TUNELIT

Megadeth · 1994 · Studio album

Youthanasia tuning.

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

Youthanasia album cover

Album tuning

E♭ Standard +4 ¢

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

MeasuredWidely reported

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 12 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Capitol/Toshiba-EMI TOCP-8397 (1994, Japan)+4.4 ¢A 441.112+4.0 to +6.6 ¢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 (widely reported).

Megadeth's only E♭ Standard album, which is why A Tout le Monde is in F minor here. Measured about 4 ¢ sharp, and the audio check hears E♭ on every song. The 2004 remix moves several songs 12 to 50 ¢ higher; the Tune buttons follow this original CD.

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. Reckoning Day

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Train of Consequences

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Addicted to Chaos

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. A Tout le Monde

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    Half a step down like the whole album, so it sounds in F minor. The 2007 remake on United Abominations is in E Standard.

  5. 5. Elysian Fields

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. The Killing Road

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Blood of Heroes

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Family Tree

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. Youthanasia

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. I Thought I Knew It All

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

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  11. 11. Black Curtains

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

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  12. 12. Victory

    E♭ Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

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 Youthanasia in?

Megadeth recorded Youthanasia (1994) in E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.