Why did the pianist keep banging his head against the keys? He was playing by ear.
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Explain Bear
Listen here, you silly goose. You probably don't even know how to play a single note, do you? This 'pianist' was not literally hitting his head, ok? When someone says they're "playing by ear", it means they play music without sheet music, just using what they hear. It's a wordplay, get it?