Yeah, but the Shannon number gives us that finite number for chess and it's stupid high.

Saying we could run out of music is *technically* possible, but it would be like trying to taste every single flavor of food (or otherwise) imaginable. There will always be the option to make music that is unpleasant to listen to, and there will always be microtonal scales that step outside of Western music expanding beyond the 12 notes that our ears have grown accustomed to hearing.

So before we run out of music, we'd have to endure listing to some pretty difficult music to enjoy. Just like if you were to run out of flavors to taste, you'd have to taste multiple types of animal shit. Technically you could get there, but at what cost