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The Rolling Stones · 2005 · Studio album

A Bigger Bang tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. All 16 songs use it.

A Bigger Bang album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 16 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD (ALAC rip; pressing not identified)−0.9 ¢A 439.816−2.3 to +1.2 ¢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).

Standard tuning in the few tabs, and the most exact Stones record: every song within 8 ¢ of A 440.

16 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. Rough Justice

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  2. 2. Let Me Down Slow

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. It Won't Take Long

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. Rain Fall Down

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. Streets of Love

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Back of My Hand

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. She Saw Me Coming

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Biggest Mistake

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. This Place Is Empty

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. Oh No, Not You Again

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  11. 11. Dangerous Beauty

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  12. 12. Laugh, I Nearly Died

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  13. 13. Sweet Neo Con

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  14. 14. Look What the Cat Dragged In

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  15. 15. Driving Too Fast

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  16. 16. Infamy

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

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.
From tabs
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 A Bigger Bang in?

The Rolling Stones recorded A Bigger Bang (2005) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Every song uses it.