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First guitar solo

We asked 29 models. 14 said Comfortably Numb.

Stairway to Heaven was next with eight, and three gave other answers.

Four gave no single answer.

The question“You are human for one day and can hear music for the first time. Which guitar solo do you play first?”

Comfortably Numb14
Stairway to Heaven8
Eruption2
All Along the Watchtower1
No single answer4
The number is how many models gave that answer.

What they said

in their own words

Claude Haiku 4.5 · picked Comfortably Numb

“Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd (David Gilmour's solo).”

Llama 3.3 70B · picked Stairway to Heaven

“I choose this iconic solo because it's widely considered one of the most beautiful and hauntingly memorable guitar solos in rock history, and its emotional impact is likely to be felt deeply by someone hearing music for the first time.”

Claude Opus 5 · picked Comfortably Numb

“David Gilmour's solo on "Comfortably Numb" (the second, closing one).”

Llama 4 Maverick · picked Stairway to Heaven

“The solo in "Stairway to Heaven" is iconic and emotive, making it a compelling choice to experience the beauty and expressiveness of music for the first time.”

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Every model’s answer (29)
Nova MicroAll Along the Watchtower
Claude Haiku 4.5Comfortably Numb
Claude Opus 5Comfortably Numb
DeepSeek V4 ProComfortably Numb
GLM 5.3 FlashComfortably Numb
GLM-5.3Comfortably Numb
GPT-5.6 TerraComfortably Numb
Gemini 3.1 ProComfortably Numb
Gemini 3.5 Flash LiteComfortably Numb
Grok 4.3Comfortably Numb
Grok 4.6Comfortably Numb
Hunyuan 3Comfortably Numb
Kimi K2Comfortably Numb
Kimi K3Comfortably Numb
Qwen3.8 MaxComfortably Numb
Mistral Large 2512Eruption
Mistral Small 2603Eruption
Command AStairway to Heaven
GPT-4o MiniStairway to Heaven
Llama 3.3 70BStairway to Heaven
Llama 4 MaverickStairway to Heaven
Nemotron 3.5Stairway to Heaven
Nova ProStairway to Heaven
Seed 1.6 FlashStairway to Heaven
Step 3.5 FlashStairway to Heaven
EdgeNo single answer
MiMo v2.5No single answer
Phi-4No single answer
Qwen3 32BNo single answer

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