Mahalo guitar expert Brandon Slavinski shows you how to play "How's it Going to Be" by Third Eye Blind on the Guitar (Whole Lesson).
How to Play "How's It Going to Be" by Third Eye Blind on Guitar Videos (Intro/Verse)
"How's It Going to Be" by Third Eye Blind on Guitar (Prechorus and Chorus)
"How's It Going to Be" by Third Eye Blind (Practice Video)
The Form of the Song
"How's it Going to Be" is a single from Third Eye Blind's self-titled 1997 debut album. The song is only 4 chords and easy to play. It starts with an intro/riff and is followed by a verse and a prechorus. After the prechorus, play the main riff again, followed by another verse and prechorus before the song finally reaches the first chorus. After the first chorus, play the bridge and another chorus. The song ends on the main riff.
The progression follows the form:
Intro (Main Riff)
Verse 1
Prechorus 1
Main Riff
Verse 2
Prechorus 2
Chorus 1
Bridge
Chorus 2
Main Riff
References
Our Host: Brandon Slavinski
Meet Brandon, one of Mahalo's guitar experts. Brandon has been a professional guitar instructor since 2005 teaching private guitar lessons to hundreds of students. He owns a production company called Red Letterbox Productions, and has produced and written for many artists including Drew Seeley, the singing voice of Troy in High School Musical. Brandon has an extensive knowledge of recording, engineering, and writing music of all kinds and is currently working on his solo material as a singer and guitarist.
Chords Used in the Song
"How's it Going to Be" by 3rd Eye Blind is in the key of F major and uses the following chords: F, C, Bb and Gm.
How to Play the F Chord
How to Play the C Chord
How to Play the Gm Chord
