Overview

• Participants sang earworms with 45% matching the original pitch exactly and nearly 69% within one semitone.
• The study suggests a widespread, automatic 'perfect pitch' ability, even among non-musicians.
• Researchers collected 462 recordings from 30 volunteers over two weeks to analyze pitch accuracy.
• Findings indicate that musical memories are highly precise, contradicting typical long-term memory shortcuts.
• The study encourages more people to engage with music, highlighting innate musical skills.