[Leec]

Originally Posted by jacksonplayer

He's one of those guys who associates certain pitches with colors.

That's synaesthesia. And it sounds a little like the original poster has a very unusual form of that, associating actual letter names with notes.

[TemjinStrife]

Originally Posted by Leec

That's synaesthesia. And it sounds a little like the original poster has a very unusual form of that, associating actual letter names with notes.

Interesting. I never thought of it that way, but it does make some sense I suppose.

[Codyyy]

I'm pretty good at figuring out intervals by ear, although sometimes I have trouble distinguishing a minor 6th from a major 6th.

I definitely don't have perfect pitch, but I can "think" of chords and notes enough to tune my guitar without a tuner. Like I have to think about it, but if I picture in my head what an open E sounds like, I can tune to that. I can do the same with D, C, G, and A. Nothing else really though, although I assume I'd develop that ability with those other notes if I spent more time with them in terms of open chords. This picturing of a note of chord is a conscious effort on my part though, it's not just there like it would be if I had perfect pitch.

Edit: I should probably add that I usually think f these tones as their open chords. If I think of Em in open position, I can usually think of every note individually.

[TemjinStrife]

Well, many would consider pulling a particular pitch out of thin air, regardless of concentration, to be akin to "perfect pitch."

And yeah, those sixths can be obnoxious because of the particular dissonance they bring to the table.