# Free guitar loops

> Free guitar loops: clean electric riffs, acoustic strums, funk licks and ambient textures with BPM and key where known, each with a commercial-use verdict.

16 samples from 2 sources (Openverse 14, Wikimedia Commons 2), updated 2026-10-23. Picked from a live search and refreshed daily.

- Same search in the browser: https://sound.shep.bot/search?q=guitar+loop&category=guitar&form=loop
- Same search over the API: `curl "https://sound.shep.bot/v1/search?q=guitar+loop&category=guitar&form=loop"`
- Details, files and the credit line: `GET https://sound.shep.bot/v1/samples/{id}` with an id from the table below.
- Licence verdicts: "Commercial use OK" (with or without credit) is cleared for a release; anything else must be checked or is non-commercial. See https://sound.shep.bot/docs/licences.md

## What you will find

Guitar loops are short performances recorded to a tempo: a funk lick, a strummed chord progression, a lo-fi jazz phrase or a washed-out ambient texture. They are a quick way to bring a live instrument into an electronic or hip hop track. Free ones come from community uploads, Creative Commons archives and producer packs given away as samplers.

## Fitting a loop into a track

Start with the key and tempo on the card, when the source states them. Loops in a minor key usually work over a track built on the relative major too. Roll off the low end below about 100 Hz to leave room for the bass, and carve a little space around 2 to 4 kHz if a vocal sits on top.

Guitar loops often contain a recognisable riff, which matters for licensing. A loop from a community site is only as clean as its uploader's rights, so the verdict on each card treats uploader-asserted licences with care.

## Samples

| Sample | id | What | Source | Licence | Commercial use | Direct download |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Audio influence of phaser placement in the signal chain (before guitar amp, in effects loop, after cab)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Audio_influence_of_phaser_placement_in_the_signal_chain_(before_guitar_amp,_in_effects_loop,_after_cab).ogg) | `wikimediacommons:Audio_influence_of_phaser_placement_in_the_signal_chain_(before_guitar_amp,_in_effects_loop,_after_cab).ogg` | Guitar, Loop, 49 s | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Poppin bubbles](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poppin_bubbles.wav) | `wikimediacommons:Poppin_bubbles.wav` | Guitar, Loop, 39 s | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [Nylon Guitar Loop B-1.wav](https://freesound.org/people/digifishmusic/sounds/48254) | `openverse:f33c2984-cf1b-47ba-9d1f-0de612d7f49e` | Guitar, Loop, 4.8 s | Openverse | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [simple relaxing guitar loop](https://freesound.org/people/Kodack/sounds/395037) | `openverse:a89ada68-01b4-43f5-8973-600fe90bcbdd` | Guitar, Loop, 48 s | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Calming Background Music Guitar Loop](https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/560450) | `openverse:86736aca-93be-4bff-8f24-4388fcef4794` | Guitar, Loop, 44 s | Openverse | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [Lofi Guitar Loop EM 119 BPM(3).wav](https://freesound.org/people/holizna/sounds/629150) | `openverse:795da5a7-b63b-43e9-8f50-61b9e2b1a5f0` | Guitar, Loop, 119 BPM, E major, 38 s | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Jazz/R&B Guitar Loop](https://freesound.org/people/YellowTree/sounds/508610) | `openverse:b8b7118f-9b8f-433a-841b-334b83fb571b` | Guitar, Loop, 20 s | Openverse | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [Basic Guitar Loop](https://freesound.org/people/uEffects/sounds/322078) | `openverse:43d4dc41-97fd-421c-9427-7df433992876` | Guitar, Loop, 3:30 | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| ['Medieval' guitar loop](https://freesound.org/people/User391915396/sounds/399034) | `openverse:283104d4-b448-43af-95e1-b4c1af37af43` | Guitar, Loop, 48 s | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Picked Guitar Loop](https://freesound.org/people/uEffects/sounds/344924) | `openverse:f75d52f4-6238-4eac-9fd3-997c2781ee46` | Guitar, Loop, 5:36 | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Guitar loop 1I43](https://freesound.org/people/Setuniman/sounds/249302) | `openverse:c9c671d8-788b-4427-8375-6d48d843a884` | Guitar, Loop, 16 s | Openverse | CC BY-NC 4.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [dub guitar loops 3.wav](https://freesound.org/people/nengisuls/sounds/157441) | `openverse:2b7ae33b-3923-4645-90cb-662dca4cbeed` | Guitar, Loop, 2.7 s | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [House Guitar Loop 3.aif](https://freesound.org/people/leach237/sounds/347988) | `openverse:865ea8aa-8eab-4edc-b957-93edf829a084` | Guitar, Loop, 15 s | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [House Guitar Loop 2.aif](https://freesound.org/people/leach237/sounds/347989) | `openverse:04ea82fe-7539-4668-92be-9d90d8b66a14` | Guitar, Loop, 1:13 | Openverse | CC0 1.0 | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Slide Guitar Loop](https://freesound.org/people/evancarlsen/sounds/149353) | `openverse:d4043059-6f81-4d7e-83bb-d0fcf36644aa` | Guitar, Loop, 10 s | Openverse | CC BY-NC 3.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Lo-fi Music Guitar (Loop)](https://freesound.org/people/Migfus20/sounds/569791) | `openverse:26385a3d-cd7b-4ad7-b989-58f846a02c97` | Guitar, Loop, 1:18 | Openverse | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |

## Questions

**How do I change the key of a guitar loop?**

Pitch-shift it with a formant-preserving mode, and stay within two or three semitones so it still sounds natural. Further shifts make strings sound thin or muddy; re-recording or choosing another loop is often better.

**Why does my guitar loop drift out of time?**

Live players speed up and slow down slightly. If the loop's length doesn't match a whole number of bars at the stated BPM, warp it to the grid at the strongest beats, or let your drums follow it instead.

## Related collections

- [Free guitar samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-guitar-samples.md): Free guitar samples: acoustic and electric notes, chords, strums, harmonics and fret noises for producers who don't play, with a licence verdict on each.
- [Free drum loops](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-drum-loops.md): Free drum loops for hip hop, house, trap, rock and lo-fi, with tempo where known and a licence verdict on each, ready to drop into a project at the right BPM.
- [Free lo-fi loops](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-lofi-loops.md): Free lo-fi hip hop loops: dusty keys, jazzy guitar, mellow drums and tape-warped textures with BPM and key where known, and a licence verdict on every loop.
- [Free piano samples](https://sound.shep.bot/samples/free-piano-samples.md): Free piano samples: single notes from grand and upright pianos for building an instrument, plus chords and loops, each with a preview and licence verdict.

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