"Down With the Sickness" is a nu metal song[REF][REF][REF] that features a famous "ooh-wah-ah-ah-ah" staccato noise from Disturbed's singer David Draiman at the end of the intro, which reappears from time to time throughout the song [REF].
Guitarist Dan Donegan has mentioned that the tuning for the guitar "is drop C-sharp.. your bottom five strings are half a step down and your low string will be dropped to C-sharp."[REF]