Megadeth · 2007 · Studio album
United Abominations tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 11 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Roadrunner RRCY-21285 (2007, Japan) | +1.4 ¢ | A 440.4 | 11 | 0 to +3.2 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
E Standard at concert pitch, including the remake of A Tout le Monde, a half step above the 1994 original. Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms sits about 11 ¢ flat.
11 songs · 1 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. Sleepwalker
E StandardMeasured
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2. Washington Is Next!
E StandardMeasured
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3. Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms
Different pitch
E Standard −11 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 11 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437), below the rest of the album.
Every song is tabbed in E Standard, and Wikipedia notes that the remake of A Tout le Monde is in standard tuning, unlike the 1994 original.
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4. United Abominations
E StandardMeasured
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5. Gears of War
E StandardMeasured
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6. Blessed Are the Dead
E StandardMeasured
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7. Play for Blood
E StandardMeasured
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8. À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)
E StandardMeasured
Notes
The duet remake with Cristina Scabbia is in E Standard, a half step above the 1994 original on Youthanasia.
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9. Amerikhastan
E StandardMeasured
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10. You're Dead
E StandardMeasured
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11. Burnt Ice
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 United Abominations in?
Megadeth recorded United Abominations (2007) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms uses E Standard −11 ¢.
Why does United Abominations sound out of tune with my guitar?
Never Walk Alone... A Call to Arms sits about 11 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.