"Brain Stew" Verse 4 - Rhythm

Green Day

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Nikki Stevens

  • Time to Finish

    3:14

On the fourth verse of Green Day’s “Brain Stew,” the rhythm guitar part is very similar to what you’ve been playing on the previous verses, but with one slight variation in the very last bar. We’ll show you how it goes in this lesson.

By the end, you’ll be playing:

  • A5, G5, F#5, F5 and E5 chords
  • Strum hand string muting
  • Fret hand string muting
  • Alternate strumming
  • Slides
  • 16th note strumming