Pantera · 1996 · Studio album
The Great Southern Trendkill tuning.
D Standard at A 428, about 50 cents flat, measured on the CD. 5 of 11 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
D Standard A 428
About 50 cents flat (A 428), measured on the CD.
MeasuredTabs: C♯ Standard
Tune like thisPlay alongAll 11 songs
Bass: 5-string bass A Standard A 428 Tune bass
Measured by TuneLit
50 ¢ flat
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, East West Japan AMCY-940 | −49.5 ¢ | A 427.6 | 11 | Too few songs | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: C♯ Standard at A 425, about 60 cents flat (widely reported).
Tabs call most of this album C♯ Standard, but the record sits between C♯ and D: about 50 ¢ below D (A ≈ 428). TuneLit lists the title track, War Nerve, Living Through Me and Floods in D, tuned flat as Dime usually did. So the album tunes as D Standard at A 428, and Floods lower, at about 64 ¢ (A ≈ 424). Drag the Waters is the exception: TuneLit's semitone check from the audio and its tab both say C♯, so it is listed in C♯ Standard at A 428. Suicide Note Pt. I is an acoustic 12-string piece in Drop D, and the last two tracks drop the 6th string to a low G.
11 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. The Great Southern Trendkill
D Standard A 428Measured
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2. War Nerve
D Standard A 428Measured
Notes
About 60 ¢ below D (A ≈ 425), a little lower than the rest of the album.
Tabbed in D Standard, like the album as a whole.
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3. Drag the Waters
Different tuning
C♯ Standard A 428Measured
Notes
A half step below the rest of the album: C♯ Standard at A 428.
Guitar World uses this song as its example of Dime's down-1½-steps tuning (C♯ F♯ B E G♯ C♯), and the community tab is in C♯ Standard, with a 4-string bass. Most songs on this album are listed in D.
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears C♯ as the lowest open string: C♯ is the song's most common low note, and the C under it never sounds. The tab and Guitar World say C♯ too, so the song is listed in C♯. If it sounds a half step low, try D Standard at A 428.
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4. 10's
D Standard A 428Measured
Notes
On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −61.2 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 428.
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5. 13 Steps to Nowhere
D Standard A 428Measured
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6. Suicide Note Pt. I
Different tuning
Drop D A 428Measured
Notes
The community transcription has this acoustic piece on a 12-string in Drop D, at the album's measured A 428.
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7. Suicide Note Pt. II
D Standard A 428Measured
Notes
The heavy second half is tabbed in D Standard.
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8. Living Through Me (Hells' Wrath)
D Standard A 428Measured
Notes
Tabbed in D Standard, like the album as a whole.
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9. Floods
Different pitch
D Standard A 424Measured
Notes
About 64 ¢ below D (A ≈ 424), lower than the rest of the album.
Songsterr's original tab is in C♯ Standard; later versions use D Standard or Drop C (whose upper five strings match D Standard). The record sits between the two: about 64 ¢ below D, which an A 440 tuner reads as C♯ +36, the first tab's C♯.
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10. The Underground in America
Different tuning
G1 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 A 428Measured
Notes
Pantera's lowest tuning: D Standard with the 6th string slackened to a low G, an octave below the 5th string. Wikipedia puts it at about A 425; TuneLit measured the album at about A 428, which puts the low note almost exactly halfway between G and F♯. That is why tabs split between G G C F A D and F♯ F♯ B E G♯ C♯.
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11. (Reprise) Sandblasted Skin
Different tuning
G1 G2 C3 F3 A3 D4 A 428Measured
Notes
Same low-G tuning as The Underground in America: D Standard with the 6th string down to G, at the album's measured A 428 (Wikipedia says about 425). Metal Hammer also describes it as tuned down to G.
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 The Great Southern Trendkill in?
Pantera recorded The Great Southern Trendkill (1996) in D Standard at A 428, about 50 cents flat, measured by TuneLit on the CD. 5 songs use other tunings or pitches, listed song by song on this page.
Why does The Great Southern Trendkill sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 50 cents flat (A 428), 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.
Is The Great Southern Trendkill in C♯ Standard or D Standard?
D Standard, tuned about 50 cents flat. The record sits close to the middle between the two notes, and tabs call it C♯ Standard: a tuner set to A 440 reads it as C♯ +51. Drag the Waters is the exception, listed in C♯ Standard: TuneLit's semitone check from the audio and its tab both point there.