The Beatles · 1966 · Studio album
Revolver tuning.
E Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD. 7 of 14 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard +8 ¢
About 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured on the CD.
MeasuredFrom tabs
Measured by TuneLit
8 ¢ sharp
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Parlophone CDP 7 46441 2 (1987, stereo) | +8.0 ¢ | A 442 | 14 | +3.9 to +10.2 ¢ | Medium |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
E Standard, about 8 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442) on the 1987 CD, with I'm Only Sleeping and Yellow Submarine tabbed in E♭ Standard. No Beatles album spreads wider: She Said She Said is about 24 ¢ sharp, Yellow Submarine 19 ¢ flat. Both vinyl copies TuneLit checked read the whole album about 8 to 10 ¢ lower than this CD, song by song in the same pattern.
14 songs · 7 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. Taxman
E Standard +8 ¢Measured
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2. Eleanor Rigby
E Standard +8 ¢Measured
Notes
A string octet with no guitars; it follows the album value.
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3. I'm Only Sleeping
Different tuning
E♭ Standard +8 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a half step.
E♭ Standard. TuneLit measured about 13 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 443.4), close enough to the album to share its value; Harrison's backwards guitar was recorded with the tape running in reverse.
Both tabs tune a half step down (E♭ Standard) and play E minor shapes, so the song sounds in E♭ minor.
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4. Love You To
E Standard +8 ¢Measured
Notes
Harrison on sitar with Indian musicians; the weak reading uses the album value.
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5. Here, There and Everywhere
Different pitch
E Standard −12 ¢Measured
Notes
TuneLit measured about 12 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437), 20 ¢ below the album.
The songs are tabbed in E Standard, except I'm Only Sleeping and Yellow Submarine (E♭ Standard); She Said She Said uses a capo (Songsterr).
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6. Yellow Submarine
Different tuning
E♭ Standard −19 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a half step.
E♭ Standard. TuneLit measured about 19 ¢ flat (A ≈ 435.2), 27 ¢ below the album.
The tab tunes a half step down (E♭ Standard) and plays G shapes, so the song sounds in G♭ major, the key of the record. The rhythm track was taped faster than the finished song.
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7. She Said She Said
Different pitch
E Standard +24 ¢Measured
Notes
Capo 1. TuneLit measured about 24 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 446), 16 ¢ above the album, the sharpest song on the album.
The rhythm guitars use a capo at the 1st fret (A shapes sounding in B♭); another tab writes the same notes in E♭ Standard without a capo.
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8. Good Day Sunshine
Different pitch
E Standard −14 ¢Measured
Notes
A piano song. TuneLit measured about 14 ¢ flat (A ≈ 436.4), 22 ¢ below the album.
The songs are tabbed in E Standard, except I'm Only Sleeping and Yellow Submarine (E♭ Standard); She Said She Said uses a capo (Songsterr).
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9. And Your Bird Can Sing
Different pitch
E Standard −12 ¢Measured
Notes
The twin guitar lines are in standard tuning. TuneLit measured about 12 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437), 20 ¢ below the album.
The songs are tabbed in E Standard, except I'm Only Sleeping and Yellow Submarine (E♭ Standard); She Said She Said uses a capo (Songsterr).
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10. For No One
E Standard +8 ¢Measured
Notes
Piano, clavichord and French horn; TuneLit measured about 10 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442.6), close enough to share the album value.
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11. Doctor Robert
Different pitch
E Standard −10 ¢Measured
Notes
TuneLit measured about 10 ¢ flat (A ≈ 437.5), 18 ¢ below the album.
The songs are tabbed in E Standard, except I'm Only Sleeping and Yellow Submarine (E♭ Standard); She Said She Said uses a capo (Songsterr).
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12. I Want to Tell You
E Standard +8 ¢Measured
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13. Got to Get You into My Life
E Standard +8 ¢Measured
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14. Tomorrow Never Knows
E Standard +8 ¢Measured
Notes
Tape loops and a drone on C; no steady reading, so the button uses the album value.
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 Revolver in?
The Beatles recorded Revolver (1966) in E Standard, about 8 cents sharp (A ≈ 442), measured by TuneLit on the CD. 7 songs use other tunings or pitches, listed song by song on this page.
Why does Revolver sound out of tune with my guitar?
Here, There and Everywhere sits about 12 cents flat (A ≈ 437), 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.