Can ChatGPT write music?
Prompt
Write me a song in the key of Am.
Response
Verse 1:
In the key of Am, I sing this song
Of love and life that’s been so long
Through ups and downs, we’ve come so far
Together we’ve shone like the brightest star
Chorus:
Oh, my love, in the key of Am
I sing to you, my heart in my hand
With every note, my love will grow
Forever and always, my heart you’ll know
Verse 2:
In the key of Am, we dance and sway
Our love unfolding like a beautiful bouquet
The melody we create is pure and true
A love so strong, it will see us through
Chorus:
Oh, my love, in the key of Am
I sing to you, my heart in my hand
With every note, my love will grow
Forever and always, my heart you’ll know
Bridge:
As we harmonize, our love will rise
In the key of Am, our hearts entwined
Our souls will sing, forevermore
Our love a symphony, forevermore
Chorus:
Oh, my love, in the key of Am
I sing to you, my heart in my hand
With every note, my love will grow
Forever and always, my heart you’ll know
Outro:
In the key of Am, this song will end
But our love will never fade, my friend
We’ll keep on singing, forevermore
In the key of love, forevermore.
Conclusion
Well, it wasn’t what I expected, but it was something. ChatGPT interpreted my request as one for lyrics whereas I had assumed it would respond with musical notation of some kind — a melody or a chord progression, for example. It took “in the key of Am” as a key phrase to be incorporated in the lyric rather than a guiding parameter for constructing the musical piece. Interestingly, the lyrics do have rhythm and meter – a not so common one at that, trochaic octameter, or 8 feet per line with alternating stress. Think “Once upon a midnight dreary….” with a bouncing feeling, having every other syllable emphasized. The lyrics are straightforward, if not cliche and saccharine. No variation in the bridge part makes it seem like less of a bridge, but without the background music it’s hard to tell. Bottom line, the response is more like a children’s rhyme than a musical composition. Fun for what it is, but off the mark.