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Pink Floyd · 1969 · Studio album

Ummagumma tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440). 1 of 9 songs are tuned differently.

Ummagumma album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

At concert pitch (A 440).

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Not measured yet

TuneLit has not measured this record. The tuning comes from community sources, at concert pitch unless they say otherwise.

Not in the owner's library, so not measured. The live disc and Grantchester Meadows are in standard tuning; Gilmour's The Narrow Way is tabbed in Drop D for its first and third parts.

9 songs · 1 tuned differently

Every song, ready to tune

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  1. 1. Astronomy Domine

    E StandardCommunity

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  2. 2. Careful with That Axe, Eugene

    E StandardCommunity

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

    E StandardCommunity

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  4. 4. A Saucerful of Secrets

    E StandardCommunity

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  5. 5. Sysyphus

    E StandardCommunity

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  6. 6. Grantchester Meadows

    E StandardCommunity

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    Notes

    Roger Waters on two acoustic guitars, both in standard tuning.

  7. 7. Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict

    E StandardCommunity

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  8. 8. The Narrow Way

    Different tuning

    Drop DCommunity

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    Notes

    How to get there from the album's E Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E → D); the other strings stay.

    Drop D (D A D G B E) for Parts I and III, as the tabs have them.

    Gilmour's three-part piece. Tabs put the acoustic Part I and the Black Strat in Part III in Drop D; Part II is tabbed in standard, and a second tab of Part III keeps standard too.

  9. 9. The Grand Vizier's Garden Party

    E StandardCommunity

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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 Ummagumma in?

Pink Floyd recorded Ummagumma (1969) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), from community sources. The Narrow Way uses Drop D.