TUNELIT

Korn · 2011 · Studio album

The Path of Totality tuning.

A Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 1 of 11 songs are tuned differently.

The Path of Totality album cover

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

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD of the CD + DVD special edition, Roadrunner RR 7728-5 (2011, Europe)−3.8 ¢A 43911−9.2 to −0.9 ¢High
 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).

Korn with dubstep and electronic producers (Skrillex, Noisia, Excision, Downlink, Feed Me, 12th Planet, Kill the Noise): Munky's 7-string riffs sit under heavy synth bass, so many songs have few open guitar notes. The CD is at concert pitch (about 4 ¢ flat). Bleeding Out drops the low string to G.

11 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. 1. Chaos Lives in Everything

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Skrillex.

  2. 2. Kill Mercy Within

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Noisia.

  3. 3. My Wall

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Excision.

  4. 4. Narcissistic Cannibal

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Skrillex and Kill the Noise.

    On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −10.2 ¢. Tune uses the album's A 440.

  5. 5. Illuminati

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Excision and Downlink.

  6. 6. Burn the Obedient

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Noisia.

  7. 7. Sanctuary

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Downlink.

    On its own, this song measures flatter: CD −17.6 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 440.

  8. 8. Let's Go

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Noisia.

  9. 9. Get Up!

    A StandardMeasured

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    With Skrillex.

  10. 10. Way Too Far

    A StandardMeasured

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    With 12th Planet.

  11. 11. Bleeding Out

    Different tuning

    Drop GMeasured

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    How to get there from the album's A Standard: String 7 down a whole step (A → G); the other strings stay.

    With Feed Me.

    Both tabs drop the 7-string's low A a whole step to G (G D G C F A D), the only drop tuning on a Korn studio album; neither has a bass part, so the bass shown is the album's.

    Bass: 5-string bass A Standard 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 Path of Totality in?

Korn recorded The Path of Totality (2011) in A Standard at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Bleeding Out uses Drop G.