Slayer · 1994 · Studio album
Divine Intervention tuning.
E♭ Standard, about 27 cents sharp (A ≈ 447), measured on the CD. 1 of 10 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E♭ Standard +27 ¢
About 27 cents sharp (A ≈ 447), measured on the CD.
MeasuredWidely reported
Measured by TuneLit
27 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, American/BMG Victor BVCP-774 (1994, Japan) | +26.6 ¢ | A 446.8 | 10 | +26.0 to +31.3 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: E♭ Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
Paul Bostaph's first album on drums, and the last album of originals entirely in E♭. The sharpest Slayer record: TuneLit measured the CD about 27 ¢ above concert pitch (A ≈ 447), with every song between 18 and 36 ¢ high. A plain E♭ tuning sounds clearly flat against it.
10 songs · 1 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. Killing Fields
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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2. Sex. Murder. Art.
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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3. Fictional Reality
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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4. Dittohead
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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5. Divine Intervention
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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6. Circle of Beliefs
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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7. SS-3
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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8. Serenity in Murder
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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9. 213
Different pitch
E♭ Standard +18 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 18 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 444.6), a little less than the rest of the album.
Every song is tabbed in E♭ Standard, and the gear write-up counts the album among the E-flat records.
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10. Mind Control
E♭ Standard +27 ¢Measured
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 Divine Intervention in?
Slayer recorded Divine Intervention (1994) in E♭ Standard, about 27 cents sharp (A ≈ 447), measured by TuneLit on the CD. 213 uses E♭ Standard +18 ¢.
Why does Divine Intervention sound out of tune with my guitar?
The record sits about 27 cents sharp (A ≈ 447), 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.