"Say It Ain't So" Intro 1 and Verse - Lead Guitar

Weezer

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Barrett Wilson

  • Time to Finish

    8:10

In this lesson, we’ll show you how to play the first intro and the verse to “Say It Ain’t So” by Weezer. It’s a pretty mellow lead, but there’s a few techniques and tricks to get through these sections.

By the end you’ll be playing:

  • C#m7, G#add#9, A/E, E and E5 chords
  • Syncopated strumming
  • Arpeggio picking
  • Percussive strumming
  • Chord anticipations
  • Hammer-ons -Slides
  • Double stops