ZZ Top · 1994 · Studio album
Antenna tuning.
E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 2 of 11 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
E Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredFrom tabs
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, RCA 74321 18260 2 (UK, 1994) | +3.6 ¢ | A 440.9 | 11 | +2.4 to +4.9 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: E Standard, with no pitch given (community).
The first RCA album: E Standard at concert pitch (A ≈ 440.9), with Breakaway and Girl in a T-Shirt in E♭ Standard. The UK CD's bonus track Everything is not listed.
11 songs · 2 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
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1. Pincushion
E StandardMeasured
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2. Breakaway
Different tuning
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a half step.
Its only tab, a machine transcription, is in E♭ Standard, and TuneLit's semitone check agrees: the bass sits on a low E♭.
The only tab, a machine transcription (Songsterr AI), is in E♭ Standard.
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3. World of Swirl
E StandardMeasured
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4. Fuzzbox Voodoo
E StandardMeasured
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5. Girl in a T-Shirt
Different tuning
E♭ StandardMeasured
Notes
How to get there from the album's E Standard: Every string down a half step.
Its only tab, a machine transcription, is in E♭ Standard, and TuneLit's semitone check agrees: the bass sits on a low E♭.
The only tab, a machine transcription (Songsterr AI), is in E♭ Standard.
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6. Antenna Head
E StandardMeasured
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7. PCH
E StandardMeasured
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8. Cherry Red
E StandardMeasured
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9. Cover Your Rig
E StandardMeasured
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10. Lizard Life
E StandardMeasured
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11. Deal Goin' Down
E StandardMeasured
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 Antenna in?
ZZ Top recorded Antenna (1994) in E Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Breakaway and Girl in a T-Shirt use E♭ Standard.