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out of tune

producing incorrect musical notes

If a voice or instrument is out of tune, it produces notes that are not musically correct.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why does this song sound strange?

The piano is slightly out of tune.

Play the conversation

Her guitar sounded out of tune after being left in the car.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The piano is out ‸ tune.

Say: The piano is out of tune.

Keep the preposition “of” in this fixed phrase.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be out of tune; sound out of tune

Your turn: say it out loud

Her guitar sounded out of tune after being left in the car.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

out of tune

producing incorrect musical notes

“Her guitar sounded out of tune after being left in the car.”

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