{"id":6809,"date":"2019-09-06T17:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T21:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=6809"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:18:07","slug":"guitar-songwriting-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The guitar is one of the most popular and versatile instruments in the world.<\/h1>\n<p>It can be used to shred an eardrum-exploding heavy metal solo or to play the sweetest little <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-american-folk-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">folk song<\/a> you ever heard. Whatever your genre, whatever your mood, the guitar has your back.<\/p>\n<p>For this week&#8217;s Songwriting Club prompt, <strong>write a song that prominently features our good songwriting friend, the guitar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what I came up with:<\/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: [\"wav\"], mp3: \"aHR0cHM6Ly9zcGxpY2UuY29tL2Jsb2cvd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTkvMDkvY2Fycnktb24tdGlsbC10aGUtZW5kLndhdg==\", 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>If you can&#8217;t play the guitar, no worries (I can&#8217;t either)! Grab a friend who can, or head to <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/features\/sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Splice Sounds<\/a> to find loops and one-shots like I did &#8211; check out <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/sounds\/collections\/katiethegreatie\/-He7OJNFXt6MxMAj7Ya7qyMToKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this Collection<\/a> to get your hands on the samples that were used in the track. If you&#8217;re interested in using 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\/background-vocals-songwriting-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your next prompt on September 20th.<\/a>\u00a0We can&#8217;t wait to hear what you create!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Write a song that features the guitar to get your creative juices flowing, and share your work to receive feedback from your peers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":6811,"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":[1859,1696],"tags":[1633,1724,1688],"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 that features the guitar | Songwriting Club - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Write a song that features the guitar to get your creative juices flowing, and share your work to 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\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club - Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Write a song that features the guitar to get your creative juices flowing, and share your work to receive feedback from your peers.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-06T21:53:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-14T20:18:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Katie Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Katie Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Katie Smith\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/17fe2c96fe4d07ca7d24abba8bbbcee5\"},\"headline\":\"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-06T21:53:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-14T20:18:07+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\"},\"wordCount\":334,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png\",\"keywords\":[\"composition\",\"guitar\",\"songwriting club\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Inspiration\",\"Tips &amp; Tutorials\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\",\"name\":\"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club - Blog | Splice\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-06T21:53:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-14T20:18:07+00:00\",\"description\":\"Write a song that features the guitar to get your creative juices flowing, and share your work to receive feedback from your peers.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":800},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Splice Blog\",\"description\":\"An inside look at making music\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Splice\",\"alternateName\":\"Splice Sounds\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Splice-logo-black-background.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Splice-logo-black-background.png\",\"width\":2928,\"height\":1540,\"caption\":\"Splice\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/splice\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/splice\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@splice\",\"https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/splice\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/17fe2c96fe4d07ca7d24abba8bbbcee5\",\"name\":\"Katie Smith\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e47d8c8ba9a9c764ca7ed2761a978209?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e47d8c8ba9a9c764ca7ed2761a978209?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Katie Smith\"},\"description\":\"Katie is an Artist Marketing Manager at Splice and a singer \/ songwriter under the moniker Lewis Lane.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/author\/katie-smith\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club - Blog | Splice","description":"Write a song that features the guitar to get your creative juices flowing, and share your work to receive feedback from your peers.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club - Blog | Splice","og_description":"Write a song that features the guitar to get your creative juices flowing, and share your work to receive feedback from your peers.","og_url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/","og_site_name":"Blog | Splice","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice","article_published_time":"2019-09-06T21:53:43+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-14T20:18:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Katie Smith","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@splice","twitter_site":"@splice","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Katie Smith","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/"},"author":{"name":"Katie Smith","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/17fe2c96fe4d07ca7d24abba8bbbcee5"},"headline":"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club","datePublished":"2019-09-06T21:53:43+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-14T20:18:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/"},"wordCount":334,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png","keywords":["composition","guitar","songwriting club"],"articleSection":["Inspiration","Tips &amp; Tutorials"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/","url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/","name":"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club - Blog | Splice","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png","datePublished":"2019-09-06T21:53:43+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-14T20:18:07+00:00","description":"Write a song that features the guitar to get your creative juices flowing, and share your work to receive feedback from your peers.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Songwriting-Club-Guitar-Blog.png","width":1280,"height":800},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/guitar-songwriting-club\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Write a song that features the guitar | Songwriting Club"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/","name":"Splice Blog","description":"An inside look at making music","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Splice","alternateName":"Splice Sounds","url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Splice-logo-black-background.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Splice-logo-black-background.png","width":2928,"height":1540,"caption":"Splice"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice","https:\/\/x.com\/splice","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/splice\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@splice","https:\/\/discord.com\/invite\/splice"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/17fe2c96fe4d07ca7d24abba8bbbcee5","name":"Katie Smith","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e47d8c8ba9a9c764ca7ed2761a978209?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e47d8c8ba9a9c764ca7ed2761a978209?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Katie Smith"},"description":"Katie is an Artist Marketing Manager at Splice and a singer \/ songwriter under the moniker Lewis Lane.","url":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/author\/katie-smith\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6809"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6809"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39132,"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6809\/revisions\/39132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}