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Deep Purple · 1987 · Studio album

The House of Blue Light tuning.

E Standard, about 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD. All 10 songs use it.

The House of Blue Light album cover

Album tuning

E Standard −9 ¢

About 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD.

MeasuredFrom tabs

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Measured by TuneLit

9 ¢ flat

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Polydor 831 318-2 (West Germany, 1987)−8.8 ¢A 437.810−11.2 to −7.2 ¢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).

Recorded in Stowe, Vermont, in 1986. E Standard throughout. The original Polydor CD sits about 9 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437.8), every song between −4 and −17 ¢, The Spanish Archer lowest. Several songs run longer on that first CD than on the LP.

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. Bad Attitude

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. The Unwritten Law

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Call of the Wild

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. Mad Dog

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Black & White

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Hard Lovin' Woman

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. The Spanish Archer

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    About 17 ¢ flat on this CD, the lowest song of the album.

  8. 8. Strangeways

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  9. 9. Mitzi Dupree

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Dead or Alive

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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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 House of Blue Light in?

Deep Purple recorded The House of Blue Light (1987) in E Standard, about 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.