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Napalm Death · 1997 · Studio album

Inside the Torn Apart tuning.

C♯ Standard, about 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. All 12 songs use it.

Inside the Torn Apart album cover

Album tuning

C♯ 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, Earache MOSH 171 CDL (UK 1997, limited edition)+7.3 ¢A 441.912+3.6 to +8.9 ¢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: C♯ Standard, with no pitch given (community).

C♯ Standard by every tab that names a tuning; a few files written in E Standard or with a dropped string read as transcribers' shortcuts. TuneLit's semitone check agrees on 10 of the 12 songs, and the CD measures about 7 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442), with good confidence for this band. The check hears a low C on The Lifeless Alarm, which no tab supports, so it stays in C♯.

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. Breed to Breathe

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  2. 2. Birth in Regress

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. Section

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. Reflect on Conflict

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. Down in the Zero

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. Inside the Torn Apart

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. If Symptoms Persist

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    One low-rated text tab is in Drop C; listed with the album.

  8. 8. Prelude

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  9. 9. Indispose

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Purist Realist

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  11. 11. Lowpoint

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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  12. 12. The Lifeless Alarm

    C♯ Standard +7 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    Tabbed in C♯ Standard. TuneLit's semitone check hears a low C instead; no source supports that, so it stays in C♯. If it sounds a half step high, try C Standard.

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 Inside the Torn Apart in?

Napalm Death recorded Inside the Torn Apart (1997) in C♯ Standard, about 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.