{"id":6434,"date":"2019-06-21T18:08:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T22:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=6434"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T21:11:08","slug":"songwriting-club-three-note-melodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/songwriting-club-three-note-melodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Write a song featuring three note melodies | Songwriting Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Being complex is cool, but know what&#8217;s even cooler?<\/h1>\n<p>Being simple. The best and catchiest melodies are often the simplest, consisting of only a few notes. On that note, this week&#8217;s Songwriting Club prompt is to <strong>write a song that features melodies that consist of the same three notes. <\/strong>As a refresher, <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/tag\/songwriting-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Songwriting Club<\/a> is a community for songwriters to get their creative juices flowing and give and receive constructive feedback (<a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/songwriting-club-one-loop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out our first entry for more details<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s our example, an ode to grocery shopping and choice paralysis:<\/p>\n<div id=\"mp3jWrap_0\" class=\"mjp-s-wrapper s-graphic unsel-mjp \" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><span id=\"playpause_wrap_mp3j_0\" class=\"wrap_inline_mp3j\" style=\"font-weight:700;\"><span class=\"gfxbutton_mp3j play-mjp\" id=\"playpause_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"group_wrap\"><span class=\"bars_mp3j\"><span class=\"loadB_mp3j\" id=\"load_mp3j_0\"><\/span><span class=\"posbarB_mp3j\" id=\"posbar_mp3j_0\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"T_mp3j\" id=\"T_mp3j_0\" style=\"font-size:18px;\"><\/span><span class=\"indi_mp3j\" style=\"font-size:12.6px;\" id=\"statusMI_0\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><span class=\"s-nosolution\" id=\"mp3j_nosolution_0\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><script>\nMP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0 = [\n\t{ name: \"\", formats: [\"mp3\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly9zcGxpY2UuY29tL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMDYvSW4tdGhlLUFpc2xlLm1wMw==\", counterpart:\"\", artist: \"\", image: \"\", imgurl: \"\" }\n];\n<\/script>\n\n<script>MP3jPLAYERS[0] = { list: MP3jPLAYLISTS.inline_0, tr:0, type:'single', lstate:'', loop:false, play_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pause_txt:'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;', pp_title:'', autoplay:false, download:false, vol:100, height:'' };<\/script>\n<p>Digging these sounds?<a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/collections\/rlouie\/39wH6CBx-FcSqeGB3he_GLEvyXg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Check out this Collection<\/a> to get your hands on the samples that were used in the track. Although it\u2019s not a requirement, if you used a sound you found on Splice Sounds, let us know! If you want to use Splice Sounds in your song but don\u2019t have an account, get your first month free with the code <strong>songwriting<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re feeling proud of your tune or you\u2019re looking for some feedback, upload it to <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Splice community<\/a>, SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandcamp, etc., and toss the link in the comments below. Before you share, just make sure you\u2019re following these guidelines:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Make sure your track aligns with the prompt<\/strong> \u2013 it should be something that you\u2019ve specifically written in response to this blog post.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No promotional posts<\/strong> \u2013 no links to contests, social media pages, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comment on at least one other person\u2019s song before you go<\/strong> \u2013 even if it seems small to you, your praise or critique can make a transformative impact on someone else\u2019s craft.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give a quick summary of your goals for your song<\/strong> \u2013 asking for feedback on specific aspects (ex. the lyrics, chord progression, etc.) is also recommended!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait to hear what you come up with!<\/p>\n<p>Check back in for <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/songwriting-club-i-iv-v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your next prompt<\/a> on July 5th. We can&#8217;t wait to hear what you create!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Songwriting Club is an open community that brings you bi-weekly prompts to get your creative juices flowing \u2013 participate in this week\u2019s writing prompt and receive feedback from your peers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":6440,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1859],"tags":[1633,1688],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Write a song featuring three note melodies | Songwriting Club - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Songwriting Club is an open community that brings you bi-weekly prompts to get your creative juices flowing \u2013 participate in this week\u2019s writing prompt and receive feedback from your peers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/songwriting-club-three-note-melodies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Write a song featuring three note melodies | Songwriting Club - 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