Led Zeppelin · 1982 · Studio album
Coda tuning.
E Standard, about 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD. 2 of 8 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard −9 ¢
About 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
9 ¢ flat
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, The Complete Studio Recordings, Atlantic 7 82526-2 (1993) | −9.0 ¢ | A 437.7 | 8 | −9.6 to −7.2 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Outtakes from 1970 to 1978, measured on the Coda disc of The Complete Studio Recordings (its four bonus tracks are left out). The album value is about 9 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437.7). Poor Tom, from the Led Zeppelin III sessions, sits about 39 ¢ sharp, between two notes.
8 songs · 2 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
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1. We're Gonna Groove
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
Notes
From the Royal Albert Hall concert of January 1970, with the live guitar replaced in the studio. About 4 ¢ flat.
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2. Poor Tom
Different tuning
C2 A2 C3 G3 C4 E4 +39 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: String 6 down 4 half steps (E → C), String 4 down a whole step (D → C), String 2 up a half step (B → C); the other strings stay.
Page's C A C G C E. The record sits about 39 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 450), close to the middle between two notes, so the page offers both readings; TuneLit's semitone check hears the low C, which backs the C A C G C E reading.
Recorded at the Led Zeppelin III sessions in the same C A C G C E tuning as Friends and Bron-Yr-Aur.
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3. I Can't Quit You Baby
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
Notes
A different performance from the debut album's version, taken from the same January 1970 concert.
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4. Walter's Walk
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
Notes
Left over from the 1972 Houses of the Holy sessions.
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5. Ozone Baby
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
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6. Darlene
Different pitch
E StandardMeasured
Notes
Recorded in Stockholm in 1978. TuneLit measured about 3 ¢ sharp, 12 ¢ above the album value, so the button gives plain E Standard.
Tabbed in E Standard.
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7. Bonzo's Montreux
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
Notes
Bonham's drums with electronic treatment, recorded in Montreux in 1976; there is no guitar part to tune.
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8. Wearing and Tearing
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
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.
- Community
- 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 Coda in?
Led Zeppelin recorded Coda (1982) in E Standard, about 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Poor Tom uses C2 A2 C3 G3 C4 E4 +39 ¢; Darlene uses E Standard.
Why does Coda sound out of tune with my guitar?
Poor Tom sits about 39 cents sharp (A ≈ 450), so a guitar tuned to A 440 clashes with it. The Tune buttons on this page set the tuner's reference to match the record, so you only tune the strings.