Little Session is now available on the App Store and Google Play!
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22,000 tunes,
15 instruments

The only app that shows real-time fingerings for 15 instruments — bouzouki, concertina, uilleann pipes, whistle, and more. Audio tune recognition, automatic chords, 22,000 Irish trad tunes. 100% offline, no account required.

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Every instrument, in real time

Sheet music, fingerings and chords synchronized during playback. Click to listen.

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✨ New

Two major new features

Little Session no longer just plays tunes — now compose your own and tune your instrument, right inside the app.

Creation Mode: compose a tune with sheet music, suggestions and mic capture
Creation Mode

Compose your own tunes

Enter your melody note by note, or let microphone capture transcribe it. The score builds in real time, with « sounds like… » suggestions and ABC/PDF export.

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Chromatic tuner with real-time needle and cent-accurate pitch
Tuner

Tune spot-on

A built-in chromatic tuner: real-time needle, accurate to the cent.

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1 Search

22,000+ tunes at your fingertips

The complete TheSession.org database, built-in and searchable offline. Reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, slides, slip jigs, waltzes and more.

  • Instant search by name
  • Filter by type: Reel, Jig, Hornpipe, Polka, Slide, Waltz, Slip jig
  • Popular tunes highlighted by the community
  • Audio recognition: hum or play a tune to find it
  • Works 100% offline
Little Session — Search
Search screen with filters and popular tunes
2 Sheet Music & Fingerings

Sheet music, chords and fingerings side by side

Every tune is rendered as sheet music from ABC notation. Chords are automatically annotated, and the fingering diagram for your instrument follows the melody note by note.

  • Sheet music generated from ABC notation
  • Automatic chords above the measures
  • Interactive fingerings for every instrument
  • Tempo slider: Learning, Slow session, Session, Craic!
  • 15 instruments supported
Drowsy Maggie — Piano
Drowsy Maggie with sheet music and piano fingerings
3 Tune Editor

Customize chords and ornaments

On any existing tune, tap a measure to open the editor. Change the suggested chord, add ornaments, fine-tune notes. (To compose a tune from scratch, see Creation Mode.)

  • Automatic chord suggestion per measure
  • Choose from diatonic chords of the mode
  • Ornaments: Slide, Triplet, Hammer-on, Pull-off
  • Note pitch editor
  • Audio preview of each chord
Editor — G5, measure 12
Chord and ornament editor
4 Instruments

15 instruments, your choice

Pick your instrument from 4 families: winds, strings, keyboards and reeds. Each instrument has its own interactive fingering diagram, true to the real thing.

  • Wind: Tin whistle, Low whistle, Boehm flute, Uilleann pipes
  • Strings: Fiddle, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Cittern
  • Keys & Reeds: Piano, Diatonic accordion, Chromatic accordion, Anglo concertina
  • Fingering diagram adapted to each family
Choose Instrument
Instrument picker by family: winds, strings, keyboards
5 Sets

Build your session sets

Group your tunes into sets, just like in a session. Tag them, adjust repeats, and start playback with one tap.

  • Drag to reorder tunes
  • Custom tags (to learn, favorite...)
  • Number of repeats per tune
  • "Play set" button with tune count
Banger reels — 3 tunes
Set editor with 3 tunes and Play button
6 Set Player

Play your sets in sequence

Play a full set: tunes flow automatically one after another. The strip at the top shows your position, and a floating panel previews the next tune so you're never caught off guard.

  • Visual strip of tunes in the set
  • Automatic transition between tunes
  • Next tune preview in a floating panel
  • Built-in metronome or bodhran accompaniment
  • Repeat counter
Set Player — Broken Pledge + Preview
Set player with fingerings and next tune preview
7 Fingerings

Real-time fingerings for every instrument

Whatever your instrument, fingerings are displayed note by note during playback, with the current note highlighted on the sheet music.

  • Coloured fingerings for all 15 instruments
  • Active note highlighted on the sheet music
  • Interactive diagram adapted to each family (winds, strings, accordions, piano)
  • Full sheet music with repeats and alternate endings
Drowsy Maggie — Tin Whistle
Real-time tin whistle fingerings
Instruments

15 instruments, one companion

Winds, strings, keyboards and reeds. Each instrument has its own interactive fingering diagram.

Tin Whistle
Low Whistle
Flute Boehm
Uilleann Pipes
Fiddle
Guitar
Banjo
Mandolin
Tin Whistle
Low Whistle
Flute Boehm
Uilleann Pipes
Fiddle
Guitar
Banjo
Mandolin
Mandola
Bouzouki
Cittern
Piano
Diatonic Accordion
Chromatic Accordion
Anglo Concertina
Mandola
Bouzouki
Cittern
Piano
Diatonic Accordion
Chromatic Accordion
Anglo Concertina
8 Sessions

Find your next session

Discover Irish traditional music sessions near you on an interactive map. Data from TheSession.org.

  • Interactive map of sessions
  • Times, venues and details available
  • Import a session's repertoire to prepare
  • More sessions worldwide coming soon
Sessions — Map
Map of Irish trad music sessions
Coming soon

What's coming next

Little Session is continuously evolving. Here are the upcoming features currently in development.

Repertoire sharing
Share your sets and repertoires with other musicians. Prepare for a session together.
Progressive tempo increase
Practice mode: the tempo automatically increases with each repeat, from learning speed to session speed.
Enhanced instrument rendering
More detailed fingering diagrams, improved animations, and new instruments added with each update.
Sessions worldwide
Progressive enrichment of the sessions map: Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe, North America.
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Little Session

Little Session

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  • 22,000+ tunes
  • Tin whistle & Flute
  • Sheet music & playback
  • Up to 5 sets
  • 100% offline
Premium — 14.99 €
  • 15 instruments
  • Unlimited sets
  • Chord accompaniment
  • Music editor
  • Audio recognition
  • One-time purchase, no subscription
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