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Iron Maiden · 1988 · Studio album

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son tuning.

E Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD. All 8 songs use it.

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album cover

Album tuning

E Standard +5 ¢

About 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD.

MeasuredFrom tabs

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Measured by TuneLit

5 ¢ sharp

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD 1 of the 1995 two-disc reissue, EMI+5.2 ¢A 441.38+3.9 to +5.4 ¢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).

Recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, with keyboards for the first time; Adrian Smith's last album before he left in 1990. E Standard about 5 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441.3), and unusually even: five of the eight songs read between +4 and +6 ¢, and none strays more than 4 ¢ from the album value.

8 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. Moonchild

    E Standard +5 ¢Measured

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  2. 2. Infinite Dreams

    E Standard +5 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. Can I Play with Madness

    E Standard +5 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. The Evil That Men Do

    E Standard +5 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

    E Standard +5 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. The Prophecy

    E Standard +5 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. The Clairvoyant

    E Standard +5 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    Adrian Smith says he now plays it live in Drop D; the 1988 recording is in E Standard.

  8. 8. Only the Good Die Young

    E Standard +5 ¢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.
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 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son in?

Iron Maiden recorded Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988) in E Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.