diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1377554..f642d85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *.swp
+output.ly
diff --git a/generate_music.py b/generate_music.py
index e69de29..2fe6d5d 100644
--- a/generate_music.py
+++ b/generate_music.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+output_file = open("output.ly", "w")
+output_file.write("sample")
+output_file.close()