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Alice in Chains · 2013 · Studio album

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here tuning.

E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 12 songs are tuned differently.

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here album cover

Album tuning

E♭ Standard −4 ¢

At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 12 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Capitol 509999 47800 2 4 (2013, EU)−4.3 ¢A 438.912−5.2 to −3.0 ¢High
 Offset from concert pitch (A 440). Spread: the middle half of the songs, when four or more share the album's pitch. Confidence: how well the notes agree with one grid.

Before we measured, sources said: E♭ Standard, with no pitch given (community).

Recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles with Nick Raskulinecz, after Cantrell's shoulder surgery delayed the sessions. E♭ Standard, with Hollow, Stone and Lab Monkey in Drop C♯. TuneLit measured the CD about 4 ¢ flat, the same as Black Gives Way to Blue.

12 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

  1. 1. Hollow

    Different tuning

    Drop C♯ −4 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    How to get there from the album's E♭ Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E♭ → C♯); the other strings stay.

    Guitars and bass in Drop C♯ on Songsterr's tab.

  2. 2. Pretty Done

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. Stone

    Different tuning

    Drop C♯ −4 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    How to get there from the album's E♭ Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E♭ → C♯); the other strings stay.

    Both Songsterr tabs: Cantrell, DuVall and Inez in Drop C♯.

  4. 4. Voices

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. Lab Monkey

    Different tuning

    Drop C♯ −4 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    How to get there from the album's E♭ Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E♭ → C♯); the other strings stay.

    e-chords lists C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯, and Songsterr's (automatic) tab agrees.

  7. 7. Low Ceiling

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  8. 8. Breath on a Window

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  9. 9. Scalpel

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Phantom Limb

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  11. 11. Hung on a Hook

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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  12. 12. Choke

    E♭ Standard −4 ¢Measured

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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 The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here in?

Alice in Chains recorded The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here (2013) in E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Hollow, Stone and Lab Monkey use Drop C♯ −4 ¢.