relative pitch

Noun

Meaning

(music, uncountable) The ability to identify or create a given note by comparing it with a reference note and discerning the interval between those two notes.

(music, countable or uncountable) The interval between two notes.

Examples

I don't have perfect pitch, but I have relative pitch. I'm glad I don't have perfect pitch because perfect pitch can drive you crazy. Billy Eckstine

As there is no concept of absolute pitch in Indian classical music, any convenient tuning maintaining these relative pitch intervals between the strings can be used. Source: Internet

Two systems of pitch nomenclature existed, one for relative pitch and one for absolute pitch. Source: Internet

For relative pitch, a solmization system was used. Source: Internet

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