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Deep Purple · 2013 · Studio album

Now What?! tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 11 songs are tuned differently.

Now What?! album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredOfficial

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 11 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, earMUSIC 0208577ERE (Germany, 2013), the CD of the CD + DVD edition−1.7 ¢A 439.611−2.0 to +0.8 ¢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 (official).

The first of six albums with producer Bob Ezrin, recorded in Nashville in 2012. E Standard, with Weirdistan, Out of Hand and Vincent Price in Drop D. The CD of the earMUSIC CD + DVD edition sits at concert pitch (−1.7 ¢), every song within 5 ¢ of A 440; its bonus track, It'll Be Me, is not listed.

11 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. A Simple Song

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Weirdistan

    Different tuning

    Drop DMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

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

    Drop D. The check from the audio agrees with D, but the low D is rarely heard: the tab is the only source.

    The only tab (Songsterr, very few views) puts both guitars and the bass in Drop D.

  3. 3. Out of Hand

    Different tuning

    Drop DMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

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

    Drop D. The check from the audio agrees with D, and the low D is the most-played low note.

    The only tab (Songsterr) puts both guitars and the bass in Drop D.

  4. 4. Hell to Pay

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. Body Line

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Above and Beyond

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Blood from a Stone

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Uncommon Man

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. Après Vous

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. All the Time in the World

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  11. 11. Vincent Price

    Different tuning

    Drop DMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

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

    Drop D. The check from the audio agrees with D as the lowest string.

    The only tab (Songsterr) puts both guitars and the bass in Drop D.

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 Now What?! in?

Deep Purple recorded Now What?! (2013) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Weirdistan, Out of Hand and Vincent Price use Drop D.