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Megadeth · 2009 · Studio album

Endgame tuning.

E Standard, about 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD. All 11 songs use it.

Endgame album cover

Album tuning

E Standard −9 ¢

About 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD.

MeasuredFrom tabs

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Measured by TuneLit

9 ¢ flat

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Roadrunner RRCY-21349 (2009, Japan)−8.8 ¢A 437.811−12.8 to −6.9 ¢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).

Chris Broderick's first album: E Standard, but about 9 ¢ flat (A ≈ 438), the songs between 3 and 16 ¢ low. Andy Sneap produced it, and Head Crusher was nominated for a Grammy. The opening instrumental, Dialectic Chaos, trades fast lines between the two guitars: a quick test that both are set the same 9 ¢ down.

11 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. Dialectic Chaos

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  2. 2. This Day We Fight!

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. 44 Minutes

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. 1,320'

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Bite the Hand

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. Bodies

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. Endgame

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  8. 8. The Hardest Part of Letting Go... Sealed with a Kiss

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  9. 9. Head Crusher

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. How the Story Ends

    E Standard −9 ¢Measured

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  11. 11. The Right to Go Insane

    E Standard −9 ¢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 Endgame in?

Megadeth recorded Endgame (2009) in E Standard, about 9 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.