Sepultura · 2020 · Studio album
Quadra tuning.
D Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 5 of 12 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
D Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD 1 of the Limited Edition | +0.5 ¢ | A 440.1 | 12 | −0.6 to +4.6 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: D Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
Produced by Jens Bogren. D Standard by default, with Means to an End, Capital Enslavement and Autem in B♭ and two songs in E Standard. The CD sits at concert pitch (A ≈ 440).
12 songs · 5 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. Isolation
D StandardMeasured
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2. Means to an End
Different tuning
B♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string down 4 half steps.
String 6 sits 6 half steps below its standard E2. On a normal set (.046) it keeps only about 50 % of its usual tension and feels loose. For the usual feel use about a .065 string, or a baritone guitar.
Tabbed in B♭ Standard, and on a 7-string tuned a half step down.
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3. Last Time
D StandardMeasured
Notes
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +8.9 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 440.
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4. Capital Enslavement
Different tuning
B♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string down 4 half steps.
String 6 sits 6 half steps below its standard E2. On a normal set (.046) it keeps only about 50 % of its usual tension and feels loose. For the usual feel use about a .065 string, or a baritone guitar.
The only tab uses a 7-string tuned a half step down, whose low string is B♭ like B♭ Standard.
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5. Ali
D StandardMeasured
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6. Raging Void
D StandardMeasured
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7. Guardians of Earth
Different tuning
E StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string up a whole step.
The intro is played on classical guitar. A tab of it uses Drop D, and TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears D as the lowest note, so try Drop D if E sounds wrong.
The main community tab uses E Standard; a tab of the classical-guitar intro uses Drop D.
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8. The Pentagram
D StandardMeasured
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9. Autem
Different tuning
B♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string down 4 half steps.
String 6 sits 6 half steps below its standard E2. On a normal set (.046) it keeps only about 50 % of its usual tension and feels loose. For the usual feel use about a .065 string, or a baritone guitar.
Tabbed in B♭ Standard and in Drop B♭.
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +15.8 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 440.
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10. Quadra
D StandardMeasured
Notes
A short acoustic interlude, tabbed in D Standard.
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11. Agony of Defeat
D StandardMeasured
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12. Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering
Different tuning
E StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string up a whole step.
With Emmily Barreto; tabbed in E Standard.
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 Quadra in?
Sepultura recorded Quadra (2020) in D Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Means to an End, Capital Enslavement and Autem use B♭ Standard; Guardians of Earth and Fear, Pain, Chaos, Suffering use E Standard.