"Self Esteem" Verse 1 & 3

The Offspring

  • Lesson Type

    song

  • Instructor

    Ozzy Carmona

  • Time to Finish

    4:02

For this lesson, we’ll show you how to play the first and third verses on “Self Esteem.” These percussive lines are played using power chords and quite a bit of muting and strumming techniques.

In this lesson you will learn:

  • G5, G5, A5, F5 and C5 chords
  • Percussive muting
  • String muting
  • Slides
  • Alternate strumming
  • 16th note strumming
  • 8th note strumming
  • Syncopated strumming
  • Palm muting
  • Chord anticipations