checks are a practical part of maintenance.

Accessible and clear surrounding text

Do not make an embedded preview the only source of an important fact in your article. State the song name in the surrounding text and explain why it is relevant to your topic. If you customise the HTML, you can give the iframe a short title attribute describing its content. Keep the separate link beneath the frame readable and visually distinct from surrounding text. A reader should be able to understand the purpose of the link without relying on the embedded panel loading successfully.

When using a logo image, supply alternative text appropriate to its role. If it is a link, make the destination clear from the context. There is no need for a large promotional panel or claims unrelated to the article. A short explanation, an accurate destination and your own experience are more useful editorial resources than unsupported superlatives. Keep your personal assessment separate from a description of the product's capabilities so readers can tell which observations are yours and which statements describe a feature.

Fact checking before your deadline

Features and access conditions can change. Before publication, revisit the page your article describes. If you mention a price or a plan limit, check the current offer rather than relying on an old screenshot, and record the date of your own check. This page deliberately makes no promise of a fixed recognition accuracy or universal availability of recordings. Availability of a source video and permissions granted by its owner are separate matters that should not be assumed from the presence of a chord page.

For a comment about a particular result, include the song address, what you observed and how you intend to quote the response. Do not send passwords, payment information or personal details about students. A public link and a description are enough for an initial question. When quoting a reply, preserve its context and any qualifications. This helps an article provide verifiable information while making clear what the tool actually offers and what is the author's own interpretation or recommendation.