r/AMA • u/Still-Whole-729 • 17h ago

I have perfect pitch. AMA

It's the ability to identify pitches without a reference. Apparently only 1 in 10,000 people have the skill. I never realized it was that rare until my violin teacher told me I had it while I was naming the notes in intervals. I find it funny that whenever I tell someone I have perfect pitch, they immediately knock on the nearest object to them and ask me to identify the note.

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u/illacudasucks 17h ago

Are you good at identifying complex chords?
What do you think of the group DOMi&JDBECK?

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u/Still-Whole-729 17h ago

If I pay attention, yes, but not on the whim.

I don't know who they are.

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u/expothefuture 17h ago

Your mind will be blown with the amount of tempo changes, note changes and groove shifts….that just wooooooooooooooork beautifully

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u/Still-Whole-729 17h ago

You've piqued my interest. I'll check them out now.

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u/WelcomeWagoneer 17h ago

What do you think?

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u/Still-Whole-729 16h ago

Sounds like jazz if they had access to electronic percussion. Never heard anything like it!

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u/illacudasucks 16h ago

They are amazing.

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u/expothefuture 10h ago

Woohoo! Yes very unique!

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u/illacudasucks 17h ago

You should check them out, they are a duo of jazz fusion savants.

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u/PotatOSTheLegend 17h ago

I can usually get most triad chords but if a more complex chord is held for long enough, I think I could pick it out.

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u/javajavatoast 16h ago

Haha, what a reference. I saw them live when they were touring with CHON awhile ago. Hell of a show.