AC/DC · Back in Black · song 2
Shoot to Thrill tuning.
Shoot to Thrill (AC/DC, 1980) is in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440).
Not measured yet
TuneLit has not measured this record. The tuning comes from community sources, at concert pitch unless they say otherwise.
AC/DC · Back in Black · 1980
About Shoot to Thrill
The second track on Back in Black (1980), a fast rocker from Brian Johnson's first album with the band, driven by Malcolm Young's rhythm guitar with Angus Young's lead on top. Community tabs play it in plain E Standard, like every song on the album.
TuneLit has not measured this song, so the Tune button opens E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), as the tabs say. Four other songs from Back in Black were measured from a compilation copy (an unofficial Russian Greatest Hits CD): Hells Bells, the title track, You Shook Me All Night Long and Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution all sit within 7 ¢ of A 440. Fans call it the first AC/DC album recorded at concert pitch, so A 440 is a safe starting point.
If it sounds off at A 440, check your intonation and strings before the reference: on this album the records sit where a normal tuner expects.
Tip: Tune to plain E Standard at A 440 and check a chord against the opening riff; if it is slightly off, nudge the reference by a hertz rather than retuning.
Step by step
Tune your guitar like the record
- Tap Tune like this: the tuner switches to E Standard, the notes Shoot to Thrill was recorded in.
- Turn String 6 to String 1 until each shows ✓ in tune. Shoot to Thrill sits at concert pitch on the record, so the tuner stays at A 440.
- Then play Shoot to Thrill along with the record: its lowest open note and your String 6 should ring together without a wobble.
Or the other way round
Move the record into your tuning
Rather keep your guitar as it is? Let Play along move Shoot to Thrill instead. Add your own copy, for example from your CD (it never leaves your device); the link already says the song is in E Standard. Shoot to Thrill is already in E Standard at A 440, so nothing moves. Slow it down or loop a few bars to learn it, and save the result as a WAV file.
Questions
What tuning is Shoot to Thrill in?
E Standard: E A D G B E, low to high.