Deftones · Around the Fur · song 6
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) tuning.
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) (Deftones, 1997) is in Drop C♯, about 14 cents sharp (A ≈ 444), measured by TuneLit from the record.
Measured by TuneLit
14 ¢ sharp
Measured on this song itself: Tune moves every string +14 ¢.
Deftones · Around the Fur · 1997
About Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) is the long, shimmering single from Around the Fur (1997), and one of the most-tabbed songs in the band's catalogue. Two guitar parts weave together: a wide, ringing chord figure and a lead line that rides above it, all in Drop C♯ (C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯), the album's tuning, with the open low C♯ droning under much of the song.
TuneLit measured the US CD of Around the Fur about 5 ¢ sharp overall, and this song reads about 14 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 443.6), clearly above the album, so it has its own value: Drop C♯ +14 ¢. That is enough to make sustained open strings beat against the record if you stay at A 440, and the Tune button adds the offset for you.
Many players know the song in Drop D, and Drop D tabs, including tabs of the acoustic version, are among the most popular Deftones tabs. On this album recording, though, TuneLit's check from the audio hears the low C♯ and agrees with the main tab. In Drop D every chord shape still works, but you will sound a half step above the record, plus the 14 ¢.
Tip: Set the reference to about A 443.6 before tuning to Drop C♯, then let the open low string ring under the first chord of the intro to check it.
Step by step
Tune your guitar like the record
- Tap Tune like this: the tuner switches to Drop C♯, every string +14 ¢, the notes Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) was recorded in.
- From E Standard: String 6 down 3 half steps (E → C♯), String 5 down a half step (A → G♯), String 4 down a half step (D → C♯), String 3 down a half step (G → F♯), String 2 down a half step (B → A♯), String 1 down a half step (E → D♯).
- Turn String 6 to String 1 until each shows ✓ in tune. Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) sits 14 cents sharp on the record: at A 440 your guitar would sound that much flat against it, which Tune already corrects.
- Then play Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) along with the record: its lowest open note and your String 6 should ring together without a wobble.
Or the other way round
Move the record into your tuning
Rather keep your guitar as it is? Let Play along move Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) instead. Add your own copy, for example from your CD (it never leaves your device); the link already says the song is in Drop C♯ +14 ¢. Choose Drop D at A 440 and Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) moves up 86 cents, at its own speed. Slow it down or loop a few bars to learn it, and save the result as a WAV file.
Questions
What tuning is Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) in?
Drop C♯ +14 ¢: C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯, low to high, at the pitch TuneLit measured on the record.