Roxette · 1994 · Studio album
Crash! Boom! Bang! tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD and the LP. 4 of 15 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD and the LP.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Toshiba-EMI Japan TOCP-8201 (1994) Used for the Tune buttons | +2.8 ¢ | A 440.7 | 15 | +2.0 to +3.9 ¢ | High |
| LP needle drop, EMI (1994) | +2.6 ¢ | A 440.7 | 15 | +1.9 to +3.5 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
Recorded from February 1993 to January 1994 in Halmstad, Stockholm, London and Capri, with Per Gessle, Jonas Isacsson, Mats Persson, Pelle Sirén and Janne Oldaeus on guitars. The album is at concert pitch, but four songs sit clearly sharp on both the CD and the LP: The First Girl on the Moon (+30 ¢), Sleeping in My Car (+24 ¢), Go to Sleep (+14 ¢) and Harleys & Indians (+10 ¢). The Japanese CD adds Almost Unreal as a bonus track, not part of the album here.
15 songs · 4 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. Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)
Different pitch
E Standard +10 ¢Measured
Notes
About 10 cents sharp on both the CD and the LP (A ≈ 442.6).
Measured on its own, about 7 cents above the rest of the album on the CD and 8 on the LP.
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2. Crash! Boom! Bang!
E StandardMeasured
Notes
In C♯ minor: the main chord sheet plays it in standard tuning without a capo; one sheet uses a guitar tuned a half step down with D minor shapes, which gives the same notes. A few cents under concert pitch.
Measured on its own: concert pitch (−4 ¢ on the CD and the LP).
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3. Fireworks
E StandardMeasured
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4. Run to You
E StandardMeasured
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5. Sleeping in My Car
Different pitch
E Standard +24 ¢Measured
Notes
Written last for the album. About 24 cents sharp on the CD and 26 on the LP (A ≈ 446): tune to that, or the chords will sound flat against the record.
Measured on its own, about 21 cents above the rest of the album on the CD, 23 on the LP.
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6. Vulnerable
E StandardMeasured
Notes
Slightly under concert pitch: −3 ¢ on the CD, −1 ¢ on the LP.
Measured on its own: concert pitch (−3 ¢ on the CD).
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7. The First Girl on the Moon
Different pitch
E Standard +30 ¢Measured
Notes
The sharpest song on the album: about 30 cents on both the CD and the LP (A ≈ 447.7).
Measured on its own, about 27 cents above the rest of the album on both copies.
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8. Place Your Love
E StandardMeasured
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9. I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars
E StandardMeasured
Notes
A few cents under concert pitch on both the CD and the LP.
Measured on its own: concert pitch (−3 ¢ on the CD, −4 ¢ on the LP).
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10. What's She Like?
E StandardMeasured
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11. Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way?
E StandardMeasured
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12. Lies
E StandardMeasured
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13. I'm Sorry
E StandardMeasured
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14. Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me)
E StandardMeasured
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15. Go to Sleep
Different pitch
E Standard +14 ¢Measured
Notes
About 14 cents sharp on the CD and 13 on the LP (A ≈ 443.6).
Measured on its own, about 11 cents above the rest of the album on both copies.
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 Crash! Boom! Bang! in?
Roxette recorded Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD and the LP. 4 songs use other tunings or pitches, listed song by song on this page.
Why does Crash! Boom! Bang! sound out of tune with my guitar?
Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky) sits about 10 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), 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.