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Play harp online.

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Choose Play to tap or glide across the instrument. Choose Rotate to change your view. Use Play close-up for larger playing surfaces. The note controls below also work with your keyboard.

Your keys. Your rhythm.

Press two or more keys together for a chord.

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Try a tune

Hear it on harp, then make it your own.

Keep the beat

Set your tempo and play along.

The click is for practice and is not included in recordings.
PLAY. EXPLORE. REPEAT.

A closer look at the harp.

Guide updated

Play a free virtual harp with 22 strings. Glide through a cascade of sampled harp notes using your mouse, touch screen, or accessible note buttons.

Pluck individual notes or use Classic view to sweep through 22 diatonic harp strings. Each note rings out, so neighboring strings can overlap into a flowing arpeggio.

Play your next note

How do I play the online harp?

In 3D view, choose Play to tap, strum, or glide across a playing surface. Hold keys or wind surfaces to sustain a note. Choose Rotate to inspect the model; scroll or pinch to zoom. Use the labeled note controls or computer keys for chords and the full range. Classic view provides the original illustrated playing surface. Move across the strings for a glissando, or use the labeled keyboard controls below the harp to choose from all 22 notes.

What sounds does the virtual harp use?

Orchestral harp samples provide the plucked attack and a long, ringing decay.

Audio & tune credits
TRY IT. LISTEN. MAKE IT YOURS.

Trace an arch through the strings

Play a deliberate rising and falling arpeggio before trying a free sweep. The named notes help you hear which pitches a glissando passes through.

Starting tempo: 72 BPM. Use Keep the beat for a steady pulse.

  1. 1C3 (A)
  2. 2E3 (D)
  3. 3G3 (G)
  4. 4C4 (K)
  5. 5G3 (G)
  6. 6E3 (D)
  7. 7D3 (S)
  8. 8No new pluck
  1. Find the four main pitches

    Use the labeled note controls for C3, E3, G3 and C4. Their shortcuts are A, D, G and K. Start Keep the beat at 72 BPM.

  2. Climb and return

    Play one new note per beat through the eight-beat pattern. Do not press again during the final beat; let the strings already sounding decay.

  3. Compare a sweep

    Choose Classic view and glide across neighboring strings, then return to the written pattern. A sweep includes the notes between the arpeggio pitches.

Try next: Repeat the pattern one octave higher with C4, E4, G4, C5, G4, E4 and D4, using the labeled controls.

How do I record the harp in Resonant?

  1. Choose your playing controls

    Choose Play in 3D view or switch to Classic. Tap a playing surface, use the labeled note controls, or press a computer-key shortcut to enable sound.

  2. Record your idea

    Press Record above the instrument, then play your phrase. This records studio audio without using your microphone. Each take can last up to five minutes.

  3. Listen and keep a copy

    Press Stop, open Recordings, and listen to the take. Choose Download WAV or Original audio to keep a file. Saved takes stay on this device; clearing browser storage removes them.

A few useful notes about the harp

How do I play a harp glissando?

Choose Play in 3D view, or use Classic view, and drag across several strings for a cascade. Reverse direction to sweep back. Each crossed string sounds separately and can overlap the previous note. Choose Rotate in 3D view to inspect the harp without playing.

Where are all 22 harp notes?

The strings and labeled keyboard controls cover C3 to C6 in a diatonic scale. Each note has its own keyboard shortcut.

Tap or press a key to enable sound