False comparison - there are about 10 octaves in the audible spectrum. Telling E4 from F4 is like distinguishing two slightly different blueish greens. A better

False comparison - there are about 10 octaves in the audible spectrum. Telling E4 from F4 is like distinguishing two slightly different blueish greens. A better comparison would be to classify sinewaves into bass/mid/treble, which I'm pretty sure most people can do.