Roxette · 1999 · Studio album
Have a Nice Day tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 14 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Roxette Recordings/EMI 7243 5 23309 2 8 (1999, edition with three Spanish bonus tracks) | +0.2 ¢ | A 440.1 | 14 | −1.6 to +1.6 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Roxette's first album of new songs since 1994, recorded in 1998 in Halmstad, Stockholm and Marbella, with Christoffer Lundquist on bass. Most of it is exactly at concert pitch, but Waiting for the Rain and It Will Take a Long Long Time sit 16 to 17 cents sharp, and You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone 42 cents sharp, almost halfway between two notes. Measured on the edition with three Spanish bonus tracks, which are not part of the album here.
14 songs · 3 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. Crush on You
E StandardMeasured
Notes
In B minor in standard tuning, as the chord sheets write it.
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2. Wish I Could Fly
E StandardMeasured
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3. You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone
Different pitch
E Standard +42 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured 42 cents sharp (A ≈ 451) on the CD, almost halfway between two notes. No chord sheet exists for it. Listed as E Standard +42 ¢; if your chords sound a half step off against the record, try E♭ Standard at the same reference.
Measured on its own: +42 ¢ on the CD, 42 cents above the rest of the album.
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4. Waiting for the Rain
Different pitch
E Standard +16 ¢Measured
Notes
About 16 cents sharp (A ≈ 444).
Measured on its own, about 16 cents above the rest of the album.
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5. Anyone
E StandardMeasured
Notes
In B♭, standard tuning, no capo.
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6. It Will Take a Long Long Time
Different pitch
E Standard +17 ¢Measured
Notes
About 17 cents sharp (A ≈ 444.4). The record is in F♯; the chord sheet we found is in A and does not match it as written.
Measured on its own, about 17 cents above the rest of the album.
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7. 7Twenty7
E StandardMeasured
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8. I Was So Lucky
E StandardMeasured
Notes
The chord sheet we found (G and C shapes) is a semitone below the record; with a capo on the 1st fret it matches.
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9. Stars
E StandardMeasured
Notes
The chord sheet we found uses A minor shapes and matches the record with a capo on the 3rd fret. The live soundcheck version on Travelling is a semitone lower.
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10. Salvation
E StandardMeasured
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11. Pay the Price
E StandardMeasured
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12. Cooper
E StandardMeasured
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13. Staring at the Ground
E StandardMeasured
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14. Beautiful Things
E StandardMeasured
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 Have a Nice Day in?
Roxette recorded Have a Nice Day (1999) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone uses E Standard +42 ¢; Waiting for the Rain uses E Standard +16 ¢; It Will Take a Long Long Time uses E Standard +17 ¢.
Why does Have a Nice Day sound out of tune with my guitar?
You Can't Put Your Arms Around What's Already Gone sits about 42 cents sharp (A ≈ 451), 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.