The Offspring · Conspiracy of One · song 3
Original Prankster tuning.
Original Prankster (The Offspring, 2000) is in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit from the record.
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
The album's value, measured on the CD.
The Offspring · Conspiracy of One · 2000
About Original Prankster
Original Prankster, from Conspiracy of One (2000), the first Offspring album produced by Brendan O'Brien, is in plain E Standard in the community tabs, and TuneLit's audio check hears the open low E on the record.
TuneLit measured the CD about 1.5 cents sharp and Original Prankster about 3 cents sharp; both count as concert pitch, so Tune opens E Standard at A 440. Nothing on this song asks for an offset, and a guitar set with any normal tuner matches the record.
This is one of the safest Offspring songs to tune for, because the tabs, the measurement and the audio check all agree. If it still sounds off, check whether your guitar is set for another song on the album: Living in Chaos is tuned a half step down, Special Delivery sits about 14 cents sharp with its bass in Drop D, and Come Out Swinging sits about 7 cents flat. Each of those has its own setting; Original Prankster goes back to plain E Standard.
Tip: Reset to plain E Standard at A 440 before this song, especially if you just played Living in Chaos in E♭ or Special Delivery at +14 ¢.
Step by step
Tune your guitar like the record
- Tap Tune like this: the tuner switches to E Standard, the notes Original Prankster was recorded in.
- Turn String 6 to String 1 until each shows ✓ in tune. Original Prankster sits at concert pitch on the record, so the tuner stays at A 440.
- Then play Original Prankster along with the record: its lowest open note and your String 6 should ring together without a wobble.
Or the other way round
Move the record into your tuning
Rather keep your guitar as it is? Let Play along move Original Prankster instead. Add your own copy, for example from your CD (it never leaves your device); the link already says the song is in E Standard. Choose E Standard at A 440 and Original Prankster moves down 1 cent, at its own speed. Slow it down or loop a few bars to learn it, and save the result as a WAV file.
Questions
What tuning is Original Prankster in?
E Standard: E A D G B E, low to high, at the pitch TuneLit measured on the record.