TUNELIT

Korn · 1998 · Studio album

Follow the Leader tuning.

A Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 13 songs are tuned differently.

Follow the Leader album cover

Album tuning

A Standard +4 ¢

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

MeasuredWidely reported

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 13 songs

Bass: 5-string bass A Standard +4 ¢ Tune bass

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD 1 of the special edition, Epic/Immortal EPC 491221 9 (1999, Europe)+4.4 ¢A 441.113+2.2 to +7.7 ¢Medium
 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: A Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).

The original CD opens with twelve short silent tracks, so the album starts at track 13 (It's On!) and ends at track 25 (My Gift to You, with a hidden cover of Earache My Eye after it). Produced by Steve Thompson and Toby Wright. The CD sits about 4 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 441), close to concert pitch.

13 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. 13. It's On!

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  2. 14. Freak on a Leash

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  3. 15. Got the Life

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  4. 16. Dead Bodies Everywhere

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  5. 17. Children of the Korn

    Different pitch

    A StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    With Ice Cube. Measured at concert pitch, about 8 ¢ below the album.

    Songsterr has It's On!, Freak on a Leash, Got the Life and the rest on 7-strings a whole step down (A D G C F A D); Ultimate Guitar's tabs of Children of the Korn say the same.

    Bass: 5-string bass A Standard Tune bass

  6. 18. B.B.K.

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  7. 19. Pretty

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  8. 20. All in the Family

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    With Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit.

  9. 21. Reclaim My Place

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  10. 22. Justin

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  11. 23. Seed

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along

  12. 24. Cameltosis

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    With Tre Hardson of The Pharcyde. The only Songsterr tab, with few views, is in 7-string standard (B E A D G B E); every other song of the album is tabbed a whole step lower.

    On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +17.5 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's +4 ¢.

  13. 25. My Gift to You

    A Standard +4 ¢Measured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    Followed, after a long silence, by a hidden cover of Cheech & Chong's Earache My Eye.

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 Follow the Leader in?

Korn recorded Follow the Leader (1998) in A Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Children of the Korn uses A Standard.