Best Free MIDI Packs in 2026 — Download Free Chord Progressions & Melodies

The Best Free MIDI Packs Available Right Now

There's no shortage of "free" MIDI packs online — many of which require an email opt-in, a subscription, or a credit card before you see anything. The packs listed here are genuinely free: no catch, no subscription, no strings attached. Download them, use them in commercial productions, and keep them forever.

This list prioritises quality and usability. Every pack below works in any DAW, comes in all 12 keys (where applicable), and is 100% royalty-free for commercial use. We've also noted exactly who each pack is for so you can find the right one for your workflow without wasting time.

What to Look for in Free MIDI Packs

Not all free MIDI packs are created equal. Before downloading, check for these qualities:

• All 12 keys. A great progression in C minor only is only useful if your track happens to be in C minor. Look for packs that provide progressions across all keys so you can match any sample or reference track instantly.
• Organised file naming. Files named "loop_01.mid" tell you nothing. Good packs label files with key, mood, tempo (where relevant), and style so you can navigate without opening every file in your DAW.
• Genre clarity. The most useful free packs are genre-specific. A hip-hop chord progression and a lo-fi chord progression serve different moods, tempos, and production contexts — generic "chord progressions" packs often lack the stylistic authenticity that makes a pack actually usable.
• Commercial licence. Confirm the pack explicitly permits commercial use. "Free to use" doesn't always mean "free to release commercially." Every pack on this list is cleared for commercial use.
• Real musical depth. Some free packs are marketing exercises — a handful of basic progressions thrown together quickly. The best free packs (especially those from MusicCreator) are genuinely representative of the quality you'd get in a paid pack.

The Best Free MIDI Packs in 2026

1. Beautiful Free MIDI Chord Progressions

Best for: Producers looking for emotionally rich, harmonically sophisticated progressions across multiple styles.

This pack is exactly what the name promises — beautiful chord progressions designed to immediately inspire. Niko selected progressions that work across a range of tempos and moods, from gentle introspective sequences to fuller, more energised voicings. If you want to start producing and immediately have something that sounds musical and complete, this is the first pack to download. The progressions are in all 12 keys and work equally well on piano, synth pads, strings, or any harmonic instrument.

2. Hip-Hop & Trap Free MIDI Pack

Best for: Hip-hop and trap producers wanting authentic harmonic content without paying upfront.

This pack covers the dark, minor-key progressions and suspended chord voicings that define contemporary hip-hop and trap. The progressions are written with actual genre authenticity — not generic minor chords, but the specific movements and intervals that make hip-hop harmony feel right. Works perfectly driving a Rhodesy keys sound, a trap bell melody, or a sub-heavy synth pad. A strong entry point to the full Hip-Hop & Trap MIDI collection.

3. Famous EDM MIDI Chord Progressions

Best for: EDM and electronic producers who want to understand and use the harmonic language of successful EDM tracks.

This pack deconstructs the chord progressions behind successful EDM — the kinds of anthemic, emotionally driven sequences you hear in progressive house, trance, and melodic techno. These aren't copies of specific songs — they're original progressions written in the same harmonic vocabulary. If you produce for dancefloors and want progressions that have proven emotional impact, this pack is a serious free resource.

4. Niko's Free Memorable MIDI Melodies

Best for: Producers who need melodic hooks and lead lines, not just chord progressions.

Most free MIDI packs focus on chords. This one focuses on melodies — the thing that actually gets stuck in listeners' heads. Niko wrote these melodies with the same ear that's driven 100M+ streams: strong contour, memorable intervals, and the kind of phrasing that feels intentional rather than generated. These work as main hooks, secondary melody lines, or as starting points you develop into a full lead. Pair with the chord progression packs for complete harmonic + melodic content.

5. Grooves Free MIDI Pack

Best for: Producers who want MIDI with rhythmic life — syncopated patterns and groove-focused progressions rather than straight block chords.

Straight chord blocks are a starting point, but what elevates a production is rhythmic movement. The Grooves pack focuses on progressions with built-in rhythmic interest — syncopated voicings, arpeggiated patterns, and strummed sequences that give tracks a sense of pulse and motion. These work especially well for R&B, soul-influenced pop, and anything where the harmonic element needs to carry rhythmic energy as well as harmonic content.

6. Free Drum MIDI Pack

Best for: Producers who want to use their own drum samples but need pro-quality groove patterns to drive them.

One of the most underrated free packs in the collection — drum MIDI is often overlooked in favour of chord content, but a great drum groove is the foundation everything else sits on. This pack gives you MIDI drum patterns that trigger whatever drum sampler you're using: your own one-shots, a Kontakt library, a drum machine plugin, or even a DAW drum kit. The patterns cover multiple genres and feels, from straight 4/4 patterns to more complex syncopated grooves.

7. Dark & Sad Free MIDI Pack

Best for: Producers making emotionally heavy music — dark hip-hop, sad trap, emo-influenced pop, cinematic beats.

Dark and melancholic harmonic content requires specific knowledge to do well — minor key isn't enough on its own. This pack uses diminished tensions, flat-six movements, chromatic voice leading, and other techniques that create genuine emotional weight rather than just sounding "minor." If your music lives in a dark emotional space, this free pack will give you progressions that serve that mood without resorting to clichés. Pairs naturally with the Hip-Hop & Trap packs.

8. Free Pop MIDI Pack

Best for: Pop producers, singer-songwriters, and anyone making accessible, hook-focused music.

Pop harmony has its own logic — the progressions that work in pop aren't just "happy major chords," they're carefully structured movements that support vocal melodies and create emotional contrast between verse and chorus. This free pop pack covers the kinds of progressions that define modern pop: I-V-vi-IV variations, major-to-relative-minor movements, pre-chorus tension builders. All in all 12 keys, compatible with every DAW, and a strong preview of the full Pop MIDI collection.

9. Free Lo-Fi Sample Pack — Bonus

Best for: Lo-fi producers who want audio samples alongside their MIDI — loops, textures, and one-shots with the warm, imperfect character that defines the genre.

This is MusicCreator's free sample pack — audio rather than MIDI — but it belongs on this list because lo-fi producers often work at the intersection of MIDI and samples. The pack provides the textural audio elements (drums, atmospheres, vinyl-style loops) that work alongside MIDI chord and melody content. Use the Beautiful Free MIDI Chord Progressions for harmonic content and this pack for audio texture — together they cover a complete lo-fi production toolkit at zero cost.

Comparison: Which Free Pack Is Right for You?

When You're Ready to Go Deeper

The free packs above give you a genuine taste of what MusicCreator's paid packs deliver — same quality, same format, same musical approach. When you're ready to go deeper into a specific genre, the paid packs expand significantly: 3,600+ chord progressions per genre pack, full melody packs, and dedicated drum MIDI packs, all in all 12 keys.

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