:) LOL!

Seems last night was prime time for nightmates nightmares strange experiences. That's 2 I've heard about so far, and I had one myself!

Were they B flats or B sharps or always B naturals kendall?   ;)

Here's one practical application for your "parlour trick", Cluin. It's a familiar scenario in my life, anyway ...

Two friends of little to moderate musical experience, one singing and one playing the guitar, want to work out an arrangement of a traditional song. The guitarist cannot tell which key the singer is in (or, what note she is singing) and vice versa. No other instruments or (external) tuners are available, and so their musical efforts are frustrated. Unless, of course, someone "blessed" with an "internal tuner" (the knowledge/ability to tell the guitarist which note/key the singer is on/in), happens to be in the room.

And so, yet another "bastardized" version of a traditional song is born, and thoroughly appreciated. YIPPEEEEE! ;)

Here's another practical application. You hear a song you really like. You can work out an arrangement of it in minutes and sing/play it for your own enjoyment! (Minutes? Yup ... or hours, or days, or weeks depending on the song. Sheesh Fool's Overture or Dreamer took a bit, on the piano)

One more. You can avoid the dreaded task of learning how to read music well for years and years, and STILL do well at your music lessons. (As long as you've heard a decent version of the music first, that is ...)

Thanks for your input, Martin. It's interesting to hear you can transpose easily on the guitar!

daylia