Green Day · 1995 · Studio album
Insomniac tuning.
E♭ Standard, about 18 cents sharp (A ≈ 445), measured on the CD. 3 of 14 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E♭ Standard +18 ¢
About 18 cents sharp (A ≈ 445), measured on the CD.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
18 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Reprise 9362-46046-2 (1995), MP3 copy | +18.3 ¢ | A 444.7 | 14 | +16.9 to +25.8 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E♭ Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
E♭ Standard again, and the sharpest Green Day album TuneLit measured: about 18 ¢ above E♭ (A ≈ 444.7), with half the songs nearer 28 ¢ sharp. Brat, Panic Song and Stuart and the Ave. clearly so; they have their own settings.
14 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
-
1. Armatage Shanks
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
-
2. Brat
Different pitch
E♭ Standard +29 ¢Measured
Notes
About 29 ¢ sharp, with the album's sharper half.
Tabbed in E♭ Standard throughout (Songsterr, Ultimate Guitar's whole-album tab). On stage Brain Stew is still played on Billie Joe's E♭ guitar, his crew said in 2013.
-
3. Stuck with Me
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
-
4. Geek Stink Breath
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
Notes
Centred on E, so the audio check cannot confirm the E♭ on its own; the tabs say E♭. Reads about 27 ¢ sharp, with low confidence.
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +26.7 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's +18 ¢.
-
5. No Pride
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
-
6. Bab's Uvula Who?
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
-
7. 86
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
-
8. Panic Song
Different pitch
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
Notes
About 27 ¢ sharp, with the album's sharper half.
Tabbed in E♭ Standard throughout (Songsterr, Ultimate Guitar's whole-album tab). On stage Brain Stew is still played on Billie Joe's E♭ guitar, his crew said in 2013.
-
9. Stuart and the Ave.
Different pitch
E♭ Standard +28 ¢Measured
Notes
About 28 ¢ sharp, with the album's sharper half.
Tabbed in E♭ Standard throughout (Songsterr, Ultimate Guitar's whole-album tab). On stage Brain Stew is still played on Billie Joe's E♭ guitar, his crew said in 2013.
-
10. Brain Stew
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
Notes
Reads about 29 ¢ sharp, with low confidence, so it keeps the album's setting.
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +28.6 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's +18 ¢.
-
11. Jaded
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
-
12. Westbound Sign
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
Notes
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +33.8 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's +18 ¢.
-
13. Tight Wad Hill
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
-
14. Walking Contradiction
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
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 Insomniac in?
Green Day recorded Insomniac (1995) in E♭ Standard, about 18 cents sharp (A ≈ 445), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Brat uses E♭ Standard +29 ¢; Panic Song uses E♭ Standard +27 ¢; Stuart and the Ave. uses E♭ Standard +28 ¢.
Why does Insomniac sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 18 cents sharp (A ≈ 445), so a guitar tuned to A 440 clashes with it. The Tune buttons on this page set the tuner's reference to match the record, song by song, so you only tune the strings.