Locked Out Of Heaven (Bruno Mars) Guitar Lesson with Backing Tracks + TAB

Locked Out Of Heaven Guitar Lesson + TAB

In this guitar lesson, we explore several ideas for each section—eventually, you'll be able to improvise your Locked Out Of Heaven guitar part - Try it with Backing Tracks!

Locked Out Of Heaven | TAB

There’s so much that can be done with this tune! Let’s start by examining three ideas for the intro/verse section.

Verse + Intro

The first idea uses A and Am shapes as a starting point:

The next variation moves up the strings and occasionally up the neck:

The final idea goes further up the neck for more range:

When playing live, the key is to stay flexible and move around as much as possible.

Bridge

Here’s one way to play the bridge. I like it because it builds into the chorus. On the recording, this section mainly consists of sound effects.

You can vary the first half as you did for the verse. For the new chords, try holding them as power chords or draw ideas from the upcoming chorus.

Chorus

Here are three ideas for the chorus:

This builds on the bridge, using a three-against-four rhythm. On the recording, it’s sparser with sound effects.

This variation moves to a new area and holds the last note for emphasis.

Here, longer notes are played on the low strings initially, then intensity increases halfway through.

Middle 8

The middle eight uses the same chords as the chorus. Once you’ve absorbed all the TAB, think about how you’ll interpret this section.

Before hitting the stage, try playing all of this using just my chord chart and backing track above.

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