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Sepultura · 1986 · Studio album

Morbid Visions tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 8 songs use it.

Morbid Visions album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredWidely reported

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 8 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Japanese edition with the Bestial Devastation EP−1.9 ¢A 439.58−7.6 to −0.5 ¢Medium
 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 (widely reported).

Max Cavalera admitted the band did not tune their guitars while recording this album, but the result is close to concert pitch: TuneLit measured the CD about 2 ¢ flat, so the album opens plain E Standard. The title track reads lower, about 20 ¢ flat, but with low confidence, so it keeps the album value.

8 songs

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. Morbid Visions

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    Reads about 20 ¢ flat, but with low confidence; the album value is used.

  2. 2. Mayhem

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. Troops of Doom

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. War

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. Crucifixion

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Show Me the Wrath

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Funeral Rites

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Empire of the Damned

    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 Morbid Visions in?

Sepultura recorded Morbid Visions (1986) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.