"Longview" Verses

For the verses of Green Day’s “Long View,” the guitar does a lot of resting while the bass plays the riff under the vocal. When it finally comes in, it plays a power chord progression using a triplet strum to give it a swing feel. In this lesson, we’ll show you how to play this short but crucial part.

By the end of this lesson you will have played:

• D5 and A5 chords
• Alternate strum
• Eighth note triplet strum
• Swing feel