Aerosmith · 1979 · Studio album
Night in the Ruts tuning.
E Standard, about 10 cents flat (A ≈ 437), measured on the CD. 1 of 9 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard −10 ¢
About 10 cents flat (A ≈ 437), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
10 ¢ flat
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Columbia 466720 2 (Austria, 1991) | −10.0 ¢ | A 437.5 | 9 | −13.7 to −8.8 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Joe Perry left the band in 1979, before this album was finished: he had completed guitar parts on six songs, and Brad Whitford, Richie Supa, Neil Thompson and the newly hired Jimmy Crespo filled in the rest. The tabs keep everything in E Standard. TuneLit measured the CD about 10 cents flat (A ≈ 437.5), and the songs agree with each other; only Mia, Steven Tyler's piano lullaby, sits slightly sharp.
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. No Surprize
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
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2. Chiquita
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
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3. Remember (Walking in the Sand)
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
Notes
A cover of the Shangri-Las' 1964 hit, recorded without Joe Perry.
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4. Cheese Cake
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
Notes
Joe Perry's slide song. No tab names its tuning; the song centres on A, so an open A tuning (E A E A C♯ E) is worth a try for the slide part, but that is our guess, not a source.
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5. Three Mile Smile
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
Notes
Jimmy Crespo plays the lead solo, his first appearance on an Aerosmith record.
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6. Reefer Head Woman
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
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7. Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy)
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
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8. Think About It
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
Notes
A Yardbirds cover, recorded after Perry had left; the fan tab says standard tuning.
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9. Mia
Different pitch
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
Notes
Steven Tyler's piano piece, measured about 4 cents sharp (A ≈ 441.1), while the rest of the album is about 10 cents flat.
Community tabs put every song in E Standard. The slide parts of Cheese Cake have no tab that names a tuning.
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 Night in the Ruts in?
Aerosmith recorded Night in the Ruts (1979) in E Standard, about 10 cents flat (A ≈ 437), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Mia uses E Standard +4 ¢.
Why does Night in the Ruts sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 10 cents flat (A ≈ 437), 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.