"Say It Ain't So" Solo - Lead Guitar

Weezer

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Barrett Wilson

  • Time to Finish

    7:07

The lead guitar solo on “Say It Ain’t So” is mostly a single note line that is enhanced with a lot of techniques. We’ll break down the whole thing in this lesson so you can play it just like Rivers Cuomo does!

You’ll be playing:

  • C#5/G#, G#5, A5 and E5 chords
  • Syncopated strumming
  • Syncopated picking
  • Alternate picking
  • Bends
  • Slides
  • Hammer-ons
  • Pull-offs
  • Vibrato
  • Chord anticipations