[Motorpsycho
guitar tunings]
By Paul
Caspers
--Latest updates: the list has been completely revised; many --> --tunings edited (Evernine, Ozone, Greener, Psychonaut, Rad Freak, --> --Stooge, Taifun) and some new live tunes added (Other 2x Fool, --> --Dr. Hoffmann, Black to Comm - thanx to Turbo).
0.5 down = D# G# C# F# A# D# 1 down = D G C F A D 1.5 down = C# F# B E G# C# drop-D = D A D G B E
Note #1: Tusen takk til Morten "Turbo" Thobro!
Note #2: I'm not saying all these tunings are correct: they're based on Bent's suggestions from the lyrics-pages, Turbo's live-list and my own experience with playing the tunes.
Note #3: These tunings are for the album versions of the songs; they usually correspond with the live performances, unless where indicated.
Note #3: Some tunings do not correspond with the ones Bent has given with the lyrics: these are marked with an *.
Note #3: Most of the Lobotomizer tunes are tuned somewhere between 0.5 down and 1 down, due to the fact that they had no tuner available back then.
Note #4: Bent's bass is tuned down to the same level as the guitar, unless indicated otherwise.
MOTORPSYCHO GUITAR TUNINGS |
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| Song | Snah | Bent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 577* | 1 down | 1 down | |
| 7th Dream* | 1 down | ||
| A Memory | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| A Memory (tussler)* | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| A Shrug & a Fistful* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live | standard | standard | |
| Albuquerque* | standard | standard | |
| All is Loneliness* | EADGBE | EEEEBE | |
| Another Ugly Tune | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Atlantic Swing | standard | standard | |
| Baby Jesus II | EBEG#BE | ||
| Babylon | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Babylon (tussler)* | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| Back to Source | EGEEBD | EEEEBE | |
| Beautiful Sister* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Birds* | approx 0.25 up (probably accidentaly) | ||
| Black to Comm (live) | DADGAD | 1 down | |
| Blueberry Daydream | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| Blueberry Daydream (daydream version) | standard | standard | |
| California Dreamin' | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Celestine | standard? | standard? | |
| Changes | standard | standard | |
| Come on in | standard | ||
| Coventry Boy | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Demon Box | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Dr. Hoffmann's Bicycle (live) | DBDGAD | 1 down | |
| Drug Thing | EBD#G#BD# | standard | |
| Eternity | approx standard | I suspect that this tune was recorded approx 1 down, and was pitched down another step in the mix. | |
| Evernine | 1 down | GGCFAD | |
| Feedtime | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Feel | standard | ||
| Fleshharrower | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Flick of the Wrist | standard | standard | |
| Fool's Gold | standard | standard | |
| Frances* | approx 1 down | approx 1 down | |
| Frances (tussler) | standard | standard | |
| Giftland* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Greener* | EADGBB | standard (bass) | |
| Grinder* | approx 1 down | approx 1 down | |
| Grindstone | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Gutwrench | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Have Fun* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Have Spacesuit, Will Travel | standard | standard | |
| Heartattack Mac | EGEEBD | EGDGBE | |
| Heaven + Hell | standard | standard | |
| Hey, Jane | EG#EG#BD# | standard (bass) | |
| Hogwash* | approx 1 down | approx 1 down | |
| Live: | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Hogwash (tussler) | standard | standard | |
| Home of the Brave* | approx 1 down | approx 1 down | |
| ----Live: | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| How Was I to Know | approx 1 down | approx 1 down | |
| I Know You, Rider* | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| In the Family | standard | standard | |
| Into the Sun | 1 down | 1 down | ----Live: | standard | standard |
| Jr / Junior (Bigmuff version) | standard | standard | |
| Junior | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | ADGCEA | ADGC | |
| Kill Some Day | standard? | standard | |
| ----Live: | ADGCEA | ADGC | |
| Lazy Days | standard | standard | |
| Leave It Like That* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Lighthouse Girl | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Like Always | EBD#G#BD# | standard | |
| Loaded* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Lobotomizer | approx standard | ||
