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Deftones · 2025 · Studio album

Private Music tuning.

Drop E at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 2 of 11 songs are tuned differently.

Private Music album cover

Album tuning

Drop E −4 ¢

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

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Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Reprise 093624832249 (EU, 2025)−4.3 ¢A 438.911−7.0 to −1.7 ¢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: Drop E, with no pitch given (community).

Produced by Nick Raskulinecz, with Fred Sablan on bass. Carpenter's health problems meant Chino Moreno wrote and played more of the guitar parts (Guitar World). Tabs put Carpenter's eight-string in Drop E and Chino's guitar mostly in Drop C or Drop D; the closer, Departing the Body, is tabbed in Drop D for both guitars, and TuneLit's audio check agrees with its low D. The European CD sits about 4 ¢ flat (A ≈ 438.9), the only Deftones album measurably below concert pitch; Ecdysis reads about 5 ¢ sharp. The titles are printed in lower case on the album.

11 songs · 2 tuned differently

Every song, ready to tune

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  1. 1. My Mind Is a Mountain

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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  2. 2. Locked Club

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. Ecdysis

    Different pitch

    Drop E +5 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    Reads about 5 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441.2), about 9 ¢ above the album. Chino Moreno's part is tabbed in Drop D.

    The Songsterr tabs put Carpenter's parts in Drop E on eight strings (E B E A D G B E), as on Koi No Yokan. Chino Moreno wrote and played more of the guitar parts than before, in Drop C or Drop D.

  4. 4. Infinite Source

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Souvenir

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. CXZ

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. I Think About You All the Time

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    The most-viewed tab is Chino Moreno's part, with String 6 down to C and the other strings in standard (C A D G B E); Carpenter's eight-string is in Drop E.

  8. 8. Milk of the Madonna

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    The most-viewed tab is Chino Moreno's part in Drop D; Carpenter's eight-string is in Drop E.

  9. 9. Cut Hands

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Metal Dream

    Drop E −4 ¢Measured

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  11. 11. Departing the Body

    Different tuning

    Drop D −4 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    How to get there from E Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E → D); the other strings stay.

    The closing song is tabbed for six-string guitars in Drop D, Carpenter's part included.

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 Private Music in?

Deftones recorded Private Music (2025) in Drop E at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Ecdysis uses Drop E +5 ¢; Departing the Body uses Drop D −4 ¢.