Aerosmith · 2004 · Studio album
Honkin' on Bobo tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 12 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard +4 ¢
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Columbia CK 87025 (2004) | +4.0 ¢ | A 441 | 12 | +2.4 to +5.4 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
A blues covers album, plus one new song (The Grind), recorded at Joe Perry's place near Boston with Jack Douglas producing again. The few human-made tabs are in E Standard, and the CD measures about 4 cents sharp. Perry told Vintage Guitar that he played several songs without a pick and Jesus Is on the Main Line with fingerpicks; the slide songs have no reliable transcription, so check the song notes.
12 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. Road Runner
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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2. Shame, Shame, Shame
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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3. Eyesight to the Blind
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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4. Baby, Please Don't Go
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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5. Never Loved a Girl
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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6. Back Back Train
Different pitch
E Standard +15 ¢Measured
Notes
Joe Perry sings and plays slide. Measured about 15 cents sharp (A ≈ 443.9). The song sits on C and the open low E hardly ever sounds; no reliable tab names the slide tuning, so treat the E Standard button as a reference for pitch and find the tuning by ear.
Only a few songs have human transcriptions (Road Runner, Baby, Please Don't Go, The Grind), all in E Standard. The slide songs have no reliable tab.
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7. You Gotta Move
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
Notes
Perry overdubbed the slide answers (Vintage Guitar, 2004). The low notes sit on E, so a tuning with a low E works.
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8. The Grind
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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9. I'm Ready
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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10. Temperature
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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11. Stop Messin' Around
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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12. Jesus Is on the Main Line
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
Notes
Played with fingerpicks and slide. The whole song drones on E♭, and the open low E of standard tuning hardly ever sounds, so the slide part may well be in an open tuning based on E♭; no transcription confirms it, so trust your ears here.
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 Honkin' on Bobo in?
Aerosmith recorded Honkin' on Bobo (2004) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Back Back Train uses E Standard +15 ¢.
Why does Honkin' on Bobo sound out of tune with my guitar?
Back Back Train sits about 15 cents sharp (A ≈ 444), 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.