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Megadeth · 2004 · Studio album

The System Has Failed tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 12 songs use it.

The System Has Failed album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 12 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Sanctuary 06076-84708-2 (2004, USA)+1.3 ¢A 440.312−1.3 to +3.7 ¢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).

E Standard at concert pitch, with Chris Poland back on lead guitar for the sessions.

12 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. Blackmail the Universe

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Die Dead Enough

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Kick the Chair

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. The Scorpion

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. Tears in a Vial

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. I Know Jack

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Back in the Day

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Something That I'm Not

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. Truth Be Told

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. Of Mice and Men

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  11. 11. Shadow of Deth

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  12. 12. My Kingdom

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +9.8 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 440.

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 System Has Failed in?

Megadeth recorded The System Has Failed (2004) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.