TUNELIT

The Rolling Stones · 1983 · Studio album

Undercover tuning.

E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 10 songs are tuned differently.

Undercover album cover

Album tuning

E Standard

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 10 songs

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD (ALAC rip; pressing not identified)−0.1 ¢A 44010−1.8 to +4.2 ¢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, concert pitch on the CD.

10 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. Undercover of the Night

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −25.6 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 440.

  2. 2. She Was Hot

    Different pitch

    E Standard −8 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    Few songs are tabbed; those that are use standard tuning.

  3. 3. Tie You Up (The Pain of Love)

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. Wanna Hold You

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  5. 5. Feel On Baby

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Too Much Blood

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Pretty Beat Up

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  8. 8. Too Tough

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. All the Way Down

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. It Must Be Hell

    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 Undercover in?

The Rolling Stones recorded Undercover (1983) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. She Was Hot uses E Standard −8 ¢.