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Slipknot · 2022 · Studio album

The End, So Far tuning.

Drop B at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 3 of 12 songs are tuned differently.

The End, So Far album cover

Album tuning

Drop B

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

MeasuredFrom tabs

Tune like thisPlay alongAll 12 songs

Bass: Bass Drop B Tune bass

String 6 sits 5 half steps below its standard E2. On a normal set (.046) it keeps only about 55 % of its usual tension and feels loose. For the usual feel use about a .061 string, or a baritone guitar.

Measured by TuneLit

At concert pitch

SourceOffsetEquivalent ASongsSpreadConfidence
CD, Roadrunner 075678637803 (EU, 2022)+2.1 ¢A 440.512+0.4 to +2.7 ¢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: Drop B, with no pitch given (community).

Drop B, with Yen and Medicine for the Dead in Drop A and the keyboard-led Adderall tabbed in E Standard. The most consistent Slipknot CD we measured: every song sits within about 7 ¢ of concert pitch, and TuneLit's semitone check agrees with every song that has a riff.

12 songs · 3 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. Adderall

    Different tuning

    E StandardMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    How to get there from the album's Drop B: String 6 up 5 half steps (B → E), String 5 up 3 half steps (F♯ → A), String 4 up 3 half steps (B → D), String 3 up 3 half steps (E → G), String 2 up 3 half steps (G♯ → B), String 1 up 3 half steps (C♯ → E).

    Tabbed in E Standard, unlike the rest of the album; the tab is little used.

    A keyboard-led song with clean singing. Its only tab, with few views on the guitar parts, is in E Standard, and so is its more-viewed bass part.

    Bass: Bass E Standard Tune bass

  2. 2. The Dying Song (Time to Sing)

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  3. 3. The Chapeltown Rag

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  4. 4. Yen

    Different tuning

    Drop AMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    How to get there from the album's Drop B: Every string down a whole step.

    String 6 sits 7 half steps below its standard E2. On a normal set (.046) it keeps only about 45 % of its usual tension and feels loose. For the usual feel use about a .069 string, or a baritone guitar.

    Drop A.

    Tabbed in Drop A on both guitars (A E A D F♯ B), with the bass at A E A D, a whole step below most of the album.

    Bass: Bass Drop A Tune bass

  5. 5. Hive Mind

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  6. 6. Warranty

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  7. 7. Medicine for the Dead

    Different tuning

    Drop AMeasured

    Tune Play along
    Notes

    How to get there from the album's Drop B: Every string down a whole step.

    String 6 sits 7 half steps below its standard E2. On a normal set (.046) it keeps only about 45 % of its usual tension and feels loose. For the usual feel use about a .069 string, or a baritone guitar.

    Drop A.

    Tabbed in Drop A on both guitars, with the bass at A E A D.

    Bass: Bass Drop A Tune bass

  8. 8. Acidic

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  9. 9. Heirloom

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  10. 10. H377

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  11. 11. De Sade

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

  12. 12. Finale

    Drop BMeasured

    Tune Play along

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 End, So Far in?

Slipknot recorded The End, So Far (2022) in Drop B at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Adderall uses E Standard; Yen and Medicine for the Dead use Drop A.