TUNELIT

Iron Maiden · 2000 · Studio album

Brave New World tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 10 songs use it.

Brave New World album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 10 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, EMI (2000, Japanese edition)−0.8 ¢A 439.810−1.8 to +0.6 ¢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).

The return of Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, and the first album with three guitarists (Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers), produced by Kevin Shirley in Paris. E Standard at concert pitch, every song within 2.5 ¢.

10 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. The Wicker Man

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Ghost of the Navigator

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    One of the three guitar parts in the Songsterr tab, credited to Adrian Smith, drops the low string to D; the others are in E Standard.

  3. 3. Brave New World

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. Blood Brothers

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. The Mercenary

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Dream of Mirrors

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. The Fallen Angel

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. The Nomad

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. Out of the Silent Planet

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. The Thin Line Between Love & Hate

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

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 Brave New World in?

Iron Maiden recorded Brave New World (2000) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.