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Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1989 · Studio album

In Step tuning.

E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 10 songs use it.

In Step album cover

Album tuning

E♭ Standard

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

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Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Epic EK 45024 (US, 1989)+1.6 ¢A 440.410+1.3 to +2.2 ¢High
 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).

E♭ Standard at concert pitch: every song sits within 3 ¢ of the CD's value (about 2 ¢ sharp), the steadiest album here. Scratch-N-Sniff's only tab is in E Standard, but TuneLit's audio check hears the low E♭.

10 songs

Every song, ready to tune

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  1. 1. The House Is Rockin'

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    The song sits around B and hardly touches the open low string, so the audio check is not sure of the semitone; its tab is in E♭.

  2. 2. Crossfire

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Written by Double Trouble with Bill Carter and Ruth Ellsworth, with the Texacali Horns. The riff uses E-minor shapes, sounding in E♭ minor.

  3. 3. Tightrope

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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  4. 4. Let Me Love You Baby

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    Sounds in E: its tab plays it in E♭ Standard from the first fret of the low string, and the open E♭ never sounds, so the audio check cannot confirm the tuning. E shapes in E Standard give the same notes.

  5. 5. Leave My Girl Alone

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    Sounds in A. The main tab is in E♭ Standard; a tab with the same fingering in E Standard sits a half step high. The audio check is not sure, because the low E♭ hardly sounds.

  6. 6. Travis Walk

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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  7. 7. Wall of Denial

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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  8. 8. Scratch-N-Sniff

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    The only tab is in E Standard, but the shuffle sits on the open low string and TuneLit's audio check hears it as E♭: play the tab's shapes tuned down a half step.

  9. 9. Love Me Darlin'

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    Vaughan plays through a Fuzz Face, with the Texacali Horns. E♭ Standard, concert pitch.

  10. 10. Riviera Paradise

    E♭ StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    The slow instrumental that closes the album, played on the Lenny guitar. E♭ Standard at concert pitch, the steadiest reading on the album.

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.
From tabs
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 In Step in?

Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded In Step (1989) in E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.