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		rerdavies on June 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How my children (n=2) acquired absolute pitch Which leads to exactly the question I was curious about. Is absolute pitch good enough to tune a piano by ear?

pclmulqdq on June 22, 2023 [–]

I don't think so. Equal tempered intervals have a very distinct sound, and nailing that just from absolute pitch seems hard.

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