Deftones · 2020 · Studio album
Ohms tuning.
F♯ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 10 songs are tuned differently.

Album tuning
F♯ Standard
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, Warner Music Japan WPCR-18359 (2020) | +1.9 ¢ | A 440.5 | 10 | +0.5 to +3.4 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: F♯ Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Terry Date produced again. Tabs put Carpenter's eight-string in F♯ Standard on most songs, and The Spell of Mathematics, Radiant City and the title track on his new custom ESP nine-string, tabbed C♯ F♯ B E A D G B E. The Japanese CD sits at concert pitch (about 2 ¢ sharp), every song within 4 ¢.
10 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
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1. Genesis
F♯ StandardMeasured
Notes
The most-viewed tab is Chino Moreno's part in Drop C; Carpenter's eight-string is in F♯.
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2. Ceremony
F♯ StandardMeasured
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3. Urantia
F♯ StandardMeasured
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4. Error
F♯ StandardMeasured
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5. The Spell of Mathematics
Different tuning
C♯1 F♯1 B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4Measured
Notes
Tabbed on Carpenter's nine-string: C♯ F♯ B E A D G B E, eight-string F♯ Standard with a low C♯ added.
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6. Pompeji
F♯ StandardMeasured
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7. This Link Is Dead
F♯ StandardMeasured
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8. Radiant City
Different tuning
C♯1 F♯1 B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4Measured
Notes
Tabbed on Carpenter's nine-string: C♯ F♯ B E A D G B E.
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9. Headless
F♯ StandardMeasured
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10. Ohms
Different tuning
C♯1 F♯1 B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4Measured
Notes
The first song released with Carpenter's custom ESP nine-string (ESP, Guitar World). Tabs tune it C♯ F♯ B E A D G B E but note that the riff stays on the top six strings, the same notes as E Standard; Guitar World heard an octave pedal doing much of the low end.
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 Ohms in?
Deftones recorded Ohms (2020) in F♯ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. The Spell of Mathematics, Radiant City and Ohms use C♯1 F♯1 B1 E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4.