--- title: "ChatGPT Writes Shredding Guitar Solo" description: "A guitarist asked OpenAI's ChatGPT to \"write a guitar solo\" — and the result, as demonstrated in a short clip, didn't disappoint." date: "2023-05-07" modified: "2023-05-07" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/chatgpt-shredding-guitar-solo" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" - "OpenAI" tags: - "ai music" - "chatgpt" - "OpenAI" - "the digest" --- # ChatGPT Writes Shredding Guitar Solo ![A guitarist asked OpenAI's ChatGPT to "write a guitar solo" — and the result, as demonstrated in a short clip, didn't disappoint.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Shredding Bots AI chatbot sidekick ChatGPT has done it again. Thirteen-year-old guitarist [Ava Toton]() asked the tool to "write a guitar solo" — and the results, as demonstrated in a [short clip](), didn't disappoint. The musician turned simple, AI-generated guitar tab notations into a brain-searing solo. But should ChatGPT really get all the credit? According to Toton's experience at least, that's a definite no. As has been the case ever since OpenAI released its blockbuster chatbot, the humans behind the prompts still have to put in a lot of leg work to get satisfying results. In other words, ChatGPT isn't going to magically start replacing rock guitarists on stage anytime soon — but it can be an impressive jumping-off point for human/AI collaboration. https://twitter.com/tprstly/status/1654048157653762048 ## AI Solo It took quite a while for Toton to get to something even remotely resembling a guitar solo. "Fun thing I decided to do with ChatGPT to test how well it handles musical requests — it took forever to finally get it to give me a usable answer!" Toton wrote in a [Reddit thread](). "ChatGPT gave me the notes, but I interpreted them, like the lengths, and what to accentuate. I also wrote the rhythm guitar, harmonies, bass, and drums." In fact, "ChatGPT gave me quite a few notes that were out of the key," Toton admitted, arguing that ChatGPT acted more "as a foundation, and I put my own creativity into it." The guitarist's experience is a great reminder of the fact that ChatGPT isn't capable of producing its own truly original output, but rather rehashes data that already exists in the world. But it's also a powerful tool that could help musicians or other artists out of a creative rut — though it's not replacing them entirely quite yet. "I think ChatGPT is excellent for a lot of things, but for music?" Toton [argued](). "Not really." **More on ChatGPT:** *[Online Tutoring Company Stock Crashes as ChatGPT Steamrolls Its Business]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()