Roxette · 1988 · Studio album
Look Sharp! tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD and the LP. 2 of 13 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, EMI 7910982 (1988) Used for the Tune buttons | +1.7 ¢ | A 440.4 | 13 | +0.8 to +4.7 ¢ | High |
| LP needle drop, EMI (1988) | +5.2 ¢ | A 441.3 | 12 | +1.5 to +6.3 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
The breakthrough album, recorded at EMI Studios in Stockholm in 1988 (the credits also list Trident II in London). Jonas Isacsson played electric and acoustic guitars, Per Gessle guitar and Anders Herrlin bass, with Janne Oldaeus on slide. At concert pitch on both the CD and the LP; only Dangerous sits clearly sharp (about 11 cents). The original LP leaves out (I Could Never) Give You Up.
13 songs · 2 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. The Look
E StandardMeasured
Notes
The riff is Jonas Isacsson's: he had been playing it before the session, tried it in the solo bars, and Per Gessle moved it to the top of the song. In A, standard tuning, no capo; the CD is at concert pitch.
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2. Dressed for Success
E StandardMeasured
Notes
In F. The most popular chord sheet puts a capo on the 3rd fret and plays D, G and A shapes; another plays F and B♭ barre chords. Both match the record.
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3. Sleeping Single
E StandardMeasured
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4. Paint
E StandardMeasured
Notes
The acoustic chord sheet we found only matches the record with a capo on the 3rd fret.
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5. Dance Away
E StandardMeasured
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6. Cry
E StandardMeasured
Notes
Isacsson said he imitated Delta blues slide on this song rather than playing it the traditional way. No source names a slide tuning; the chord sheet is in standard.
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7. Chances
E StandardMeasured
Notes
In F minor. One chord sheet plays it with a capo on the 1st fret and E minor shapes, another writes the chords in F minor without a capo.
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8. Dangerous
Different pitch
E Standard +11 ¢Measured
Notes
About 11 cents sharp on the CD and 14 on the LP (A ≈ 443), the one Look Sharp! song clearly above concert pitch. In E: the main chord sheet plays it without a capo, another with a capo on the 2nd fret and D shapes. Isacsson names it among his favourites to play.
Measured on its own, about 9 cents above the rest of the album on the CD, 8 on the LP.
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9. Half a Woman, Half a Shadow
E StandardMeasured
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10. View from a Hill
Different pitch
E Standard −6 ¢Measured
Notes
About 6 cents flat on the CD (A ≈ 438.4); the LP shows the same dip.
Measured on its own: 8 cents under the album on the CD, 6 on the LP.
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11. (I Could Never) Give You Up
E StandardMeasured
Notes
CD only: the original LP leaves it out.
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12. Shadow of a Doubt
E StandardMeasured
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13. Listen to Your Heart
E StandardMeasured
Notes
In B minor without a capo in every popular chord sheet, with a key change near the end. About 6 cents sharp on the CD, within the album's range.
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 Look Sharp! in?
Roxette recorded Look Sharp! (1988) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD and the LP. Dangerous uses E Standard +11 ¢; View from a Hill uses E Standard −6 ¢.
Why does Look Sharp! sound out of tune with my guitar?
Dangerous sits about 11 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.