ChatGPT knows how to talk up a riff! My prompt was "Create a brutal technical death metal riff that is suitable for opening a song and give me the tab for it."
The response:
Here's a possible brutal technical death metal riff that could be suitable for opening a song:
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E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5--|
This riff features complex and technical guitar playing, with rapid-fire notes played in a precise and tight manner. The riff starts with palm-muted open strings, then moves into a series of rapid triplets played on the second and third frets of the low E string. The riff ends on the fifth fret of the low E string, creating a sense of tension and anticipation for the rest of the song.
Note that this is just one example of a possible brutal technical death metal riff, and there are many different variations and styles within the genre.
That is accidentally complex because the model can't make any correlations related to rhythm. Presumably, the first eight notes are sixteenth notes, but it says that the F#s and Gs are (sixteenth note?) triplets. Yet, there are eight of each of them. So, those sixteen notes cover 2 and 2/3 beats. Then, there's two sixteenth notes at the end.
So, this riff covers 5 and 1/6 beats. That is quite prog!
Still, melodically, walking the first four degrees of E minor isn't brutal.
Bonus! "Create a sick technical death metal solo and give me the tab for it."
Here's a possible technical death metal solo with a sick, fast-paced style:e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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E|-22-20-19-20-19-17-19-17-15-17-15-14-15-14-12-14-12-10-12-10-|
In this solo, the guitarist plays a series of fast and complex legato runs, moving up and down the neck with lightning speed. The solo starts with a descending run on the low E string, then moves into a series of ascending and descending runs played on the higher strings. The guitarist uses a combination of hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides to create a fluid and seamless sound, with notes flowing into each other in a continuous stream.
Note that this is just one example of a possible technical death metal solo, and there are many different variations and styles within the genre. It's also worth noting that playing a technically advanced solo like this requires a lot of skill and practice, and it's important to build up your technical abilities gradually over time.
There's no strings used in the tab, other than the low E or any ascending, despite it often finding this kind of tab in the vicinity of that kind of description.
I got a similar text-tab mismatch when I asked for a jazz solo.