Deep Purple · 1993 · Studio album
The Battle Rages On... tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 2 of 10 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard +4 ¢
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredFrom tabs
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, RCA 74321 15420 2 (1993) | +4.0 ¢ | A 441 | 10 | +1.5 to +5.0 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Ian Gillan's return and Ritchie Blackmore's last album with the band, recorded at Bearsville in New York, in Germany and in Florida in 1992 and 1993. E Standard, except the title track in Drop D. The RCA CD sits about 4 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441); Ramshackle Man reads about 6 ¢ flat.
10 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. The Battle Rages On
Different tuning
Drop D +4 ¢Measured
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: String 6 down a whole step, the bass dropped with it. TuneLit's check from the audio agrees with D as the lowest string, and the low D is the most-played note on the record.
The most-viewed tab (Songsterr, Ritchie Blackmore's part) has String 6 dropped to D, and Roger Glover's bass drops its low string to D as well.
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2. Lick It Up
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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3. Anya
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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4. Talk About Love
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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5. Time to Kill
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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6. Ramshackle Man
Different pitch
E Standard −6 ¢Measured
Notes
About 6 ¢ flat on this CD, 10 ¢ under the rest of the album.
Ritchie Blackmore back in standard tuning for the reunion: every tab of the album (Songsterr) has the guitar and Roger Glover's bass in E Standard. TuneLit measured this song on its own about 6 ¢ flat (A ≈ 438.4), 10 ¢ below the album value.
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7. A Twist in the Tale
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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8. Nasty Piece of Work
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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9. Solitaire
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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10. One Man's Meat
E Standard +4 ¢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.
- 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 Battle Rages On... in?
Deep Purple recorded The Battle Rages On... (1993) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. The Battle Rages On uses Drop D +4 ¢; Ramshackle Man uses E Standard −6 ¢.