Napalm Death · 2012 · Studio album
Utilitarian tuning.
D Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD. 1 of 16 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
D Standard +5 ¢
About 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
5 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Trooper Entertainment QATE-10018 (Japan 2012) | +4.5 ¢ | A 441.1 | 16 | +3.7 to +9.3 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: D Standard, with no pitch given (community).
D Standard by the tabs. John Zorn plays saxophone on Everyday Pox. The CD measures about 5 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441), with Errors in the Signals about 19 ¢ sharp. This is the hardest record for TuneLit's semitone check: it agrees with D on 5 songs and is unsure on the other 11, without ever preferring another note.
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
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1. Circumspect
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
Notes
Instrumental opener. TuneLit's semitone check leans to a low C, which would mean Drop C; no tab says so.
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2. Errors in the Signals
Different pitch
D Standard +19 ¢Measured
Notes
Measures about 19 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 445), some 14 ¢ above the rest of the album.
The Wolf I Feed (Songsterr and Guitar Pro), Errors in the Signals, Analysis Paralysis and Leper Colony are tabbed in D Standard.
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3. Everyday Pox
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
Notes
John Zorn guests on saxophone.
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4. Protection Racket
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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5. The Wolf I Feed
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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6. Quarantined
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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7. Fall on Their Swords
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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8. Collision Course
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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9. Orders of Magnitude
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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10. Think Tank Trials
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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11. Blank Look About Face
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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12. Leper Colony
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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13. Nom de Guerre
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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14. Analysis Paralysis
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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15. Opposites Repellent
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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16. A Gag Reflex
D Standard +5 ¢Measured
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 Utilitarian in?
Napalm Death recorded Utilitarian (2012) in D Standard, about 5 cents sharp (A ≈ 441), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Errors in the Signals uses D Standard +19 ¢.
Why does Utilitarian sound out of tune with my guitar?
Errors in the Signals sits about 19 cents sharp (A ≈ 445), 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, so you only tune the strings.