The Offspring · 2000 · Studio album
Conspiracy of One tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 13 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredCommunity
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Japan ESCA 8247 | +1.5 ¢ | A 440.4 | 13 | +0.4 to +2.5 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
At concert pitch on the CD (+1.5 ¢). Living in Chaos is the first album song tabbed in E♭ Standard. Special Delivery (about 14 ¢ sharp, with a Drop D bass) and Come Out Swinging (about 7 ¢ flat) measure apart from the rest.
13 songs · 3 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. Intro
E StandardMeasured
Notes
Five-second intro.
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2. Come Out Swinging
Different pitch
E Standard −7 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 7 ¢ flat, below the rest of the album.
Community tabs put Want You Bad, Original Prankster, Million Miles Away and most of the album in E Standard, and TuneLit's semitone check from the audio agrees on all three.
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3. Original Prankster
E StandardMeasured
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4. Want You Bad
E StandardMeasured
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5. Million Miles Away
E StandardMeasured
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6. Dammit, I Changed Again
E StandardMeasured
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7. Living in Chaos
Different tuning
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a half step.
The Songsterr tab puts both guitars and the bass a half step down, and TuneLit's semitone check from the audio agrees: the low E♭ is played, the D below it never.
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8. Special Delivery
Different pitch
E Standard +14 ¢Measured
Notes
Guitars in E Standard, bass in Drop D. Measured about 14 ¢ sharp, above the rest of the album.
The Songsterr tab keeps the guitar in E Standard and drops the bass to D. The record backs the dropped bass: it reaches a low E♭, below the range of a bass in standard tuning.
Bass: Bass Drop D +14 ¢ Tune bass
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9. One Fine Day
E StandardMeasured
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10. All Along
E StandardMeasured
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11. Denial, Revisited
E StandardMeasured
Notes
Ultimate Guitar's tab says standard tuning, but Songsterr writes it in F Standard, a half step up, with the bass dropped to E♭. The record never sounds an open low E, and TuneLit's semitone check cannot decide between E♭ and F, so it stays in the album's E Standard, where the main riff sits on the first fret.
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12. Vultures
E StandardMeasured
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13. Conspiracy of One
E StandardMeasured
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 Conspiracy of One in?
The Offspring recorded Conspiracy of One (2000) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Come Out Swinging uses E Standard −7 ¢; Living in Chaos uses E♭ Standard; Special Delivery uses E Standard +14 ¢.
Why does Conspiracy of One sound out of tune with my guitar?
Special Delivery sits about 14 cents sharp (A ≈ 444), 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, so you only tune the strings.