Napalm Death · 1987 · Studio album
Scum tuning.
D Standard at concert pitch (A 440). 3 of 28 songs are tuned differently.
Not measured yet
TuneLit has not measured this record. The tuning comes from disputed sources, at concert pitch unless they say otherwise.
Side one (tracks 1–12) was recorded in August 1986 with Justin Broadrick on guitar and Nik Bullen on bass; side two (13–28) in May 1987 with Bill Steer and Jim Whiteley. Wikipedia calls the second side's guitars lower-tuned. Tabs of the most-played side-one songs (Scum, Instinct of Survival, Human Garbage) use E♭ Standard, while Siege of Power, Control and Born on Your Knees are tabbed in D, like side two. TuneLit has not measured this album, so the default here is D Standard with the E♭ songs marked; check the first riff by ear.
28 songs · 3 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. Multinational Corporations
D StandardDisputed
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2. Instinct of Survival
Different tuning
E♭ StandardCommunity
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string up a half step.
Songsterr and an Ultimate Guitar tab use E♭ Standard; a rated Guitar Pro file is in D.
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3. The Kill
D StandardDisputed
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4. Scum
Different tuning
E♭ StandardCommunity
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string up a half step.
The best-rated tabs on Songsterr and Ultimate Guitar agree on E♭ Standard (a half step down).
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5. Caught... in a Dream
D StandardDisputed
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6. Polluted Minds
D StandardDisputed
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7. Sacrificed
D StandardDisputed
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8. Siege of Power
D StandardDisputed
Notes
Tabbed in D Standard on Songsterr and Ultimate Guitar.
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9. Control
D StandardDisputed
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10. Born on Your Knees
D StandardDisputed
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11. Human Garbage
Different tuning
E♭ StandardCommunity
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string up a half step.
Songsterr and a Guitar Pro tab use E♭ Standard.
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12. You Suffer
D StandardDisputed
Notes
The famous one-second song. Tabs cannot agree on its tuning (C♯, E♭ or E); it is a single chord, so any of them will do.
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13. Life?
D StandardDisputed
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14. Prison Without Walls
D StandardDisputed
Notes
One tab drops the low string to C (Drop C).
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15. Point of No Return
D StandardDisputed
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16. Negative Approach
D StandardDisputed
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17. Success?
D StandardDisputed
Notes
Tabs disagree here: C Standard, Drop C or D.
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18. Deceiver
D StandardDisputed
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19. C.S.
D StandardDisputed
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20. Parasites
D StandardDisputed
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21. Pseudo Youth
D StandardDisputed
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22. Divine Death
D StandardDisputed
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23. As the Machine Rolls On
D StandardDisputed
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24. Common Enemy
D StandardDisputed
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25. Moral Crusade
D StandardDisputed
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26. Stigmatized
D StandardDisputed
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27. M.A.D.
D StandardDisputed
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28. Dragnet
D StandardDisputed
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 Scum in?
Napalm Death recorded Scum (1987) in D Standard at concert pitch (A 440), from disputed sources. Instinct of Survival, Scum and Human Garbage use E♭ Standard.