Foo Fighters · 2021 · Studio album
Medicine at Midnight tuning.
E Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD. 2 of 9 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard +5 ¢
About 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
5 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, RCA 19439-78836-2 | +4.7 ¢ | A 441.2 | 9 | +3.8 to +4.8 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
A short, groove-based record made in an old house in Encino that Grohl later called haunted: guitars were found out of tune the next morning. The tabs put it in E Standard except Shame Shame (Drop D); Love Dies Young is disputed. TuneLit measured the CD about 5 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441.2), with No Son of Mine about 4 ¢ flat.
9 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. Making a Fire
E Standard +5 ¢Measured
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2. Shame Shame
Different tuning
Drop D +5 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E → D); the other strings stay.
Tabbed in Drop D for both guitars and the bass, and the low D is clearly heard.
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3. Cloudspotter
E Standard +5 ¢Measured
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4. Waiting on a War
E Standard +5 ¢Measured
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5. Medicine at Midnight
E Standard +5 ¢Measured
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6. No Son of Mine
Different pitch
E Standard −4 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 4 ¢ flat (A ≈ 438.9), 9 ¢ below the rest of Medicine at Midnight.
Waiting on a War, No Son of Mine, Making a Fire and Cloudspotter are tabbed in E Standard; Shame Shame is the Drop D exception.
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7. Holding Poison
E Standard +5 ¢Measured
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8. Chasing Birds
E Standard +5 ¢Measured
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9. Love Dies Young
E Standard +5 ¢Measured
Notes
If the riff feels wrong in E Standard, try Drop C.
Two Songsterr tabs are in E Standard and a third in Drop C (C G C F A D). The audio check never hears an open low E, which neither rules Drop C in nor out.
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.
- Community
- 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 Medicine at Midnight in?
Foo Fighters recorded Medicine at Midnight (2021) in E Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Shame Shame uses Drop D +5 ¢; No Son of Mine uses E Standard −4 ¢.