Some songs are written in a key. Korn wrote "Here To Stay" in the key of heavy — a tuning so low your subwoofer files a workplace injury claim and your guitar quietly starts applying for a job as a bass.
This 30-second clip breaks down the intro and main riff of Korn's "Here To Stay" on guitar: that clicky, down-tuned, syncopated chug that won a Grammy and permanently rearranged nu-metal's DNA. If you've been hunting for a Korn "Here To Stay" tab, this is the groove worth nailing.
How the "Here To Stay" riff works
Korn's 7-string is tuned down a whole step (A D G C F A D), so the lowest open string is an A that sounds like it's coming from the centre of the earth. The riff lives almost entirely on that bottom string, palm-muted tight, and the whole trick is the syncopation: the accents land between the beats, not on them. The notes are almost boringly simple — the pocket is everything.
Concrete takeaway: mute hard with the heel of your picking hand, keep your foot planted on the quarter notes, and say the rhythm out loud before you play it. This groove is really a rhythm exercise wearing a distortion pedal — mostly one note, all placement, so it's worth knowing exactly where beat one actually is.
Play it right and it grooves; play it slightly wrong and it sounds like your guitar tripped down the stairs — which, honestly, is also kind of Korn. Grab the PDF and Guitar Pro file on my Patreon and go annoy a neighbour responsibly.