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Foo Fighters · 2015 · EP

Saint Cecilia tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 5 songs use it.

Saint Cecilia album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredCommunity

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Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
Free download, Roswell/RCA (2015)+2.3 ¢A 440.65+0.4 to +3.6 ¢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).

A free five-song EP recorded in Austin during the Sonic Highways tour and named after the hotel where the band recorded it. TuneLit measured the download: the EP sits on concert pitch (+2 ¢ overall), and Sean, the sharpest song on it, reads only +7 ¢. Tabs and the audio check both point to E Standard on every song, so a tuner at A 440 is all you need.

5 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. Saint Cecilia

    E StandardMeasured

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  2. 2. Sean

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    No full tab exists; the audio check hears the open low E, which fits the rest of the EP.

  3. 3. Savior Breath

    E StandardMeasured

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  4. 4. Iron Rooster

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    No full tab exists; it follows the EP's E Standard here.

  5. 5. The Neverending Sigh

    E StandardMeasured

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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.
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 Saint Cecilia in?

Foo Fighters recorded Saint Cecilia (2015) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.