Aerosmith · 1985 · Studio album
Done with Mirrors tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 9 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Geffen 9 24091-2 (1986) | −3.4 ¢ | A 439.1 | 9 | −5.4 to −0.4 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
The reunion album, produced by Ted Templeman, with Joe Perry and Brad Whitford back. Most songs are tabbed in E Standard, and TuneLit measured the CD right at concert pitch. The opener, a re-recording of the title song of Perry's 1980 solo album, is in his open tuning. Darkness closes the CD and cassette; the original US LP ends with The Hop.
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. Let the Music Do the Talking
Different tuning
G1 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: String 6 down 9 half steps (E → G), String 5 down a whole step (A → G), String 1 down a whole step (E → D); the other strings stay.
String 6 sits 9 half steps below its standard E2. On a normal set (.046) it keeps only about 35 % of its usual tension and flaps. For the usual feel use about a .078 string, or a baritone guitar.
Open G with an extra-low 6th string tuned to G, an octave below the 5th. If you do not want to fit a bass string, ordinary open G (D G D G B D) gets you close.
Joe Perry told Guitar Player that he wrote and played this riff in the open "Robert Johnson" G or A tuning, with a bass string added an octave below the 5th string. The song is in G, so this is open G with that low G string. The popular Songsterr tab plays it in standard tuning instead.
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2. My Fist Your Face
E StandardMeasured
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3. Shame on You
E StandardMeasured
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4. The Reason a Dog
E StandardMeasured
Notes
On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −8.2 ¢. Tune uses the album's A 440.
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5. Shela
E StandardMeasured
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6. Gypsy Boots
E StandardMeasured
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7. She's on Fire
E StandardMeasured
Notes
A slide intro; no reliable tab names its tuning. The song centres on D, so a tuning with a low D may be the key to the slide part, but that is a guess.
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8. The Hop
E StandardMeasured
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9. Darkness
E StandardMeasured
Notes
On the CD and cassette only; the original LP ends with The Hop.
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 Done with Mirrors in?
Aerosmith recorded Done with Mirrors (1985) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Let the Music Do the Talking uses G1 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4.