How to Find MP3 Files Using Google

1. Step 1
   Open a web browser and browse to google.com.
   
2. Step 2
   Use the following search criteria to return links to indexes containing MP3s relevant to your search terms:
   
   (intitle:index.of + "mp3" + "band name" -htm -html -php -asp)
   
3. Step 3
   For example, let's say you like the band ColdPlay. Type in (or copy and paste) this search string in to Google's search box:
   
   (intitle:index.of + "mp3" + "coldplay" -htm -html -php -asp)
   
   The search returns a list of links to index pages containing MP3 files of ColdPlay. There may be other MP3 files in the index since the search criteria is pretty broad at this point.
   
4. Step 4
   If you are getting a lot of search results but can't find the exact MP3 you want, try the following search criteria:
   
   (intitle:index.of + "mp3" + "coldplay" -html -htm -php -asp apache feb-2005)
   
   What this search is doing is specifying only those index directories that exist on Apache servers containing MP3 files with "coldplay" in the file name whose time stamp is on or after February 2005.
   
   As of this writing, this search criteria returns only 2 links. Compare that to the 191 results returned in step 3.
   
5. Step 5
   Once you find the MP3 you want to listen to, simply click on the link in the index of MP3s. If you have a program on your computer that can play an MP3 file, that program will launch and play the song.