Meshuggah · 2005 · Studio album
Catch Thirtythree tuning.
F Standard, about 12 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), measured on the CD. 2 of 13 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
F Standard +12 ¢
About 12 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), measured on the CD.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
12 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Avalon MICP-10506 (Japan, 2005) | +11.5 ¢ | A 442.9 | 13 | +6.4 to +15.5 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: F Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
One 47-minute piece cut into thirteen tracks, with programmed drums instead of Tomas Haake playing live. Hagström said at the time that power chords turn to mush on the low eight-string notes. TuneLit measured the Japanese CD about 12 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 443) and the audio check confirms the low F on five tracks. Shed drops the low string to E♭ (confirmed by the check) and sits at concert pitch; Mind's Mirrors, an ambient interlude, is said to slacken it much further.
13 songs · 2 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. Autonomy Lost
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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2. Imprint of the Un-Saved
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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3. Disenchantment
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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4. The Paradoxical Spiral
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
Notes
TuneLit's audio check says F♯ rather than F, its known mistake on parts that lean on fretted notes; the tab's F stands.
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5. Re-Inanimate
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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6. Entrapment
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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7. Mind's Mirrors
Different tuning
E0 B♭1 E♭2 A♭2 D♭3 G♭3 B♭3 E♭4 +12 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's F Standard: String 8 down 13 half steps (F → E); the other strings stay.
An ambient interlude; the eighth string is said to go down to E0, below what a tuner can follow.
PMT's guide and a short Songsterr tab put the eighth string down at E0, an octave and a half step below the album's F, for its low drone.
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8. In Death - Is Life
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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9. In Death - Is Death
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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10. Shed
Different tuning
Drop E♭Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's F Standard: String 8 down a whole step (F → E♭); the other strings stay.
The eighth string drops a whole step to E♭ (confirmed by TuneLit's audio check). Measured at concert pitch.
The lowest string drops a whole step to E♭ (E♭ B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭); the rest of the guitar stays in the album's F tuning. TuneLit's audio check hears the low E♭, and the song measures at concert pitch, about 15 ¢ below the album.
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11. Personae Non Gratae
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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12. Dehumanization
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
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13. Sum
F Standard +12 ¢Measured
Notes
On its own, this song measures flatter: CD +0.4 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's +12 ¢.
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 Catch Thirtythree in?
Meshuggah recorded Catch Thirtythree (2005) in F Standard, about 12 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Mind's Mirrors uses E0 B♭1 E♭2 A♭2 D♭3 G♭3 B♭3 E♭4 +12 ¢; Shed uses Drop E♭.
Why does Catch Thirtythree sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 12 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), 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, song by song, so you only tune the strings.