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A collection of GRUB init tunes
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http://wiki.thorx.net/wiki/GRUB

Super Mario

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="1000 334 1 334 1 0 1 334 1 0 1 261 1 334 1 0 1 392 2 0 4 196 2"

Demo

Super Mario - Coin

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="600 988 1 1319 8"

Demo

Super Mario - Mushroom

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="1750 523 1 392 1 523 1 659 1 784 1 1047 1 784 1 415 1 523 1 622 1 831 1 622 1 831 1 1046 1 1244 1 1661 1 1244 1 466 1 587 1 698 1 932 1 1195 1 1397 1 1865 1 1397 1"

Demo

Close Encounters

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="220 900 2 1000 2 800 2 400 2 600 3"

Demo

Für Elise

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 420 1 400 1 420 1 400 1 420 1 315 1 370 1 335 1 282 3 180 1 215 1 282 1 315 3 213 1 262 1 315 1 335 3 213 1 420 1 400 1 420 1 400 1 420 1 315 1 370 1 335 1 282 3 180 1 215 1 282 1 315 3 213 1 330 1 315 1 282 3"

Demo

Star Wars: Imperial March

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 4 440 4 440 4 349 3 523 1 440 4 349 3 523 1 440 8 659 4 659 4 659 4 698 3 523 1 415 4 349 3 523 1 440 8"

Demo

Wolfenstein 3D

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="300 131 1 196 1 196 1 196 1 294 1 196 1 294 1 196 1 131 1"

Demo

Mall (Nothing Special)

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="180 440 1 554 1 659 1"

Demo

My Little Pony

GRUB_INIT_TUNE="2400 587 18 554 4 587 8 659 12 587 16 0 10 587 4 659 4 740 8 587 4 784 12 740 8 659 8 587 4 740 20 587 40"

Demo

@Zwero1
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Zwero1 commented Aug 23, 2025

surasshu - eek!

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rude buster

3000 0 1 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 92 8 220 1 246 1 329 1 185 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 92 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 0 2 220 1 246 1 329 1 185 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 98 8 261 1 196 1 146 1 98 1 0 2 98 12 220 1 246 1 329 1 98 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 98 8 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 277 1 370 1 196 1 277 1 370 1 196 1 277 1 370 1 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 61 8 138 1 146 1 220 1 123 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 61 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 0 2 138 1 146 1 220 1 123 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 69 8 261 1 196 1 146 1 138 1 0 2 69 12 155 1 174 1 233 1 138 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 82 6 92 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 220 1 277 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 92 8 220 1 246 1 329 1 185 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 92 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 0 2 220 1 246 1 329 1 185 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 98 8 261 1 196 1 146 1 98 1 0 2 98 12 220 1 246 1 329 1 98 1 0 2 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 98 8 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 277 1 370 1 196 1 277 1 370 1 196 1 277 1 370 1 261 1 196 1 73 1 146 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 146 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 146 1 0 6 261 1 196 1 69 1 138 1 164 1 207 1 246 1 138 1 164 1 207 1 246 1 138 1 164 1 207 1 246 1 138 1 164 1 207 1 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 0 8 261 1 196 1 92 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 329 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 329 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 329 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 329 1 185 1 220 1 277 1 329 1 185 1 261 1 196 1 146 1 110 1 207 2 0 6 185 1 220 2 185 1 220 2 185 1 220 2 185 1
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(note : i did NOT do this by hand, i used a dev build of furnace)

@unique-EJ
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Mall / Customer Service call sounds good to me as

https://breadmaker.github.io/grub-tune-tester/?tune=170%20440%201%20554%201%20659%202 ( 170 440 1 554 1 659 2 )

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unique-EJ commented Sep 2, 2025 •
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ℹ️ Iconic opening of Richard Strauss's "Also sprach Zarathustra". Demo is here.

@maimere
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maimere commented Sep 4, 2025

Classic Game Boy opening tune (demo)
600 1046 1 2093 5

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