blink-182 - What's My Age Again - Guitar Lesson

Enema Of The State

1999 2:28

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About What's My Age Again

At 140 BPM in F major, "What's My Age Again?" is one of those deceptively simple-looking songs that exposes any sloppiness in your right hand the moment you try to play it up to speed. The entire track runs on a driving, palm-muted eighth-note rhythm with a bright, clean-to-slightly-crunchy tone, and keeping that muting consistent while switching chords cleanly is the real challenge here. The main riff and chord progression sit in open-position territory, so the fingering itself is not complicated, but the tempo demands that every chord change lands exactly on time with zero hesitation. If the transitions are tripping you up, use the Practice Toolbar to loop the troublesome section slowed down until the muscle memory is solid, then gradually push the speed back up. blink-182 built most of this track around tight, punchy Pop Rock rhythm playing, so nailing the pick attack and muting consistency will do more for your sound here than anything fancy.

• The song runs at 140 BPM in E Standard tuning, so consistent palm muting and right-hand stamina across the full track are the main physical demands.
• The chord shapes stay largely in open position, but the fast tempo means clean, precise chord transitions are essential to making the rhythm feel tight.
• Focusing on pick attack consistency is key: too light and the tone loses its punch, too heavy and the muting breaks down at this speed.