Slipknot · 2019 · Studio album
We Are Not Your Kind tuning.
Drop B at concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD. 5 of 14 songs are tuned differently.
Album tuning
Drop B
At concert pitch (A 440), measured on the CD.
MeasuredFrom tabs
Tune like thisPlay alongAll 14 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
| Source | Offset | Equivalent A | Songs | Spread | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD, Roadrunner 016861741020 (EU, 2019) | +3.3 ¢ | A 440.8 | 14 | −0.3 to +4.5 ¢ | High |
Before we measured, sources said: Drop B, with no pitch given (community).
Drop B, with Critical Darling, Red Flag and Orphan in Drop A, and four interludes without a riff. The CD sits at concert pitch, and TuneLit's semitone check agrees with every song that has a riff. Not Long for This World reads about 19 ¢ flat (A ≈ 435). The Japanese edition reads the same; its bonus track All Out Life is tabbed in Drop B.
14 songs · 5 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. Insert Coin
Drop BMeasured
Notes
A short ambient intro; there is no riff to tune to.
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2. Unsainted
Drop BMeasured
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3. Birth of the Cruel
Drop BMeasured
Notes
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +31.1 ¢ (medium confidence). Tune uses the album's A 440.
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4. Death Because of Death
Different pitch
Drop B +24 ¢Measured
Notes
A short interlude; there is no riff to tune to.
Unsainted, Birth of the Cruel, Nero Forte, A Liar’s Funeral, Spiders, Not Long for This World and Solway Firth are tabbed in Drop B. Jim Root said in 2020 that the band plays its Drop A songs as a block in the middle of the set and the rest in its B tuning.
Bass: Bass Drop B +24 ¢ Tune bass
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5. Nero Forte
Drop BMeasured
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6. Critical Darling
Different tuning
Drop AMeasured
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.
Bass: Bass Drop A Tune bass
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7. A Liar’s Funeral
Drop BMeasured
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8. Red Flag
Different tuning
Drop AMeasured
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
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9. What’s Next
Drop BMeasured
Notes
A short instrumental interlude; no tab exists.
On its own, this song measures sharper: CD +10.6 ¢. Tune uses the album's A 440.
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10. Spiders
Drop BMeasured
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11. Orphan
Different tuning
Drop AMeasured
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.
The distorted guitars are tabbed in Drop A, with the bass at A E A D; one clean part in the tab is written in Drop B.
Bass: Bass Drop A Tune bass
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12. My Pain
Drop BMeasured
Notes
A slow ambient piece; no guitar tab exists.
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13. Not Long for This World
Different pitch
Drop B −19 ¢Measured
Notes
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 .062 string, or a baritone guitar.
It reads about 19 ¢ flat (A ≈ 435), unlike the rest of the album.
Unsainted, Birth of the Cruel, Nero Forte, A Liar’s Funeral, Spiders, Not Long for This World and Solway Firth are tabbed in Drop B. Jim Root said in 2020 that the band plays its Drop A songs as a block in the middle of the set and the rest in its B tuning.
Bass: Bass Drop B −19 ¢ Tune bass
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14. Solway Firth
Drop BMeasured
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 We Are Not Your Kind in?
Slipknot recorded We Are Not Your Kind (2019) in Drop B at concert pitch (A 440), measured by TuneLit on the CD. Death Because of Death uses Drop B +24 ¢; Critical Darling, Red Flag and Orphan use Drop A; Not Long for This World uses Drop B −19 ¢.
Why does We Are Not Your Kind sound out of tune with my guitar?
Death Because of Death sits about 24 cents sharp (A ≈ 446), 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.