"Reptilia" Verse 2- Lead Guitar

The Strokes

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Dan Ellis

  • Time to Finish

    3:26

For the second verse of “Reptilia” the lead guitar takes on a more rhythmic groove that uses string muting and backbeat strumming before returning to the lead part from the first verse. We’ll show you exactly what to do.

By the end of the lesson, you’ll be playing:

  • E and B5 chords
  • String muting
  • Double stops
  • Syncopated strumming
  • Eighth note strumming
  • Slides
  • Backbeat strumming