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Iron Maiden · 2021 · Studio album

Senjutsu tuning.

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

Senjutsu album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

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Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
2CD, Parlophone (2021)−3.1 ¢A 439.210−5.7 to −0.5 ¢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).

A double album recorded in Paris in early 2019 and released in 2021. E Standard at concert pitch (−3 ¢): five of the six songs on the first disc sit 3 to 8 ¢ flat, the four on the second within 5 ¢ of A 440. The Writing on the Wall opens on an acoustic guitar in Drop D.

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. Senjutsu

    E StandardMeasured

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  2. 2. Stratego

    E StandardMeasured

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  3. 3. The Writing on the Wall

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    The acoustic intro is in Drop D (Songsterr's part credited to Adrian Smith; Bonedo's transcription agrees); the electric parts are in E Standard, the tuning the Tune button gives.

  4. 4. Lost in a Lost World

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −8.2 ¢. Tune uses the album's A 440.

  5. 5. Days of Future Past

    E StandardMeasured

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  6. 6. The Time Machine

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    One of the five guitar parts in the Songsterr tab, credited to Dave Murray, is in Drop D; the others are in E Standard.

  7. 7. Darkest Hour

    E StandardMeasured

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  8. 8. Death of the Celts

    E StandardMeasured

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  9. 9. The Parchment

    E StandardMeasured

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  10. 10. Hell on Earth

    E StandardMeasured

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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.
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 Senjutsu in?

Iron Maiden recorded Senjutsu (2021) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.