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The song was featured as a playable song in the 2007 music video game ''Rock Band''. | The song was featured as a playable song in the 2007 music video game ''Rock Band''. | ||
===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||
Musically, "Say It Ain't So" features a reggae-ish beat under the verse vocals, which are doubled by bassist [[Matt Sharp]] in falsetto. When the chorus kicks in, a big, start-stop guitar riff mimicks the beat, and for the second and third choruses, a brief | Musically, "Say It Ain't So" features a reggae-ish beat under the verse vocals, which are doubled by bassist [[Matt Sharp]] in falsetto. When the chorus kicks in, a big, start-stop guitar riff mimicks the beat, and for the second and third choruses, a brief unison bend guitar part fills the spaces between the main riff. The guitar solo features a layered sound, much in the style of Queen guitarist Brian May, whom Rivers had expressed an affinity for. | ||
For the studio version, Cuomo double tracked Chorus vocals and left the verse vocals with one take. It is one of the songs on the debut album to not feature [[Brian Bell]] on vocals. Originally, the words "Heartbreaker, lifetaker" were echoed at the end. | For the studio version, Cuomo double tracked Chorus vocals and left the verse vocals with one take. It is one of the songs on the debut album to not feature [[Brian Bell]] on vocals. Originally, the words "Heartbreaker, lifetaker" were echoed at the end. | ||
The chord progression for the verses and chorus of the song is the following: | The chord progression for the verses and chorus of the song is the following: vi, V/vi, IV, I. | ||
==Single== | ==Single== | ||