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The Rolling Stones · 1965 · Studio album

December's Children (And Everybody's) tuning.

E Standard, about 14 cents flat (A ≈ 436), measured on the CD. 1 of 12 songs are tuned differently.

December's Children (And Everybody's) album cover

Album tuning

E Standard −14 ¢

About 14 cents flat (A ≈ 436), measured on the CD.

MeasuredFrom tabs

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Measured by TuneLit

14 ¢ flat

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, ABKCO (ALAC rip; pressing not identified)−14.1 ¢A 436.412−14.8 to −13.4 ¢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).

An American album gathered from British tracks, singles and two live recordings, all in standard tuning. TuneLit measured it about 14 ¢ flat (A ≈ 436.4), and nine of its twelve tracks sit within 2 ¢ of that.

12 songs · 1 tuned differently

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. She Said Yeah

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  2. 2. Talkin' About You

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  3. 3. You Better Move On

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  4. 4. Look What You've Done

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  5. 5. The Singer Not the Song

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  6. 6. Route 66

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    A live recording, different from the studio version on the debut; it measures near concert pitch.

    On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +3.3 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's −14 ¢.

  7. 7. Get Off of My Cloud

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  8. 8. I'm Free

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  9. 9. As Tears Go By

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  10. 10. Gotta Get Away

    Different pitch

    E Standard −24 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    One low-viewed tab puts it in E♭ Standard, but TuneLit's check of the record's low notes fits E Standard, about 24 ¢ flat.

    Standard tuning throughout.

  11. 11. Blue Turns to Grey

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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  12. 12. I'm Moving On

    E Standard −14 ¢Measured

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    Notes

    A live recording.

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 December's Children (And Everybody's) in?

The Rolling Stones recorded December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965) in E Standard, about 14 cents flat (A ≈ 436), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Gotta Get Away uses E Standard −24 ¢.

Why does December's Children (And Everybody's) sound out of tune with my guitar?

The record sits about 14 cents flat (A ≈ 436), so a guitar tuned to A 440 clashes with it. The Tune buttons on this page set the tuner's reference to match the record, song by song, so you only tune the strings.