Playing popular songs with Arduino and a buzzer

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Buzzer is used to generate sound, beep or even melody of a song. It can be found in alarm devices, computers, timers and confirmation of user input such as a mouse click or keystroke. A piezo buzzer is not like a regular speaker that you might think of. It uses a material that actually changes shape when you apply electricity to it which in turn creates noise. The faster you bend the material, the higher the pitch of the noise that is produced.

Prerequisites

To understand the inner workings of the buzzer, we suggest checking out our article on How to use a buzzer with Arduino.

Components

arduino-nano

1x Arduino Nano (or another Arduino module)

$3.18 $2.80

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mini-breadboard

1x Mini-breadboard

$1.17

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buzzer

1x Buzzer

$2.12

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dupont

Dupont wires

$1.61 $1.47

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github

Pitches library and melodies

Official HiBit GitHub

Wiring schema

Pairing an Arduino and a piezo buzzer is easy. The buzzer is equipped with two pins: one for signal control and another for ground. In the setup below, the tone control will be managed by Arduino's D9 pin.

arduino_buzzer.png

Importing pitches library

The code used to generate the melody uses an extra library available on our GitHub. This file contains all the pitch values for typical notes.

To import a library, open the Arduino IDE, go to Sketch > Include Library > Add .ZIP Library and select the library file downloaded from our GitHub repository.

Arduino IDE library import

Then you can simply use include statement:

#include "pitches.h"

It will include the library with predefined pitch constants so the melody generation becomes easier.

Arduino code

The main program uses two arrays, melody and durations, to define the sequence of notes and their corresponding duration, respectively. The loop() function will iterate over notes and and use assigned duration for each note. A pause between notes is introduced to distinguish them, calculated as the note's duration plus 30%. After playing a note, the noTone() function stops the buzzer to prevent any lingering sound.

#include "pitches.h"

#define BUZZER_PIN 9

int melody[] = {
// Notes goes here
};

int durations[] = {
// Notes duration goes here
};

void setup()
{
pinMode(BUZZER_PIN, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
{
int size = sizeof(durations) / sizeof(int);

for (int note = 0; note < size; note++) {
//to calculate the note duration, take one second divided by the note type.
//e.g. quarter note = 1000 / 4, eighth note = 1000/8, etc.
int duration = 1000 / durations[note];
tone(BUZZER_PIN, melody[note], duration);

//to distinguish the notes, set a minimum time between them.
//the note's duration + 30% seems to work well:
int pauseBetweenNotes = duration * 1.30;
delay(pauseBetweenNotes);

//stop the tone playing:
noTone(BUZZER_PIN);
}
}

Note: tone() function uses one of the built in timers on the Arduino’s micro-contoller and works independently of the delay() function. Use of the tone() will interfere with PWM output on pins 3 and 11 (on boards other than the Mega).

This program provides a flexible framework for creating simple melodies by adjusting the contents of the melody and durations arrays. Users can customize the musical composition by populating these arrays with different note frequencies and durations.

Popular songs

At the moment, the following melodies are available. The list can be updated with new ones based on user requests. So, feel free to leave a comment with melodies you would like to hear.

Songs

Movies

Games

Other

Credits

Official GitHub: https://github.com/hibit-dev/buzzer

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42 Comments

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Aditya Sarkar Reply

Please upload Ezio's Family from Assassin's Creed 2

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Tara Singh Reply

can u add living on a prayer please please please

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dacheezeman Reply

Hello, can you please add Kerosene By crystal castles. Would be great for a project i am currently working on. Thanks!

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Crystal Castles Kerosene has been added.

Enjoy!

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dacheezeman Reply

Thanks so much!

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Itay Reply

Doom does not work for some reason :(

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The Doom melody requires more memory than others, so make sure your board can handle that amount. If not, you will usually encounter an error during compilation.

As a workaround, you can try removing some of the notes (along with their respective durations) to fit the melody on the board.

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Anastasiya Reply

Hi, is it possible to add additional memory to the board?

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The board has built-in memory. If additional memory is needed, an alternative board can be used.

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Emre Mandıra Reply

hey, can you add Coldplay - Hymn For The Weekend, please?

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Coldplay - Hymn for the weekend has been added.

Enjoy!

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yoki hetoro Reply

Hi. It would be awesome if you could add the German folk song Was wollen wir trinken!

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Was wollen wir trinken has been added.

Enjoy!

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Олексій Сальков Reply

Hello, can you add Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting

Please.

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Right Here Waiting has been added.

Enjoy!

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Monika Berkova Reply

Thank you for answering requests. Awesome

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Олексій Сальков Reply

Thank you very much

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Natalie Majano Reply

Is there anyway you can do coogie by dijon? or talk down by dijon?

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We couldn't find notes for that song that will sound good with a buzzer.

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Monika Berkova Reply

Hello, could you please add Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

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Never Gonna Give You Up has been added.


Enjoy!

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Zelvet Reply

Could you please Add: End of Beginning by Djo?

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We just added End of Beginning by Djo.

Enjoy!

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Sherlyn Reply

pls do It’s You by Max feat. Keshi. I’m making a gift for my anniversary:)

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It's you song by Max feat Keshi has been added.

Happy anniversary!

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yabba dabba do Dhhrnr Reply

can you add original subway surfers theme

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Subway Surfers theme song has been added!

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lilblueyes Reply

I created a We Are the Champions theme adaptation, available on my GitHub. Check it out!

https://github.com/lilblueyes/WeAreTheChampions-Arduino-Buzzer

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Ghostgamer Reply

Could you please Add: Fast & Furious: Tokyio Drift

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Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift has been added.

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Kaleo's Way down we go song has been added!

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Imagine Dragons Enemy has been added!

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Geekgui Reply

Omg 😱! This is amazing. Thank you very much! It's soooo great!

Is it possible to add memories from Maroon 5? 🥺

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Maroon 5 Memories has been added.

Enjoy!

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The Simpsons theme has been added!

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Raystorm7 Reply

Hi! it's possible to add this is halloween from the film nightmare before christmans?
I have found this link to get the note...but I can't read them :(
Piano Letter Notes

Thank you!

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The Nightmare Before Christmas has been added.

Enjoy!

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Chevelle1541 Reply

Motorhead's song Liar and Be My Baby. Chevelle's The Red.

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Chevelle's - The Red has been added. Make sure to update pitches library as we introduced new constants.

Enjoy!

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