The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #151147 Message #3527176
Posted By: Larry The Radio Guy
17-Jun-13 - 11:32 AM
Thread Name: Perfect pitch may sometimes not be
Subject: RE: Perfect pitch may sometimes not be
Since, as I mentioned, my perfect pitch has 'changed' in the last 10 years as I age, that particular experiment may not be that relevant.
However, I've played on guitars and pianos that were tuned too low. I can tell you with certainty that even at the height of my perfect pitch, I could do it if it were only half a tone too low (or too high). I could easily train my mind to think G if I were playing Gb or G#.
But if I tune it down two....to an F, that would be more relevant.
And absolutely....there is no problem for me to play with a capo on the 2nd fret if I'm tuned down a tone. And it is because, as Highlandman says, my fingers say G, but there is "A" in my ears....so then I to follow it with a "D" and "E"....and that's the finger position I use (which of course ends up wrong).
What I'm wondering is whether this is a problem for all people with perfect pitch, or whether some have also been able to develop a solid 'relative pitch' as well....so they can hear the A-D-E (as they play G-C-D), but think "I, Iv, V".