diff --git a/Proj2.hs b/Proj2.hs
index 6d4c01c..d4b01f8 100644
--- a/Proj2.hs
+++ b/Proj2.hs
@@ -148,12 +148,22 @@ feedback target guess = (pitches, notes, octaves)
     notes = matches (map note targetNoPitches) (map note guessNoPitches)
     octaves = matches (map octave targetNoPitches) (map octave guessNoPitches)
 
--- TODO: comment me
+-- outputs a 2-tuple of the "best first guess" and the initial game state,
+-- which is all possible starting guesses. characteristics of these guesses
+-- are described in the documentation for `allChords`
+--
+-- currently, the best first guess is "vibes based". there is a TODO to
+-- actually evaluate the best guess properly.
 --
 initialGuess :: ([Pitch], GameState)
-initialGuess = (chord, chords)
+initialGuess = (bestFirstGuess, allChords)
   where
-    chord : chords = allChords
+    -- TODO: is this really the best first guess?
+    bestFirstGuess =
+      [ Pitch A One,
+        Pitch B Two,
+        Pitch C Three
+      ]
 
 -- takes in the previous guess, the game state, and the feedback for the
 -- previous guess and outputs the next guess and a (reduced in size) game state