The Offspring · 2021 · Studio album
Let the Bad Times Roll tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 12 songs use it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital release (MP3), Concord 2021 | −0.3 ¢ | A 439.9 | 12 | −2.4 to +1.5 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
At concert pitch (−0.3 ¢) on the digital release TuneLit measured, and the tabs put everything in E Standard. Gone Away is a piano remake of the 1997 single, a half step lower than the original.
12 songs
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. This Is Not Utopia
E StandardMeasured
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2. Let the Bad Times Roll
E StandardMeasured
Notes
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio leans toward E♭ here, but every tab says E Standard, so it stays in E. If it sounds a half step off, try E♭ Standard.
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3. Behind Your Walls
E StandardMeasured
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4. Army of One
E StandardMeasured
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5. Breaking These Bones
E StandardMeasured
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6. Coming for You
E StandardMeasured
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7. We Never Have Sex Anymore
E StandardMeasured
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8. In the Hall of the Mountain King
E StandardMeasured
Notes
A one-minute instrumental take on Grieg.
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9. The Opioid Diaries
E StandardMeasured
Notes
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio leans toward E♭ here, but every tab says E Standard, so it stays in E. If it sounds a half step off, try E♭ Standard. A live version that comes with some editions of the album sits at the same pitch as the studio take.
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10. Hassan Chop
E StandardMeasured
Notes
TuneLit's semitone check from the audio leans toward E♭ here, but every tab says E Standard, so it stays in E. If it sounds a half step off, try E♭ Standard.
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11. Gone Away
E StandardMeasured
Notes
A piano remake of the 1997 single, a half step lower than the original: its low notes move from F, A♭, E♭ and B♭ down to E, G, D and A. To play it with the Ixnay on the Hombre chord shapes, tune down to E♭ Standard; in E Standard, play everything one fret lower.
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12. Lullaby
E StandardMeasured
Notes
A short reprise of the title song. TuneLit's semitone check from the audio leans toward E♭ here, but every tab says E Standard, so it stays in E. If it sounds a half step off, try E♭ Standard.
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 Let the Bad Times Roll in?
The Offspring recorded Let the Bad Times Roll (2021) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.