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Black Sabbath · 1992 · Studio album

Dehumanizer tuning.

E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 10 songs use it.

Dehumanizer album cover

Album tuning

E♭ Standard

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 10 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, I.R.S. 0777 7 13155 2 7 (Holland, 1992)+1.6 ¢A 440.410+0.8 to +2.0 ¢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).

E♭ Standard at concert pitch (+1.6 ¢) on the 1992 Dutch I.R.S. CD, Ronnie James Dio's return. Every song sits within 6 ¢ of A 440, and four CD editions agree within 2 ¢.

10 songs

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. Computer God

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. After All (The Dead)

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. TV Crimes

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. Letters from Earth

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. Master of Insanity

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Time Machine

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Sins of the Father

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Too Late

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    Its main tab is in E Standard, a second one in E♭; TuneLit's check from the audio hears E♭, like the rest of the album.

    Its main tab is in E Standard; a second, little-viewed one is in E♭.

    TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears E♭, like the rest of the album, not the E of the main tab.

  9. 9. I

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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  10. 10. Buried Alive

    E♭ StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

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 Dehumanizer in?

Black Sabbath recorded Dehumanizer (1992) in E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.