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Pink Floyd · 1968 · Studio album

A Saucerful of Secrets tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 7 songs are tuned differently.

A Saucerful of Secrets album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.

MeasuredCommunity

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Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Toshiba-EMI CP32-5272 (Japan, first CD issue)+0.7 ¢A 440.27−3.7 to +5.2 ¢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: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).

The album where David Gilmour joined and Syd Barrett left, with Syd's Jugband Blues closing it. Standard tuning throughout, and the record sits at concert pitch (A 440). Jugband Blues is a little lower, about 8 ¢ flat.

7 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. Let There Be More Light

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Remember a Day

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. Corporal Clegg

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. A Saucerful of Secrets

    E StandardMeasured

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  6. 6. See-Saw

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Jugband Blues

    Different pitch

    E Standard −8 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    Syd Barrett's last song with the band, about 8 ¢ flat.

    Tabbed in standard tuning like the rest of the album; TuneLit measured this song on its own because its pitch differs from the album's.

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 A Saucerful of Secrets in?

Pink Floyd recorded A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Jugband Blues uses E Standard −8 ¢.