Eli5: how do people hear musical notes?

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I have no musical knowledge so bear with me.

How can people hear a note played or a word sung and this to themselves “oh that’s an A flat” or something along those lines. Or how can they identify that they are not singing the right note and know how to modify it to get to the correct one?

What about tuning instruments. How can someone do that by ear and just know that it’s in tune?

The mind boggles!

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The same way you might know “bright orangy-red” i know “A-flat”. It’s a place in my brain that has a name. It’s an address.

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