| Mad Sun | standard | standard | |
| Mad Sun (accoustic version) | approx capo on 1 (either recorded too fast, or an accidental high tuning) | same | |
| Manmower | standard | standard | |
| Manson's Children | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Mantrick Muffin Stomp | DBEAC#F# | 1 down? | |
| Motorhead Mama | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Mountain | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Mr. Who* | 1.5 down? | 1.5 down? | |
| Nature's Way | standard? | standard? | |
| New Day Rising | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Nothing to Say | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | standard | standard | |
| Now It's Time to Skate* | 1 down | 1 down | |
| On My Pillow* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| On the Toad Again | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Other Other Fool (live) | standard | 1 down | |
| Ozone* | F#BEABB | standard (capo on 7) | |
| Pills, Powders & Passionplays | standard | drop-D | |
| Plan #1 | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | 1.5 down, standard | 1.5 down, standard | |
| Politician | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| Polka with the Devil | standard | standard | |
| President Block* | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| Psychonaut* | standard | F#BBBBB | |
| Queen Chinee | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| Rad Frequency | DGDGAD, 1 down?(bass) | ||
| ----Live: | DGDGAD | DADGAD | |
| 's Numbness | DADF#AD | 6-string bass: DADF#AD? / bass: 1 down | |
| ----Live: | DADF#AD | 1 down | |
| Seethe | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Sheer Profoundity | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| She Used to be a Twin | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Shock Me | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Sideway Spiral I | EADGAD? | EADGAD? | |
| Sideway Spiral II | DGCGCD? | 1 down? | |
| Sinful, Wind-borne | EBD#G#BD# | standard | |
| Sister Confusion | 1 down | 1 down | |
| ----Live: | standard | standard | |
| Six Days on the Road | standard | standard | |
| Some Real Mindfuck | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Sonnyboy Gaybar | standard | standard | |
| Space Cadet Boogie | EBEG#BE | EBEG#BE / standard (bass) | |
| Stalemate | standard | ||
| Star Dancer vs. Car Cancer | standard | standard | |
| Starmelt, Lovelight | standard | standard | |
| Step Inside | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Step Inside Again | standard | ||
| Sterling Says | EBEG#BE | EBEG#BE / standard (bass) | |
| S.T.G. | EBDGAD | standard | |
| Summertime is Here | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Sunchild | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Sunchild (tussler)* | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| Sungravy* | DADF#AD | ||
| Superstooge* | DADADD | 1 down | |
| Taifun* | DADADE | drop-D | |
| TFC* | approx 1 down | approx 1 down | |
| The Ballad of Pat and Put | standard? | standard? | |
| The Golden Core | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | ADGCEA | standard | |
| The House at Pooneil Corners | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| The Ocean in her Eye | DACF#AD? | 1 down? | |
| The One Who Went Away | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | ADGCEA | ADGC | |
| The Nerve Tattoo | AEAC#EA | standard | |
| (this tuning can be achieved by a EBEG#BE tuning w/ capo on 5) | |||
| The Skies Are full of... Wine? | DADGAD or drop-D? | DADGAD or drop-D? | |
| The Wait | 1 down | 1 down | |
| The Wheel* | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| ----Live: | 1 down | 1 down | |
| The Wheel (accoustic live) | standard | ||
| Timothy's Monster | CCD#GBC | ? | |
| Timothy in the Magic City | FG#FFCD# | CCD#GBC | |
| Trapdoor | standard | standard | |
| True Middle | EGEEBD | EGEEBD / standard (bass) | |
| Tuesday Morning | standard | standard | |
| Un Chien d'Espace | FG#FFCD# | CCD#GBC | |
| Up Our Sleeves | 1 down | 1 down | |
| Vortex Surfer | EBDGAD | EBDGAD / standard (bass) | |
| Waiting for the One | standard | standard | |
| Waiting for the One (tussler)* | 0.5 down | 0.5 down | |
| Walking on the Water* | C#G#C#F#G#C#? | 0.5 down | |
| ----Live: | DADGAD | 1 down | |
| Wasted* | approx 1 down | approx 1 down | |
| Watching You | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Watersound* | DADF#AD | DADF#AD | |
| Wearing Yr Smell* | DADF#AD? | standard? | |
| ----Live: | EBEG#BE | standard | |
| Wishing Well | DADGAD | ||
| Workin' for MCA | 1.5 down | 1.5 down | |
| Young Man Blues | standard | standard | |
