Roxette · 1986 · Studio album
Pearls of Passion tuning.
E Standard, about 8 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD and the LP. 2 of 12 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard −8 ¢
About 8 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured on the CD and the LP.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
8 ¢ flat
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, EMI Svenska 7464592 (1986) Used for the Tune buttons | −7.6 ¢ | A 438.1 | 12 | −10.9 to −4.6 ¢ | High |
| LP needle drop, EMI Svenska (1986) | −9.4 ¢ | A 437.6 | 12 | −13.1 to −7.2 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
Recorded at EMI Studios in Stockholm in 1986, with Jonas Isacsson on guitars and Tommy Cassemar on bass. The only Roxette album clearly under concert pitch: about 8 cents flat on the CD and 9 on the LP (A ≈ 438). Secrets That She Keeps is the lowest song (about 14 cents flat); So Far Away, the closing ballad, sits at concert pitch.
12 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. Soul Deep
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
Notes
The original 1986 recording, about 3 cents flat. The version on Joyride is a re-recording and sits about 21 cents sharp.
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2. Secrets That She Keeps
Different pitch
E Standard −14 ¢Measured
Notes
The lowest song on the album: about 14 cents flat on the CD and 16 on the LP (A ≈ 436).
Measured on its own, about 7 cents under the rest of the album on both the CD and the LP.
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3. Goodbye to You
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
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4. I Call Your Name
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
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5. Surrender
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
Notes
In D minor in standard tuning, as the chord sheets write it.
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6. Voices
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
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7. Neverending Love
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
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8. Call of the Wild
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
Notes
In C♯ minor in standard tuning, no capo.
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9. Joy of a Toy
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
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10. From One Heart to Another
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
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11. Like Lovers Do
E Standard −8 ¢Measured
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12. So Far Away
Different pitch
E StandardMeasured
Notes
The closing ballad sits at concert pitch, about 9 cents above the rest of the album, on both the CD and the LP. A hotel-room version from 1992 is on Tourism.
Measured on its own: concert pitch on the CD (+1 ¢) and the LP (−1 ¢).
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 Pearls of Passion in?
Roxette recorded Pearls of Passion (1986) in E Standard, about 8 cents flat (A ≈ 438), measured by TuneLit on the CD and the LP. Secrets That She Keeps uses E Standard −14 ¢; So Far Away uses E Standard.
Why does Pearls of Passion sound out of tune with my guitar?
Secrets That She Keeps sits about 14 cents flat (A ≈ 436), 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.