Megadeth · 2001 · Studio album
The World Needs a Hero tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 12 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredFrom tabs
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Victor VICP-61348 (2001, Japan) | 0 ¢ | A 440 | 12 | −2.0 to +2.6 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Al Pitrelli's only studio album. E Standard at concert pitch, Drop D for Promises; Recipe for Hate... Warhorse and Losing My Senses sit about 10 ¢ lower.
12 songs · 3 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. Disconnect
E StandardMeasured
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2. The World Needs a Hero
E StandardMeasured
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3. Moto Psycho
E StandardMeasured
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4. 1000 Times Goodbye
E StandardMeasured
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5. Burning Bridges
E StandardMeasured
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6. Promises
Different tuning
Drop DMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E → D); the other strings stay.
Drop D for the distorted rhythm part and the bass; the clean guitar and the solo stay in E Standard. The audio check hears the low D.
The distorted rhythm part (Mustaine and Pitrelli) and the bass drop the low string to D; the clean guitar and the solo stay in E Standard.
Bass: Bass Drop D Tune bass
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7. Recipe for Hate... Warhorse
Different pitch
E Standard −11 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 11 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437), below the rest of the album.
Every song but one is tabbed in E Standard.
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8. Losing My Senses
Different pitch
E Standard −9 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 9 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437.7), below the rest of the album.
Every song but one is tabbed in E Standard.
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9. Dread and the Fugitive Mind
E StandardMeasured
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10. Silent Scorn
E StandardMeasured
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11. Return to Hangar
E StandardMeasured
Notes
The sequel to Hangar 18, in E Standard like the original.
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12. When
E StandardMeasured
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 World Needs a Hero in?
Megadeth recorded The World Needs a Hero (2001) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Promises uses Drop D; Recipe for Hate... Warhorse uses E Standard −11 ¢; Losing My Senses uses E Standard −9 ¢.
Why does The World Needs a Hero sound out of tune with my guitar?
Recipe for Hate... Warhorse sits about 12 cents flat (A ≈ 437), 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.