Sepultura · 2013 · Studio album
The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart tuning.
D Standard, about 12 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), measured on the CD. 5 of 10 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
D Standard +12 ¢
About 12 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), measured on the CD.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
12 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD edition | +11.6 ¢ | A 443 | 10 | +6.0 to +12.7 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: D Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
Produced by Ross Robinson, with Eloy Casagrande's first drum tracks. Mostly D Standard; the opener Trauma of War is tabbed in B Standard, The Bliss of Ignorants in B♭ and The Age of the Atheist in Drop B♭. The CD measures about 12 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 443), with The Age of the Atheist and Da Lama ao Caos near concert pitch.
10 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. Trauma of War
Different tuning
B Standard +12 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: Every string down 3 half steps.
Kisser named this song as proof that a low tuning can still be fast.
Kisser called the opener a very fast song in a low tuning. The main community tab uses B Standard; a newer one B♭ Standard.
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2. The Vatican
D Standard +12 ¢Measured
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3. Impending Doom
D Standard +12 ¢Measured
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4. Manipulation of Tragedy
Different tuning
Drop D +12 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from E Standard: String 6 down a whole step (E → D); the other strings stay.
The main community tab uses Drop C♯; two others use D Standard. TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears D as the lowest open string, so it is listed in Drop D.
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio hears D as the lowest open string, and the C♯ of the main tab never sounds. Two other tabs say D, so the song is listed in Drop D.
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5. Tsunami
D Standard +12 ¢Measured
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6. The Bliss of Ignorants
Different tuning
B♭ Standard +12 ¢Measured
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.
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7. Grief
D Standard +12 ¢Measured
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8. The Age of the Atheist
Different tuning
Drop B♭ −5 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's D Standard: String 6 down 4 half steps (D → B♭), String 5 down a whole step (G → F), String 4 down a whole step (C → B♭), String 3 down a whole step (F → E♭), String 2 down a whole step (A → G), String 1 down a whole step (D → C).
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.
About 5 ¢ flat.
Tabbed in Drop B♭ (B♭ F B♭ E♭ G C).
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9. Obsessed
D Standard +12 ¢Measured
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10. Da Lama ao Caos
Different pitch
D StandardMeasured
Notes
A Chico Science & Nação Zumbi cover. Measures at concert pitch.
Produced by Ross Robinson, as Roots was. Andreas Kisser's guitars are tuned to D Standard and B♭ Standard, and the community tabs put most of this album in D.
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 The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart in?
Sepultura recorded The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart (2013) in D Standard, about 12 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), measured by TuneLit on the CD. 5 songs use other tunings or pitches, listed song by song on this page.
Why does The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must Be the Heart sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 12 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, song by song, so you only tune the strings.