relative pitch

relative pitch

 
noun Music.
1.
the pitch of a tone as determined by its relationship to other tones in a scale.
2.
the ability to identify or sing a tone by mentally determining the distance of its pitch from that of a tone already sounded.
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Origin:
1925–30
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Relative pitch is always a great word to know.
So is diminished chord. Does it mean:
rest equal in time value to a half note
dissonant chord
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