Iron Maiden · 1979 · EP
The Soundhouse Tapes tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440). All 3 songs use it.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440).
From tabs · not measured
Not measured yet
TuneLit has not measured this record. The tuning comes from community sources, at concert pitch unless they say otherwise.
Iron Maiden's first release: three songs from a demo recorded at Spaceward Studios in Cambridge on 30 and 31 December 1978, with Paul Di'Anno, Dave Murray, Steve Harris and drummer Doug Sampson. The band pressed 5,000 copies on its own label in November 1979 and sold them by mail order. Tabbed in E Standard; not measured by TuneLit, so it is listed at concert pitch. Given how sharp the debut album runs, check the pitch by ear.
3 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
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1. Iron Maiden
E StandardFrom tabs · not measured
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2. Invasion
E StandardFrom tabs · not measured
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3. Prowler
E StandardFrom tabs · not measured
Notes
The demo version that reached No. 1 in the Soundhouse chart printed in Sounds; the band re-recorded it for the debut album.
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 The Soundhouse Tapes in?
Iron Maiden recorded The Soundhouse Tapes (1979) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), from community sources. Every song uses it.