Pink Floyd · 1977 · Studio album
Animals tuning.
E Standard, about 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the original LP. 2 of 5 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard +7 ¢
About 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the original LP.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
7 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Japanese LP, CBS/Sony 25AP 340 (1977) | +6.8 ¢ | A 441.7 | 5 | Too few songs | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
Standard tuning, except Dogs in D Standard. Measured from an original Japanese LP: about 7 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441.7), and Pigs on the Wing (Part Two) about 4 ¢ flat. A turntable a little fast or slow moves an LP by a few cents, and the library has no CD to check it against, so take the last few cents with care.
5 songs · 2 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. Pigs on the Wing (Part One)
E Standard +7 ¢Measured
Notes
Roger Waters alone with an acoustic, standard tuning.
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2. Dogs
Different tuning
D Standard +7 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a whole step.
D Standard (D G C F A D): the band dropped the song a whole step from its 1974 E minor version. Tabs written in E Standard sound a whole step too high.
gilmourish.com says the Telecaster Custom and the Ovation acoustic were tuned down one step (D G C F A D) for Dogs, and Wikipedia describes the move to D tuning, which took the song from E minor to D minor.
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3. Pigs (Three Different Ones)
E Standard +7 ¢Measured
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4. Sheep
E Standard +7 ¢Measured
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5. Pigs on the Wing (Part Two)
Different pitch
E Standard −4 ¢Measured
Notes
Roger Waters alone with an acoustic, standard tuning, about 4 ¢ 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 Animals in?
Pink Floyd recorded Animals (1977) in E Standard, about 7 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the original LP. Dogs uses D Standard +7 ¢; Pigs on the Wing (Part Two) uses E Standard −4 ¢.