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Roxette · 2011 · Studio album

Charm School tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD and the LP. 1 of 12 songs are tuned differently.

Charm School album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredCommunity

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 12 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Roxette Recordings/Capitol 50999 093595 2 5 (2011; disc 1 of Charm School Revisited) Used for the Tune buttons+2.5 ¢A 440.612+0.6 to +3.9 ¢High
LP needle drop, Roxette Recordings/Capitol (2011)+2.5 ¢A 440.612+0.5 to +4.1 ¢High
 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 first Roxette studio album in ten years, produced by Christoffer Lundquist, Clarence Öfwerman and Per Gessle; Gessle and Lundquist played the guitars and Lundquist the bass. At concert pitch on both the CD and the 2011 LP. Measured on disc 1 of Charm School Revisited, which is the original album.

12 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. Way Out

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. No One Makes It on Her Own

    Different pitch

    E Standard −6 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    About 6 cents flat on both the CD and the LP (A ≈ 438.4), 9 cents under the rest of the album.

    Measured on its own, about 9 cents under the rest of the album on both copies.

  3. 3. She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    A live version from Rio de Janeiro (2011) is on Travelling, in the same key.

  4. 4. Speak to Me

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. I'm Glad You Called

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Only When I Dream

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Dream On

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Big Black Cadillac

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. In My Own Way

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    In D: the chord sheet plays it with a capo on the 2nd fret and C shapes.

    Capo on the 2nd fret with C shapes, as the chord sheet plays it; with the capo the chords land in D, the record's key.

  10. 10. After All

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  11. 11. Happy on the Outside

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  12. 12. Sitting on Top of the World

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +8.2 ¢, LP +8.4 ¢. Tune uses the album's A 440.

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 Charm School in?

Roxette recorded Charm School (2011) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD and the LP. No One Makes It on Her Own uses E Standard −6 ¢.