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Roxette · 2016 · Studio album

Good Karma tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD and the LP. 1 of 11 songs are tuned differently.

Good Karma album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredCommunity

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 11 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Roxette Recordings/Parlophone 5054197105524 (2016) Used for the Tune buttons+0.5 ¢A 440.111−0.8 to +1.5 ¢High
LP needle drop, Roxette Recordings/Parlophone (2016)+8.9 ¢A 442.311+7.2 to +10.5 ¢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).

Roxette's last album, produced by Per Gessle, Christoffer Lundquist and Clarence Öfwerman. At concert pitch on the CD, with every song within 4 cents except You Make It Sound So Simple (about 12 cents sharp). The LP needle drop reads about 8 cents higher on every track, the turntable's speed.

11 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. Why Dontcha?

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. It Just Happens

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Good Karma

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. This One

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. You Make It Sound So Simple

    Different pitch

    E Standard +12 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    About 12 cents sharp on the CD (A ≈ 443) and 21 on the LP, which reads higher throughout: both put it 11 to 12 cents above the album.

    Measured on its own, 11 to 12 cents above the rest of the album on both the CD and the LP.

  6. 6. From a Distance

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Some Other Summer

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Why Don't You Bring Me Flowers?

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. You Can't Do This to Me Anymore

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. 20 BPM

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  11. 11. April Clouds

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

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 Good Karma in?

Roxette recorded Good Karma (2016) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD and the LP. You Make It Sound So Simple uses E Standard +12 ¢.

Why does Good Karma sound out of tune with my guitar?

You Make It Sound So Simple sits about 12 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, so you only tune the strings.