The Offspring · Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace · song 3
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid tuning.
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid (The Offspring, 2008) is in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit from the record.
Song tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440).
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
The album's value, measured on the CD.
The Offspring · Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace · 2008
About You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid, from Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008), the first Offspring album produced by Bob Rock, is in plain E Standard in the community tabs, and TuneLit's audio check agrees with E as the lowest open string.
From this album on, the Offspring records sit at concert pitch. TuneLit measured the CD about 3 cents flat and this song about 2 cents flat, both well inside what counts as A 440, so Tune opens plain E Standard and a guitar set with any normal tuner will match the record.
Two songs on the same album can catch you out: Trust in You is tuned a half step down to E♭, and on Kristy, Are You Doing Okay? Dexter Holland's acoustic part uses a capo on the 1st fret. Live, the band drops a half step: a live You're Gonna Go Far, Kid on the Japanese edition of this album sits exactly one semitone below the studio version. For concert footage, start from E♭ Standard and adjust by ear.
Tip: For the album version use E Standard at A 440; if you are playing along with a live clip and it sounds a semitone low, switch to E♭ Standard.
Step by step
Tune your guitar like the record
- Tap Tune like this: the tuner switches to E Standard, the notes You're Gonna Go Far, Kid was recorded in.
- Turn String 6 to String 1 until each shows ✓ in tune. You're Gonna Go Far, Kid sits at concert pitch on the record, so the tuner stays at A 440.
- Then play You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 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 You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 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 You're Gonna Go Far, Kid moves up 3 cents, 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 You're Gonna Go Far, Kid in?
E Standard: E A D G B E, low to high, at the pitch TuneLit measured on the record.