Green Day · 2009 · Studio album
21st Century Breakdown tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 18 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E 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, Reprise (2009), MP3 copy | −1.1 ¢ | A 439.7 | 18 | −3.1 to +1.4 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
E Standard at concert pitch (−1.1 ¢). The title track is a half step down and Restless Heart Syndrome a whole step down, in D Standard. Before the Lobotomy, in E♭ on Songsterr's main tab, is listed in E after the audio check.
18 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. Song of the Century
E StandardMeasured
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2. 21st Century Breakdown
Different tuning
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a half step.
Half step down: tune every string to E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭.
Songsterr tabs the title track a half step down, in E♭ Standard.
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3. Know Your Enemy
E StandardMeasured
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4. ¡Viva la Gloria!
E StandardMeasured
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5. Before the Lobotomy
E StandardMeasured
Notes
Listed in E Standard: the audio check hears the open low E, and the whole-album tab agrees. Songsterr's main tab says E♭.
Songsterr's main tab puts the song in E♭ Standard, but the tab in Songsterr's whole-album transcription has it in E Standard, like the rest of the album.
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears E as the lowest open string: the open E sounds often in the low octave, the E♭ under it hardly ever. The whole-album tab says E too, so the song is listed in E Standard. Songsterr's main tab is written for E♭ Standard: use that tuning if you follow it.
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6. Christian's Inferno
E StandardMeasured
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7. Last Night on Earth
E StandardMeasured
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8. East Jesus Nowhere
E StandardMeasured
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9. Peacemaker
E StandardMeasured
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10. Last of the American Girls
E StandardMeasured
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11. Murder City
E StandardMeasured
Notes
TuneLit's audio check hears an E♭ low string here, but the only tab says E Standard: worth a check by ear.
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12. ¿Viva la Gloria? (Little Girl)
E StandardMeasured
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13. Restless Heart Syndrome
Different tuning
D StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a whole step.
D Standard: every string a whole step down, D G C F A D.
The one Songsterr tab puts Restless Heart Syndrome a whole step down, in D Standard, guitars and bass.
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14. Horseshoes and Handgrenades
E StandardMeasured
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15. The Static Age
E StandardMeasured
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16. 21 Guns
E StandardMeasured
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17. American Eulogy
E StandardMeasured
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18. See the Light
Different pitch
E Standard +9 ¢Measured
Notes
About 9 ¢ sharp, above the rest of the album.
Community tabs on Songsterr put most of the album in E Standard; three songs are tabbed lower.
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 21st Century Breakdown in?
Green Day recorded 21st Century Breakdown (2009) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. 21st Century Breakdown uses E♭ Standard; Restless Heart Syndrome uses D Standard; See the Light uses E Standard +9 ¢.