Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983 · Studio album
Texas Flood tuning.
E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 10 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E♭ 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, Epic EPC 460951 2 (Netherlands, late-1980s CBS issue) | +1.0 ¢ | A 440.3 | 10 | −0.8 to +1.6 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E♭ Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
E♭ Standard at concert pitch: TuneLit measured the CD about 1 ¢ sharp, shown as A 440, and two later remasters agree within 2 ¢. Recorded live in the studio with no overdubs, every song shares the one tuning; only Dirty Pool sits clearly lower, about 9 ¢ flat.
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. Love Struck Baby
E♭ StandardMeasured
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2. Pride and Joy
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
The shuffle sits on the open low string, so with the guitar tuned down it sounds in E♭; TuneLit's audio check hears that E♭ clearly.
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3. Texas Flood
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
Larry Davis's slow blues, played with G-shape fingering, so it sounds in G♭. Same E♭ Standard as the rest of the album.
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4. Tell Me
E♭ StandardMeasured
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5. Testify
E♭ StandardMeasured
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6. Rude Mood
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
The instrumental shuffle runs on the open low E♭; same tuning, concert pitch.
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7. Mary Had a Little Lamb
E♭ StandardMeasured
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8. Dirty Pool
Different pitch
E♭ Standard −9 ¢Measured
Notes
Sits about 9 ¢ below the rest of the album (A ≈ 437.6) all the way through, on this CD and on two remasters, so it has its own setting.
Tabbed in E♭ Standard like the rest of the album.
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9. I'm Cryin'
E♭ StandardMeasured
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10. Lenny
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
Played on the guitar named Lenny, in E shapes that sound in E♭. TuneLit reads it about 7 ¢ flat from start to finish, just short of a setting of its own: if it sounds a touch sharp, lower the reference to about A 438.
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 Texas Flood in?
Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded Texas Flood (1983) in E♭ Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Dirty Pool uses E♭ Standard −9 ¢.