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Iron Maiden · 1983 · Studio album

Piece of Mind tuning.

E Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. All 9 songs use it.

Piece of Mind album cover

Album tuning

E Standard +8 ¢

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 9 songs

Measured by TuneLit

8 ¢ sharp

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Toshiba EMI CP32-5109 (Japan, the first CD pressing)+7.7 ¢A 4429+6.7 to +10.2 ¢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).

Nicko McBrain's first album, recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, the Bahamas. E Standard about 8 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442) on the first Japanese CD, the 1995 reissue identical; Die with Your Boots On (+12 ¢), Still Life (+11 ¢) and The Trooper (+10 ¢) sit highest, To Tame a Land (+2 ¢) lowest. That Japanese CD gives the backwards message that opens Still Life a short track of its own.

9 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. Where Eagles Dare

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Revelations

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Flight of Icarus

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. Die with Your Boots On

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. The Trooper

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Still Life

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    Opens with a backwards spoken message from Nicko McBrain; the first Japanese CD puts it on a short track of its own.

  7. 7. Quest for Fire

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Sun and Steel

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. To Tame a Land

    E Standard +8 ¢Measured

    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 Piece of Mind in?

Iron Maiden recorded Piece of Mind (1983) in E Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.