Napalm Death · 2020 · Studio album
Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism tuning.
D Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 12 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
D Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Trooper Entertainment QATE-10125 (Japan 2020) | +2.5 ¢ | A 440.6 | 12 | −1.6 to +3.3 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: D Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Written mostly by Shane Embury, who also played guitar on it; Mitch Harris is credited for guitars too. D Standard, with Backlash Just Because in Drop C; TuneLit's semitone check agrees with both on 9 of the 12 songs. The CD sits at concert pitch (about +2.5 ¢), with Invigorating Clutch and Zero Gravitas Chamber reading 12–14 ¢ sharp.
12 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. Fuck the Factoid
D StandardMeasured
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2. Backlash Just Because
Different tuning
Drop CMeasured
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 (C G C F A D) by both tabs, and TuneLit's semitone check agrees.
Songsterr and a Guitar Pro file both use Drop C (C G C F A D).
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3. That Curse of Being in Thrall
D StandardMeasured
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4. Contagion
D StandardMeasured
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5. Joie de Ne Pas Vivre
D StandardMeasured
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6. Invigorating Clutch
Different pitch
D Standard +14 ¢Measured
Notes
Measures about 14 ¢ sharp, above the rest of the album.
Contagion (Songsterr and Guitar Pro), Amoral and Fuck the Factoid are tabbed in D Standard.
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7. Zero Gravitas Chamber
Different pitch
D Standard +12 ¢Measured
Notes
Measures about 12 ¢ sharp, above the rest of the album.
Contagion (Songsterr and Guitar Pro), Amoral and Fuck the Factoid are tabbed in D Standard.
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8. Fluxing of the Muscle
D StandardMeasured
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9. Amoral
D StandardMeasured
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10. Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism
D StandardMeasured
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11. Acting in Gouged Faith
D StandardMeasured
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12. A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen
D StandardMeasured
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 Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism in?
Napalm Death recorded Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism (2020) in D Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Backlash Just Because uses Drop C; Invigorating Clutch uses D Standard +14 ¢; Zero Gravitas Chamber uses D Standard +12 ¢.
Why does Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism sound out of tune with my guitar?
Invigorating Clutch sits about 14 cents sharp (A ≈ 444), so a guitar tuned to A 440 clashes with it. The Tune buttons on this page set the tuner's reference to match the record, song by song, so you only tune the strings.