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Napalm Death · 2015 · Studio album

Apex Predator – Easy Meat tuning.

D Standard, about 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. All 14 songs use it.

Apex Predator – Easy Meat album cover

Album tuning

D Standard +7 ¢

About 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD.

MeasuredCommunity

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Measured by TuneLit

7 ¢ sharp

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Trooper Entertainment QATE-10070 (Japan 2015)+6.9 ¢A 441.814+4.6 to +10.4 ¢Medium
 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: D Standard, with no pitch given (community).

Mitch Harris's last album before his hiatus; John Cooke adds a guest solo on Hierarchies. D Standard by the tabs. The CD measures about 7 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442), and TuneLit's semitone check agrees with D on 7 songs.

14 songs

Every song, ready to tune

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  1. 1. Apex Predator – Easy Meat

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  2. 2. Smash a Single Digit

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. Metaphorically Screw You

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. How the Years Condemn

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Stubborn Stains

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    TuneLit's semitone check hears C♯ here; no tab confirms it, so it stays in D with the album.

  6. 6. Timeless Flogging

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. Dear Slum Landlord...

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    TuneLit's semitone check hears C♯ here; no tab confirms it, so it stays in D with the album.

  8. 8. Cesspits

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  9. 9. Bloodless Coup

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Beyond the Pale

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  11. 11. Stunt Your Growth

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +15.7 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's +7 ¢.

  12. 12. Hierarchies

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    John Cooke plays a guest solo.

  13. 13. One-Eyed

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +16.0 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's +7 ¢.

  14. 14. Adversarial / Copulating Snakes

    D Standard +7 ¢Measured

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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.
Community
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 Apex Predator – Easy Meat in?

Napalm Death recorded Apex Predator – Easy Meat (2015) in D Standard, about 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.