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About Centuries

"Centuries" is a rock anthem by Fall Out Boy, released in 2014 as the lead single from their sixth studio album, American Beauty/American Psycho. The track reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and hit number one on the UK Rock and Metal Chart, earning quadruple Platinum certification from the RIAA. Its driving guitar riffs and anthemic energy make it a rewarding study in modern rock rhythm playing and power chord progressions for electric guitarists.

  • "Centuries" was Fall Out Boy's first top-ten US hit in eight years, following "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" in 2007.
  • The song was certified quadruple Platinum by the RIAA, reflecting its massive mainstream and rock radio crossover appeal.
  • "Centuries" reached number one on the UK Rock and Metal Chart, highlighting its strong reception among rock guitar audiences.

How to Play Centuries

Tuning: Eb Standard · Key: Eb minor · Tempo: 120 BPM

Tuned down to Eb Standard, "Centuries" is built around a driving power-chord progression in Eb minor, and the main challenge is locking the rhythm guitar feel tightly to the kick drum to capture that anthemic, punchy momentum at 120 bpm. The intro and verse riffs use a repeating moveable power-chord shape, so nail the picking-hand attack and muting first before worrying about chord changes. The pre-chorus transition is where most players rush, so loop that section specifically until the shift into the chorus feels automatic. Keep your fretting-hand muting tight between chord stabs to avoid unwanted string noise, which tends to stand out at this tempo.

Use the section loop to isolate a passage, drop the speed below 100%, and set the metronome to 120 BPM to build it up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

While Joe Trohman prefers offset body designs, a Stratocaster's versatility could serve Fall Out Boy's layered approach, though its body shape doesn't suit his palm-muted texture-heavy style as naturally as his Jazzmaster and Telecaster choices.

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Fender Telecaster

Trohman uses the Telecaster for its bright, articulate single-coil tone that cuts through dense mixes while maintaining clarity in palm-muted passages, essential for Fall Out Boy's rhythm-focused, layered production style.

Fender Jazzmaster
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Fender Jazzmaster

The Jazzmaster's natural jangle and midrange emphasis perfectly complement Trohman's texture-heavy approach, allowing individual notes to pierce through while the offset body suits his controlled aggression better than traditional designs.

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Boss DS-1 Distortion

Trohman sets the Boss DS-1 for light to moderate drive rather than heavy gain, blending it with effects processing to create Fall Out Boy's thick, layered tones while maintaining clean headroom and articulation through the band's dense arrangements.

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