Korn · 2013 · Studio album
The Paradigm Shift tuning.
A Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 2 of 11 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
A Standard
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredWidely reported
Tune like thisPlay alongAll 11 songs
Bass: 5-string bass A Standard Tune bass
Measured by TuneLit
At concert pitch
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD of the limited edition, Universal UICO-1259 (2013, Japan) | +1.4 ¢ | A 440.4 | 11 | −0.1 to +4.6 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: A Standard, with no pitch given (widely reported).
Head's return, produced by Don Gilmore. The CD is at concert pitch (about 1 ¢ sharp); It's All Wrong reads about 12 ¢ sharp, and Lullaby for a Sadist, tabbed a whole step higher in B Standard, about 11 ¢ sharp.
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. Prey for Me
A StandardMeasured
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2. Love & Meth
A StandardMeasured
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3. What We Do
A StandardMeasured
Notes
The Songsterr tab puts the guitars in 7-string standard (B E A D G B E) but the bass in A D G C F; the higher-rated Ultimate Guitar tab keeps the album's A D G C F A D.
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4. Spike in My Veins
A StandardMeasured
Notes
Written by Jonathan Davis on 6-string guitars, in standard tuning and Drop D according to an Ultimate Guitar tab; the band's version is tabbed in A D G C F A D.
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5. Mass Hysteria
A StandardMeasured
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6. Paranoid and Aroused
A StandardMeasured
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7. Never Never
A StandardMeasured
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8. Punishment Time
A StandardMeasured
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9. Lullaby for a Sadist
Different tuning
B Standard +11 ¢Measured
Notes
How to get there from the album's A Standard: Every string up a whole step.
Measured about 11 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442.7). TuneLit's check from the audio hears B as the lowest note, often, and almost no A, which fits the tabs' B Standard.
Both tabs put this song in 7-string standard tuning (B E A D G B E), a whole step above the rest of the album: Songsterr for the acoustic and electric guitars and the bass, Ultimate Guitar from studio footage of Munky playing it.
Bass: 5-string bass B Standard +11 ¢ Tune bass
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10. Victimized
A StandardMeasured
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11. It's All Wrong
Different pitch
A Standard +12 ¢Measured
Notes
Measured about 12 ¢ sharp (A ≈ 442.9).
Prey for Me, Victimized, Love & Meth, Never Never and most other songs are tabbed on 7-strings a whole step down (A D G C F A D).
Bass: 5-string bass A Standard +12 ¢ Tune bass
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 The Paradigm Shift in?
Korn recorded The Paradigm Shift (2013) in A Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Lullaby for a Sadist uses B Standard +11 ¢; It's All Wrong uses A Standard +12 ¢.
Why does The Paradigm Shift sound out of tune with my guitar?
Lullaby for a Sadist sits about 11 cents sharp (A ≈ 443), so a guitar tuned to A 440 clashes with it. The Tune buttons on this page set the tuner's reference to match the record, song by song, so you only tune the strings.