Clawfinger · 1995 · Studio album
Use Your Brain tuning.
Drop D, about 6 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. 2 of 12 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
Drop D +6 ¢
About 6 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
6 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, MVG Records 4509-99631-2 (Germany, 1995) | +6.3 ¢ | A 441.6 | 12 | +3.3 to +14.1 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: Drop D, with no pitch given (community).
Drop D again, and again a little sharp: TuneLit measured the CD about 6 ¢ above concert pitch (A ≈ 442), with Undone higher at about 16 ¢ (A ≈ 444). Pin Me Down goes a whole step lower, to Drop C. Pay the Bill's tabs disagree on the shape (Drop D or D Standard) but agree on the low D. It has no tab and is the open question: TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears C♯, not D, as its lowest note.
12 songs · 2 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. Power
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
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2. Pay the Bill
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
Notes
Ultimate Guitar's tab and Songsterr's second guitar part are in Drop D, with the main riff on E at the 2nd fret; Songsterr's main guitar part uses D Standard instead. The low string is D either way, and TuneLit's semitone check from the audio agrees.
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3. Pin Me Down
Different tuning
Drop C +6 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's Drop D: Every string down a whole step.
Drop the 6th string a whole step further than on the rest of the album, from D to C, and lower the other strings to D Standard.
Songsterr's tab (a machine transcription) is in Drop C; an older Ultimate Guitar tab plays the same riff in Drop D. TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears C as the lowest open string, so it is listed in Drop C.
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4. Waste My Time
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
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5. Die High
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
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6. It
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
Notes
No tab found, so it follows the album's Drop D. TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears C♯ rather than D as its lowest note, and nothing below it. That could mean a guitar tuned down to C♯ for this song, or a synth bass under the guitars: check by ear.
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7. Do What I Say
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
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8. Undone
Different pitch
Drop D +16 ¢Measured
Notes
Tabbed in Drop D like the rest of the album (Songsterr). TuneLit measured this song about 16 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 444), about 10 ¢ above the album.
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9. What Are You Afraid Of
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
Notes
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +14.1 ¢. Tune uses the album's +6 ¢.
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10. Back to the Basics
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
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11. Easy Way Out
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
Notes
No tab found, so it follows the album's Drop D. TuneLit's semitone check from the audio is not sure about the low string here.
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12. Tomorrow
Drop D +6 ¢Measured
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 Use Your Brain in?
Clawfinger recorded Use Your Brain (1995) in Drop D, about 6 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Pin Me Down uses Drop C +6 ¢; Undone uses Drop D +16 ¢.
Why does Use Your Brain sound out of tune with my guitar?
Undone sits about 16 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.