--- description: Guitdoorbell plays a single chord title: Check Out This Creative Doorbell image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Check Out This Creative Doorbell by [Rachel Oakley / Lost at E Minor](/author/lost-at-e-minor-zolton-zavos/) ## Rachel Oakley / Lost at E Minor Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 10, 2014 9:30 PM CUT by [Rachel Oakley / Lost at E Minor](/author/lost-at-e-minor-zolton-zavos/) ## Rachel Oakley / Lost at E Minor Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 10, 2014 9:30 PM CUT  _This_ [_article_](http://www.lostateminor.com/2014/10/23/guitar-doorbell-great-alternative-traditional-doorbell/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Lost at E Minor_](http://www.lostateminor.com/ "undefined")_._ Instead of settling for a doorbell with that irritating chime sound, you should definitely switch it up and order a [Guitdoorbell](http://www.guitdoorbell.com/ "undefined")! It’s just what it sounds like—a guitar mounted over the doorway with a plectrum striker attached to the swinging door. When the door is opened or closed, the plectrum passes across the strings and plays a single chord. You won’t get a guitar solo out of it but it’s definitely a unique alternative to the regular tune we’ve been hearing for years. (via [Toxel](http://www.toxel.com/tech/2014/10/13/guitar-doorbell/ "undefined"))  Guitdoorbell Guitar Workshop Enterprises LLC  Guitdoorbell Guitar Workshop Enterprises LLC  Guitdoorbell Guitar Workshop Enterprises LLC ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3576789/creative-doorbell-guitdoorbell-music/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3576789/creative-doorbell-guitdoorbell-music/"},"headline":"Check Out This Creative Doorbell","datePublished":"2014-11-10T21:30:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:06.737Z","description":"Guitdoorbell plays a single chord","url":"https://time.com/3576789/creative-doorbell-guitdoorbell-music/","keywords":["Innovation","Music","photography","guitar"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel Oakley / Lost at E Minor"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3576789/creative-doorbell-guitdoorbell-music/","name":"Check Out This Creative Doorbell"}}]}] ```