Pantera · 2000 · Studio album
Reinventing the Steel tuning.
D Standard at A 431, about 38 cents flat, measured on the CD. 5 of 10 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
D Standard A 431
About 38 cents flat (A 431), measured on the CD.
MeasuredOfficial
Measured by TuneLit
38 ¢ flat
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, East West Japan AMCY-7131 | −37.7 ¢ | A 430.5 | 10 | Too few songs | High |
Before we measured, sources said: D Standard at A 425, about 60 cents flat (official).
Mostly D Standard. It Makes Them Disappear and I'll Cast a Shadow are tabbed in Drop C, and You've Got to Belong to It in E. Hellbound and Goddamn Electric are tabbed in C♯, but both are listed in D: Goddamn Electric measures closer to D, and TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears D as Hellbound's lowest open string. TuneLit measured the album about 38 ¢ flat (A ≈ 431); Uplift sits higher (A ≈ 434) and Yesterday Don't Mean Shit lower (A ≈ 428).
10 songs · 5 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. Hellbound
D Standard A 431Measured
Notes
Tabbed in C♯, listed in D like the rest of the album.
Songsterr's main tab is in C♯ Standard; a little-viewed tab of a Hellbound / A New Level medley uses D Standard. On its own the song measures about 54 ¢ below D, with low confidence, so its button keeps the album's A 431. An A 440 tuner reads that pitch as C♯ +46: the same rounding that once put Floods in C♯.
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears D as the lowest open string: D is the song's most common low note, and the C♯ under it never sounds. A medley tab and the rest of the album say D, so the song is listed in D. If it sounds a half step high, try C♯ Standard at A 431.
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2. Goddamn Electric
D Standard A 431Measured
Notes
The main tab (with Kerry King's guest solo) is in C♯, but the 'correct' solo tab is in D, and Dime said most of the album was a whole step down, so it is listed in D. The record sits about 38 ¢ below D: a measurement cannot pick the semitone, so if it sounds a half step low, try C♯ Standard at A 431.
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3. Yesterday Don't Mean Shit
Different pitch
D Standard A 428Measured
Notes
Measured about 46 ¢ flat (A ≈ 428), a little lower than the rest of the album.
In early 2000 Dime told Guitar World that most of the album was recorded a whole step down. TuneLit measured this song about 46 ¢ flat (A ≈ 428), lower than the album's A 431.
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4. You've Got to Belong to It
Different tuning
E Standard A 431Measured
Notes
Songsterr's tab is in E Standard, which would make it the album's one song in Dime's flat E. Nothing else confirms it.
On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −47.2 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 431.
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5. Revolution Is My Name
D Standard A 431Measured
Notes
Dime's column shows the bent-note opening riff in whole-step-down tuning. An alternate tab in C♯ exists, but TuneLit measured the song about 38 ¢ flat, which sits closer to D.
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6. Death Rattle
D Standard A 431Measured
Notes
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD −25.7 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 431.
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7. We'll Grind That Axe for a Long Time
D Standard A 431Measured
Notes
Explaining the breakdown's whole-step power-chord bends, Dime put the low strings at D and G and said his always-flat tuning, plus the whole step down, loosens the strings enough to help.
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8. Uplift
Different pitch
D Standard A 434Measured
Notes
Measured about 24 ¢ flat (A ≈ 434), the least flat song on the album.
In early 2000 Dime told Guitar World that most of the album was recorded a whole step down. TuneLit measured Uplift only about 24 ¢ flat (A ≈ 434), the least flat song on the album.
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9. It Makes Them Disappear
Different tuning
Drop C A 431Measured
Notes
Tabbed in Drop C (C G C F A D), Drop D lowered a whole step, which Guitar World says Dime sometimes used. It gives the lowest bottom string on the album.
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10. I'll Cast a Shadow
Different tuning
Drop C A 431Measured
Notes
Tabbed in Drop C (C G C F A D), like It Makes Them Disappear.
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 Reinventing the Steel in?
Pantera recorded Reinventing the Steel (2000) in D Standard at A 431, about 38 cents flat, measured by TuneLit on the CD. 5 songs use other tunings or pitches, listed song by song on this page.
Why does Reinventing the Steel sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 38 cents flat (A 431), 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.