Here's how to learn absolute pitch and play by ear, all in plain, easy to understand language.

But first let me connect the dots for you and tell you why absolute pitch will make you the bad-ass musician you've always wanted to be...

When you have absolute pitch, literally a fraction of a second after a note is played, you know exactly where you are on the scale. So when you're listening to music and you hear something you really like, you can analyze why you like the sound of it and begin to use it immediately in your own music. That means you can learn and improve at the speed of sound!

If you're playing with other musicians or at an important audition, you can respond instantly to whatever they throw at you. That gives you serious respect as a professional and most likely much better paying gigs.

Chances are you've had an experience like this: You're daydreaming — maybe while driving — and a beautiful melody or catchy song idea comes to you. And it's unlike anything you've ever heard before! And since it's so original, you can't recognize it because you have no reference point. But with absolute pitch, you know exactly what it is you're hearing and you'll never lose those great ideas again!

(I recommend keeping something to record your ideas with you at all times because you're going to have some amazing stuff come to you in the most unlikely places — and you must be prepared to capture them!)