Green Day · 2000 · Studio album
Warning tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 6 of 12 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard +4 ¢
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 (2000, Australian issue), MP3 copy | +4.4 ¢ | A 441.1 | 12 | +3.2 to +8.7 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
E Standard, about 4 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441.1), with more drift than usual: the title track about 20 ¢ sharp, Jackass about 15 ¢ flat. Misery and Waiting are a half step down, in E♭.
12 songs · 6 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. Warning
Different pitch
E Standard +20 ¢Measured
Notes
About 20 ¢ sharp, above the rest of the album.
Community tabs on Songsterr put the album in E Standard.
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2. Blood, Sex and Booze
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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3. Church on Sunday
Different pitch
E Standard +17 ¢Measured
Notes
About 17 ¢ sharp, above the rest of the album.
Community tabs on Songsterr put the album in E Standard.
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4. Fashion Victim
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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5. Castaway
Different pitch
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
Notes
About 9 ¢ flat, below the rest of the album.
Community tabs on Songsterr put the album in E Standard.
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6. Misery
Different tuning
E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured
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♭.
Tabbed a half step down, in E♭ Standard, on Songsterr and Ultimate Guitar, unlike the rest of the album.
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7. Deadbeat Holiday
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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8. Hold On
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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9. Jackass
Different pitch
E Standard −15 ¢Measured
Notes
About 15 ¢ flat, the lowest reading on Warning.
Community tabs on Songsterr put the album in E Standard.
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10. Waiting
Different tuning
E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a half step.
Listed in E♭: the audio check hears an E♭ low string and a Songsterr tab agrees. The most-viewed tab is in E Standard; in this key both give the record's notes.
Songsterr's most-viewed tab is in E Standard; its three-guitar version puts guitars and bass in E♭ Standard. The record sits in D♭, the key of D-shaped chords a half step down.
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears E♭ as the lowest open string: E♭ sounds in the low octave and the D under it never does. A Songsterr tab says E♭ too, so the song is listed in E♭. The most-viewed tab is in E Standard and gives the same notes with shapes one fret lower.
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11. Minority
E Standard +4 ¢Measured
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12. Macy's Day Parade
E Standard +4 ¢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 Warning in?
Green Day recorded Warning (2000) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. 6 songs use other tunings or pitches, listed song by song on this page.
Why does Warning sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 20 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.