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Deep Purple · 2005 · Studio album

Rapture of the Deep tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 10 songs are tuned differently.

Rapture of the Deep album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredOfficial

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 10 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Edel 0165342ERE (Germany, 2005)−0.2 ¢A 439.910−2.2 to +0.7 ¢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).

Recorded in Los Angeles in 2005 with producer Michael Bradford. E Standard, with Wrong Man in Drop D. The Edel CD sits at concert pitch (−0.2 ¢), every song within 6 ¢ of A 440.

10 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

  1. 1. Money Talks

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Girls Like That

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Wrong Man

    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. TuneLit's check from the audio agrees with D as the lowest string.

    The only tab (Songsterr) puts both guitars in Drop D, with the bass's low string on D too.

  4. 4. Rapture of the Deep

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. Clearly Quite Absurd

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Don't Let Go

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Back to Back

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. Junkyard Blues

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. Before Time Began

    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 Rapture of the Deep in?

Deep Purple recorded Rapture of the Deep (2005) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Wrong Man uses Drop D.