AC/DC · 2008 · Studio album
Black Ice tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440). 1 of 15 songs are tuned differently.
Not measured yet
TuneLit has not measured this record. The tuning comes from community sources, at concert pitch unless they say otherwise.
E Standard. Angus plays slide on Stormy May Day, still tabbed in standard tuning. Rock 'n' Roll Dream is tabbed in F Standard. Not measured.
15 songs · 1 tuned differently
Every song, ready to tune
Tune opens the tuner in that song's tuning, pitch included. Play along opens the song player set to that tuning, so the track plays in yours. What the labels mean
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1. Rock 'n' Roll Train
E StandardCommunity
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2. Skies on Fire
E StandardCommunity
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3. Big Jack
E StandardCommunity
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4. Anything Goes
E StandardCommunity
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5. War Machine
E StandardCommunity
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6. Smash 'n' Grab
E StandardCommunity
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7. Spoilin' for a Fight
E StandardCommunity
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8. Wheels
E StandardCommunity
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9. Decibel
E StandardCommunity
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10. Stormy May Day
E StandardCommunity
Notes
Angus plays slide here, at producer Brendan O'Brien's suggestion; the tab keeps standard tuning.
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11. She Likes Rock 'n' Roll
E StandardCommunity
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12. Money Made
E StandardCommunity
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13. Rock 'n' Roll Dream
Different tuning
F StandardCommunity
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string up a half step.
Tabbed in F Standard (one tab only).
The only Songsterr tab (guitars and bass) is in F Standard, a half step up; no other source. If it sounds a half step high, use E Standard.
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14. Rocking All the Way
E StandardCommunity
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15. Black Ice
E StandardCommunity
What the labels mean
- Measured
- TuneLit measured the pitch on an original CD or LP. The tuning name still comes from the sources.
- Official
- The band, a member, their producer or their guitar tech said it.
- Widely reported
- Trusted outlets, guides and tabs agree, but the band did not say it directly.
- Community
- From community tabs, or from players who tune along with the record.
- Disputed
- Sources disagree. The likeliest setting is shown; the notes name the other one.
Each song shows one label, the strongest it has, in this order. How we measure recordings →
Questions
What tuning is Black Ice in?
AC/DC recorded Black Ice (2008) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), from community sources. Rock 'n' Roll Dream uses F Standard.