TUNELIT

Kyuss · 1995 · Studio album

...And the Circus Leaves Town tuning.

C Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. 1 of 11 songs are tuned differently.

...And the Circus Leaves Town album cover

Album tuning

C Standard +8 ¢

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

MeasuredWidely reported

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Measured by TuneLit

8 ¢ sharp

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Elektra (1995), MP3 copy+8.0 ¢A 44211+5.9 to +11.3 ¢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: C Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).

Recorded at Sound City in March 1995 with Chris Goss and with Alfredo Hernández on drums; the last Kyuss album. C Standard on every song. TuneLit measured the CD about 8 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442), the steadiest of the five records; Hurricane sits at concert pitch. Spaceship Landing's track also holds two hidden pieces, M'Deea and Day One, not listed here.

11 songs · 1 tuned differently

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. Hurricane

    Different pitch

    C StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    TuneLit measured it at concert pitch (about 2 ¢ flat), 10 ¢ below the rest of the album. The riff and the bass sit on A, so the open low C rarely sounds.

    C Standard (C F B♭ E♭ G C), guitar and bass: every Songsterr tab of the album, and the gear histories of Homme's Kyuss years. TuneLit measured the CD about 8 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442), so the setting is C Standard +8 ¢.

  2. 2. One Inch Man

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    The single.

  3. 3. Thee Ol' Boozeroony

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    Scott Reeder's song.

  4. 4. Gloria Lewis

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Phototropic

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. El Rodeo

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. Jumbo Blimp Jumbo

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  8. 8. Tangy Zizzle

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    The riff sits on the first and fourth frets of the low string, C♯ and E, exactly the notes the record leans on; the check from the audio mistakes the C♯ for an open string, so the tab's C Standard stands.

  9. 9. Size Queen

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Catamaran

    C Standard +8 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    A song by Yawning Man, Alfredo Hernández's earlier band.

  11. 11. Spaceship Landing

    C Standard +8 ¢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 ...And the Circus Leaves Town in?

Kyuss recorded ...And the Circus Leaves Town (1995) in C Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Hurricane uses C Standard.