Meshuggah · 1995 · Studio album
Destroy Erase Improve tuning.
B♭ Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD. All 10 songs use it.
Album tuning
B♭ Standard +5 ¢
About 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD.
MeasuredOfficial
Measured by TuneLit
5 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Nuclear Blast NB 121-2 (Germany, 1995) | +5.1 ¢ | A 441.3 | 10 | +4.1 to +10.7 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: B♭ Standard, with no pitch given (official).
The first full album with Hagström, and the record where the band's polyrhythmic style took shape. Both guitarists play seven-strings a half step down, and TuneLit's audio check hears the open B♭ on all ten songs. The original German CD sits about 5 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441), effectively concert pitch; the American and Japanese CDs and the 2008 Reloaded edition agree within a cent or two.
10 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
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1. Future Breed Machine
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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2. Beneath
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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3. Soul Burn
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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4. Transfixion
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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5. Vanished
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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6. Acrid Placidity
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
Notes
A short instrumental built on clean, chorused chords.
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7. Inside What's Within Behind
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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8. Terminal Illusions
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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9. Suffer in Truth
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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10. Sublevels
B♭ Standard +5 ¢Measured
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 Destroy Erase Improve in?
Meshuggah recorded Destroy Erase Improve (1995) in B♭ Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.