Megadeth · 1985 · Studio album
Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! tuning.
E Standard, about 37 cents flat (A ≈ 431), measured on the CD. All 8 songs use it.
Album tuning
E Standard −37 ¢
About 37 cents flat (A ≈ 431), measured on the CD.
MeasuredFrom tabs
Measured by TuneLit
37 ¢ flat
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Combat CRT 8015 (1987, the original 1985 mix) | −37.1 ¢ | A 430.7 | 8 | −40.6 to −34.2 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, about 50 cents flat (community).
The low-budget Combat debut, with Chris Poland on lead guitar. Every tab is in E Standard, and TuneLit measured the CD about 37 ¢ flat (A ≈ 431), every song with a clear reading between 34 and 43 ¢ low. The audio check hears a flattened E, not E♭. The 2018 Final Kill remix keeps the same pitch.
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
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1. Last Rites/Loved to Deth
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
Notes
Opens with a piano version of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, so its own reading is unusable; the album value applies.
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2. Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good!
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
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3. The Skull Beneath the Skin
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
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4. These Boots
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
Notes
The Nancy Sinatra hit with rewritten lyrics; pressings after 1995 leave it out.
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5. Rattlehead
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
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6. Chosen Ones
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
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7. Looking Down the Cross
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
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8. Mechanix
E Standard −37 ¢Measured
Notes
Mustaine played it with Metallica before he was fired; Metallica reworked it as The Four Horsemen.
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 Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! in?
Megadeth recorded Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) in E Standard, about 37 cents flat (A ≈ 431), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.
Why does Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 37 cents flat (A ≈ 431), 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.