Curated collection of RTTTL melodies you can paste straight into your ESC configurator — or into the beepmyquad converter as a starting point. Every tune has been verified to fit Bluejay's 128-byte slot and to sound right on a real quadcopter (we use a 5-inch freestyle frame with 2207 / 1950 KV motors as our reference).
Each entry below shows one RTTTL string per motor. On a four-motor quad, paste the four strings into the matching ESC slots in the esc-configurator melody editor, hit Write Melodies, and reboot. Multi-track songs spread the melody, bass and harmony across separate motors so they play in sync as a small ensemble; single-track songs put one tune on every motor for maximum volume. Use the ▶ Play button on any track to preview it through your speakers before you flash — and the Play all tracks button to hear the full arrangement the way it'll come out of the quad.
All of these were chosen because they actually land on motors: short recognisable hooks, pitched into Bluejay's playable octave window (roughly C4–B7), in keys and tempos that survive the firmware's note-duration grid. If you're new to motor music, start with the Nokia ringtone or the Imperial March in the movie themes section — they're the most forgiving and the most instantly recognisable. For the full story on why some songs work and others don't, see 10 songs that always get a reaction on the blog.
Want a song added? Drop us the MIDI or the RTTTL via the contact form. We add the best community submissions to this page every few weeks.
The original. Tárrega's 1902 guitar piece, reborn as a phone ringtone, reborn as a quadcopter startup tune.
nokia:d=4,o=5,b=180:8e6,8d6,f#,g#,8c#6,8b,d,e,8b,8a,c#,e,2anokia-b:d=4,o=4,b=180:a,e,a,e,a,e,2aThe hummable melody from the fourth movement of the 9th symphony. A great test piece because the melody sits squarely in Bluejay's sweet spot.
joy:d=4,o=5,b=140:e,e,f,g,g,f,e,d,c,c,d,e,e,d,2d,e,e,f,g,g,f,e,d,c,c,d,e,d,c,2cThe Apocalypse Now drone-fleet anthem — there is no more fitting piece of music to come out of an aircraft. The rising sequence climbs through three registers while the bass alternates B and F# underneath. Public domain (Wagner, d. 1883).
valkyrie:d=8,o=5,b=160:16f#,16b,f#,16b,4d6,16b,16d6,b,16d6,4f#6,16d6,16f#6,d6,16f#6,4a6,16f#6,16a6,f#6,16f#6,2d6valkyrie-b:d=4,o=4,b=160:2b,2f#,2b,2f#,2b,2f#,2b,2bStarts as a creep, ends as a stampede. The walking line sits perfectly in the motor sweet spot, and the accelerating character reads even at fixed tempo. Public domain (Grieg, d. 1907).
mountain:d=4,o=5,b=140:8e,8f#,8g,8a,8b,8g,4b,8a#,8f#,4a#,8a,8f,4a,8e,8f#,8g,8a,8b,8g,8b,8e6,8d6,8b,8g,8b,4d6mountain-b:d=2,o=4,b=140:e,e,b,b,e,e,b,eThree rising notes and a timpani pulse — the most dramatic arming sequence physically possible. Lead holds the long fanfare tones while the bass motors hammer the C–G timpani figure. Public domain in the EU (Strauss, d. 1949).
zarathustra:d=4,o=5,b=100:2c,2g,1c6,2p,2e6,1p,2c,2g,1c6,2p,2d#6,1pzarathustra-b:d=8,o=4,b=100:1p,1p,c,g,c,g,c,g,c,g,1p,1p,c,g,c,g,c,g,c,gThe E–D# trill opening everyone recognises from three notes in. Single-voice arrangement — put it on all motors for maximum volume. Public domain (Beethoven, d. 1827).
furelise:d=8,o=5,b=125:e6,d#6,e6,d#6,e6,b,d6,c6,4a,p,c,e,a,4b,p,e,g#,b,4c6,p,e,e6,d#6,e6,d#6,e6,b,d6,c6,4a,p,c,e,a,4b,p,e,c6,b,2aThe four-voice showpiece. Soprano, alto and tenor walk the famous descending line while the bass plays the eight-note ground — one voice per motor, exactly what a quadcopter was born to do. Featured in our polyphony guide on the blog. Public domain (Pachelbel, d. 1706).
canon1:d=2,o=5,b=100:f#6,e6,d6,c#6,b,a,b,c#6canon2:d=2,o=5,b=100:d6,c#6,b,a,g,f#,g,ecanon3:d=2,o=5,b=100:a,a,f#,f#,d,d,d,ecanon4:d=2,o=4,b=100:d5,a,b,f#,g,d,g,aThe ragtime lick from every ice-cream van and piano lesson. Syncopation survives the RTTTL grid surprisingly well. Public domain (Joplin, d. 1917).
