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Slipknot Alternative Metal C minor
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About Snuff

Among the quieter, more introspective pieces in the Slipknot catalogue, "Snuff" asks something different of you than their heavier material. The song sits in Drop B tuning, which means your low string drops to B while the rest of the neck stays in the same relative shape you know from standard. In C minor at 128 BPM, the feel is deliberate and unhurried, so the challenge is not speed but control, particularly in keeping your picking hand relaxed and your dynamics consistent across the arpeggiated chord work that drives the song. The fingerpicking or hybrid-picking approach in the verse requires clean note separation, and any sloppiness in your fretting hand will be exposed without heavy distortion to mask it. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the arpeggio passages slowed down until each note rings fully before you bring the tempo back up. That restraint in the Alternative Metal context is exactly what makes this one worth your time.

  • The song uses Drop B tuning, lowering the sixth string two and a half steps below standard, which shifts familiar chord shapes and requires some adjustment to your fretting hand reach.
  • The verse relies on clean arpeggiated picking rather than distorted riffing, making precise right-hand technique and consistent note separation the main technical demands.
  • At 128 BPM the tempo is moderate, so focus your practice on even dynamics and letting each note sustain fully rather than rushing through the chord changes.

How to Play Snuff

Tuning: Drop B · Key: C minor · Tempo: 128 BPM

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 128 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Telecaster
Guitar

Fender Telecaster

Jim Root's signature Fender Telecaster pairs a thick mahogany body with a single EMG 81 bridge pickup, delivering the cutting attack and tight low-end needed to cut through Slipknot's dense drop-B mix without traditional offset guitar limitations.

Fender Jazzmaster
Guitar

Fender Jazzmaster

Jim Root's bound ebony Jazzmaster signature model adds substantial mass and sustain to the offset design, housing a single EMG 81 bridge pickup and hardtail bridge that keeps his rhythm riffs locked in extreme tunings with compressed, defined aggression.

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

Mick Thomson's preferred Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier head delivers the scooped, mid-scooped tone with aggressive highs and lows that defines Slipknot's chunky, palm-muted riff style in drop-B tuning.

Orange Rockerverb
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Orange Rockerverb

Jim Root's Orange Rockerverb head provides tight, compressed gain with prominent midrange that cuts through the band's dense mix, allowing his rhythm work to stay articulate and defined alongside Mick Thomson's lower-end assault.

EMG 81
Pickup

EMG 81

Jim Root's EMG 81 bridge pickup delivers the cutting attack and tight low-end response essential for maintaining clarity in Slipknot's drop-B tunings, providing active ceramic precision for fast palm-muted passages.

EMG 60
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EMG 60

Mick Thomson's EMG 60 neck pickup in his signature Ibanez provides warm midrange clarity for lead passages, while maintaining the tight, compressed character needed to stay cohesive with his aggressive bridge-position high-output setup.

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