Discipline
Required String Notes:C - G - D - A - E - G
Tune to New Standard Tuning (CGDAEG)Tuning Note Frequencies
Tune each guitar string to these exact pitch frequencies to play “Discipline”.
| String | Note Pitch | Exact Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| String 6 | C2 | 65.41 Hz |
| String 5 | G2 | 98.00 Hz |
| String 4 | D3 | 146.83 Hz |
| String 3 | A3 | 220.00 Hz |
| String 2 | E4 | 329.63 Hz |
| String 1 | G4 | 392.00 Hz |
Song Overview & Tuning Breakdown
The title track of King Crimson's 1981 album, built from two guitars in shifting, overlapping time signatures. Fripp's New Standard Tuning gives the piece its bright, harp-like ring and lets the fifths-based patterns lock together into hypnotic polymetric loops.
Key Chord Voicings:
Interlocking polymeter in NSTCyclic fifth-based motifs
Looking for tabs or chords?Search Ultimate Guitar
More Songs by King Crimson
Explore other guitar tunings recorded by King Crimson:
Custom Tuning (EADGBC)Intermediate
EADGBCNo Capo
Other Songs in New Standard Tuning (CGDAEG)
Once tuned to C - G - D - A - E - G, try playing these tracks next: