"When I Come Around" Intro & Verse

For this lesson, we’ll show you how to play the intro and verse to “When I Come Around.” These two sections are basically the same, sharing the same progression and techniques. We’ll go deep on how to replicate Billie Joe’s classic sound, using percussive strumming and syncopation, as well as palm muting.

By the end of this lesson you will have learned:

• G5, D5, Em and C
• Eighth note strum
• Sixteenth note strum
• Palm muting
• Percussive strum
• Alternate strum