AC/DC · 1975 · Studio album
High Voltage (Australia) tuning.
E Standard, about 29 cents flat (A ≈ 433), measured on the CD and the original LP. 3 of 8 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard −29 ¢
About 29 cents flat (A ≈ 433), measured on the CD and the original LP.
MeasuredFrom tabs
Measured by TuneLit
29 ¢ flat
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Albert Productions CDP 746667 2 (Australia, 1987) Used for the Tune buttons | −28.7 ¢ | A 432.8 | 8 | −33.8 to −28.7 ¢ | High |
| Original LP, Albert Productions APLP-009 (Australia, 1975) | −40.2 ¢ | A 429.9 | 1 | Too few songs | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
AC/DC's first album, released only in Australia in 1975 and made at Albert Studios in Sydney with Harry Vanda and George Young producing. Two of its songs (She's Got Balls, Little Lover) moved onto the international High Voltage, four onto '74 Jailbreak, and Stick Around and Love Song stayed here until the Backtracks box set of 2009. Every song is tabbed in E Standard. TuneLit measured the 1987 Albert CD about 29 ¢ flat (A ≈ 432.8), but the songs spread widely: Soul Stripper sits at concert pitch, Show Business 11 ¢ sharp, Love Song 13 ¢ flat. Baby, Please Don't Go reads about 33 ¢ sharp on its own, too uncertain here (confidence 0.57) to leave the album's setting, while its '74 Jailbreak page carries +32 ¢. The 1995 remaster reads within 2 ¢ of this CD; the original Albert LP's Little Lover sits 6 ¢ lower.
8 songs · 3 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. Baby, Please Don't Go
E Standard −29 ¢Measured
Notes
Reads about 33 ¢ sharp on its own (A ≈ 448), as on '74 Jailbreak, but at low confidence, so it keeps the album's setting here; if that sounds flat, use the '74 Jailbreak setting (+32 ¢).
On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −67.3 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's −29 ¢.
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2. She's Got Balls
E Standard −29 ¢Measured
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3. Little Lover
E Standard −29 ¢Measured
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4. Stick Around
E Standard −29 ¢Measured
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5. Soul Stripper
Different pitch
E StandardMeasured
Notes
Measured at concert pitch (+2 ¢), about 31 ¢ above the rest of the album; '74 Jailbreak's CD reads the same.
Every Songsterr tab is in E Standard. Measured at concert pitch (+1.9 ¢) on the 1987 Albert CD, while the rest of the album sits about 29 ¢ flat; the same recording on '74 Jailbreak reads +1.7 ¢.
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6. You Ain't Got a Hold on Me
E Standard −29 ¢Measured
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7. Love Song (Oh Jene)
Different pitch
E Standard −13 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 13 ¢ flat (A ≈ 436.7), 16 ¢ above the rest of the album.
Its Songsterr tabs are in E Standard. Measured about 13 ¢ flat on the 1987 Albert CD (the 1995 remaster about 17 ¢), well above the rest of the album. Listed by its full original title; CDs often shorten it to Love Song.
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8. Show Business
Different pitch
E Standard +11 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 11 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442.7), 39 ¢ above the rest of the album; on '74 Jailbreak it reads 8 ¢ sharp.
Every Songsterr tab is in E Standard. Measured about 11 ¢ sharp on the 1987 Albert CD, far above the rest of the album; the same recording reads 8 ¢ sharp on the '74 Jailbreak CD.
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.
- From tabs
- 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 High Voltage (Australia) in?
AC/DC recorded High Voltage (Australia) (1975) in E Standard, about 29 cents flat (A ≈ 433), measured by TuneLit on the CD and the original LP. Soul Stripper uses E Standard; Love Song (Oh Jene) uses E Standard −13 ¢; Show Business uses E Standard +11 ¢.
Why does High Voltage (Australia) sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 29 cents flat (A ≈ 433), 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, song by song, so you only tune the strings.