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The Offspring · 1994 · Studio album

Smash tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 14 songs use it.

Smash album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.

MeasuredCommunity

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Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Japan ESCA 6075−0.2 ¢A 439.914−2.0 to +2.5 ¢High
 Offset from concert pitch (A 440). Spread: the middle half of the songs, when four or more share the album's pitch. Confidence: how well the notes agree with one grid.

Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).

The breakthrough album, in plain E Standard at concert pitch: TuneLit measured the CD at −0.2 ¢. The semitone check from the audio confirms E on Come Out and Play, Self Esteem, Gotta Get Away and Bad Habit.

14 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

  1. 1. Time to Relax

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    Spoken intro, no guitar.

  2. 2. Nitro (Youth Energy)

    E StandardMeasured

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  3. 3. Bad Habit

    E StandardMeasured

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  4. 4. Gotta Get Away

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    About half of the low notes on the record are the open low E, so the semitone is beyond doubt.

  5. 5. Genocide

    E StandardMeasured

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  6. 6. Something to Believe In

    E StandardMeasured

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    Notes

    Its low notes sit on F and E♭ and the open E never sounds, so the record alone cannot confirm the semitone; the tabs say E Standard.

  7. 7. Come Out and Play

    E StandardMeasured

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  8. 8. Self Esteem

    E StandardMeasured

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  9. 9. It'll Be a Long Time

    E StandardMeasured

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  10. 10. Killboy Powerhead

    E StandardMeasured

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  11. 11. What Happened to You?

    E StandardMeasured

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  12. 12. So Alone

    E StandardMeasured

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  13. 13. Not the One

    E StandardMeasured

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  14. 14. Smash

    E StandardMeasured

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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 Smash in?

The Offspring recorded Smash (1994) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.