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Guns N' Roses · 1988 · Studio album

G N' R Lies tuning.

E♭ Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. 1 of 8 songs are tuned differently.

G N' R Lies album cover

Album tuning

E♭ Standard +8 ¢

About 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD.

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Measured by TuneLit

8 ¢ sharp

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Mobile Fidelity UDCD 748 (1999 gold remaster)+7.7 ¢A 4428+3.1 to +8.4 ¢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).

Side one is the 1986 EP Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide; side two is four acoustic songs recorded in a few sessions with Mike Clink. Everything is tabbed in E♭ Standard, the acoustics included. TuneLit measured the album about 8 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442). Patience sits apart, about 3 ¢ flat, so it is listed in plain E♭ Standard at A 440.

8 songs · 1 tuned differently

Every song, ready to tune

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  1. 1. Reckless Life

    E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  2. 2. Nice Boys

    E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −0.2 ¢. Tune uses the album's +8 ¢.

  3. 3. Move to the City

    E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. Mama Kin

    E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Patience

    Different pitch

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    Three acoustic guitars and no drums: Slash plays the lead lines, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan strum. The C, G, A and D chord shapes sound a half step lower, as B, G♭, A♭ and D♭. TuneLit measured it about 3 ¢ flat, some 11 ¢ below the rest of Lies, so it is listed at plain A 440.

    Both halves are tabbed in E♭ Standard: the electric EP side and the four acoustic songs, whose acoustic guitars are tuned down a half step too.

  6. 6. Used to Love Her

    E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. You're Crazy

    E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    The slow acoustic version, the way the song was first written; the fast electric take is on Appetite for Destruction.

  8. 8. One in a Million

    E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured

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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 G N' R Lies in?

Guns N' Roses recorded G N' R Lies (1988) in E♭ Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Patience uses E♭ Standard.