AC/DC · 1976 · Studio album
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440). 1 of 9 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 throughout. This is the international track list of 1976 (released in the US in 1981): the Australian LP had Jailbreak and R.I.P. (Rock in Peace) instead of Love at First Feel and Rocker. TuneLit measured the title track about 34 ¢ flat (A ≈ 431).
9 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. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Different pitch
E Standard −34 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 34 ¢ flat (A ≈ 431).
Community tabs and the official sheet music (E minor) agree on E Standard. TuneLit measured the song about 34 ¢ flat (A ≈ 431), from an unofficial compilation whose copy runs as long as the official track, so the pitch is the record's, not a speed change.
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2. Love at First Feel
E StandardCommunity
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3. Big Balls
E StandardCommunity
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4. Rocker
E StandardCommunity
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5. Problem Child
E StandardCommunity
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6. There's Gonna Be Some Rockin'
E StandardCommunity
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7. Ain't No Fun (Waiting 'Round to Be a Millionaire)
E StandardCommunity
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8. Ride On
E StandardCommunity
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9. Squealer
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 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap in?
AC/DC recorded Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (1976) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), from community sources. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap uses E Standard −34 ¢.
Why does Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 35 cents flat (A ≈ 431), so a guitar tuned to A 440 clashes with it. The Tune buttons on this page set the tuner's reference to match the record, so you only tune the strings.