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Napalm Death · 2006 · Studio album

Smear Campaign tuning.

D Standard, about 9 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. 1 of 16 songs are tuned differently.

Smear Campaign album cover

Album tuning

D Standard +9 ¢

About 9 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD.

MeasuredCommunity

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Measured by TuneLit

9 ¢ sharp

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Toy's Factory TFCK-87406 (Japan)+8.9 ¢A 442.316+7.8 to +11.1 ¢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).

D Standard, with Persona Non Grata in Drop C. TuneLit's semitone check agrees on 14 of the 16 songs, the Drop C one included: the clearest result of any Napalm Death record. The CD measures about 9 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442).

16 songs · 1 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

  1. 1. Weltschmerz

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    Anneke van Giersbergen sings on the intro (and on In Deference).

  2. 2. Sink Fast, Let Go

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. Fatalist

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. Puritanical Punishment Beating

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. When All Is Said and Done

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. Freedom Is the Wage of Sin

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  7. 7. In Deference

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  8. 8. Short-Lived

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  9. 9. Identity Crisis

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Shattered Existence

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  11. 11. Eyes Right Out

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  12. 12. Warped Beyond Logic

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  13. 13. Rabid Wolves (For Christ)

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  14. 14. Deaf and Dumbstruck (Intelligent Design)

    D Standard +9 ¢Measured

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  15. 15. Persona Non Grata

    Different tuning

    Drop C +9 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    How to get there from the album's D Standard: String 6 down a whole step (D → C); the other strings stay.

    Drop C by a rated Guitar Pro file, and TuneLit's semitone check agrees: the low string sits on C.

    A rated Guitar Pro file is in Drop C (C G C F A D): D Standard with the low string down a whole step.

  16. 16. Smear Campaign

    D Standard +9 ¢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 Smear Campaign in?

Napalm Death recorded Smear Campaign (2006) in D Standard, about 9 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Persona Non Grata uses Drop C +9 ¢.