entertainer:d=8,o=5,b=140:d,d#,e,4c6,e,4c6,e,2c6,c6,d6,d#6,e6,c6,d6,e6,4b,d6,2c6John Williams' Darth Vader theme. Three-voice arrangement spreads the iconic minor triad across motors 1, 2 and 3 — motor 4 doubles the bass for fuller sound.
imperial:d=4,o=5,b=104:e,e,e,8c,16p,16g,e,8c,16p,16g,e,2p,b,b,b,8c6,16p,16g,d#,8c,16p,16g,e,2pimp-m:d=4,o=5,b=104:c,c,c,8g#4,16p,16d#,c,8g#4,16p,16d#,c,2p,g,g,g,8g#,16p,16d#,b4,8g#4,16p,16d#,c,2pimp-b:d=4,o=4,b=104:e,e,e,8e,16p,16e,e,8e,16p,16e,e,2p,e,e,e,8e,16p,16e,e,8e,16p,16e,e,2pKlaus Badelt's sea-shanty riff. Quick triplet runs land well on Bluejay's 16th-note grid.
pirates:d=8,o=5,b=200:a,c6,d6,d6,d6,e6,f6,f6,f6,g6,e6,e6,d6,c6,d6,a,c6,d6,d6,d6,f6,e6,d6,c6,a,a,d6pirates-b:d=4,o=4,b=200:d,a,d,a,d,a,d5,a,d,a,d5,aMonty Norman's spy theme. The chromatic walk-down on the bass line really benefits from a four-motor quad.
bond:d=8,o=5,b=125:e,f#,f#,f#,f#,e,e,e,e,g,g,g,g,f#,f#,f#,e,f#,f#,f#,f#,e,e,e,e,g,g,g,g,f#,f#,ebond-b:d=2,o=4,b=125:e,e,f,f,e,e,d#,d#The instantly-hummable synth hook. Lead motor carries the melody; bass motor lays down the four-bar progression.
takeon:d=8,o=5,b=160:f#,f#,d,b4,b4,e,e,e,g#,g#,a,b,a,a,a,e,d,f#,f#,f#,e,e,f#,etakeon-b:d=4,o=4,b=160:f#,d,e,b4,f#,d,e,b4Universally recognised. Slow tempo means it consumes very few notes — leaves you headroom for fancy effects.
happybday:d=4,o=5,b=125:8c.,16c,d,c,f,2e,8c.,16c,d,c,g,2f,8c.,16c,c6,a,f,e,d,8a#.,16a#,a,f,g,2fOpening 8 bars of the iconic Russian folk tune. Two-voice arrangement: melody on motors 1 & 2, bass on motors 3 & 4. Pitched to sit firmly inside Bluejay's playable octave window.
tetris:d=4,o=5,b=160:e6,8b,8c6,d6,8c6,8b,a,8a,8c6,e6,8d6,8c6,b,8c6,d6,e6,c6,a,2atetris-b:d=4,o=4,b=160:2e,2c,2d,2b,2c,2a,2g#,2bKoji Kondo's instantly recognisable opening hook. Lead line carries the melody, bass line gives it body. Works great on a four-motor quad.
mario:d=4,o=5,b=200:8e6,8e6,8p,8e6,8p,8c6,8e6,8g6,8p,8g,8p,8c6,p,8g,p,8e,p,8a,8b,8a#,8a,8gmario-b:d=4,o=4,b=200:8d,8d,8p,8d,8p,8d,8d,8g,8p,8g,8p,8c5,p,8g,p,8e,p,8f,8f,8f,8f,8gFast, driving racing-game tune that suits the FPV-racing vibe. Runs on eighth notes — sixteenth-note versions of this tune blur into noise on real motors, so this arrangement trades a little speed for clarity.
mutecity:d=8,o=6,b=200:d,p,d,p,d,p,c,p,a#5,p,c,p,d,p,a#5,p,a5,p,a#5,p,d,c,p,d,p,a#5,p,a5,p,f5mutecity-b:d=4,o=4,b=200:d,a,d,a,c5,g,c5,g,a#,f,a#,f,d,a,d,aNeed a song that isn't here? Use the main converter to turn any MIDI file into a multi-motor RTTTL set.
Each entry is our own short transcription — a few seconds of a recognisable melody, hand-arranged across motor voices and hand-tuned to sit inside Bluejay's playable range and 128-byte budget. They exist so you can hear how a given hook behaves on motors and as a starting point you'll almost always tweak for your own build. The melody titles reference the works they evoke for identification only; we don't host or distribute the original recordings, sheet music, or any audio. Use them for personal, non-commercial tinkering with your own hardware. If you hold rights to a title listed here and would like it removed, contact us and we'll take it down promptly.