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About Home Sweet Home - Solo

The piano ballad side of "Home Sweet Home" might get the headlines, but Mick Mars's guitar solo is the emotional centrepiece that rewards serious study. Sitting in Db major at a slow 60 BPM, the solo asks you to slow down and phrase every note with intention rather than speed. In E Standard tuning, nothing is awkward to finger, so the challenge is almost entirely expressive: sustain, vibrato width and timing, and knowing when to let a note breathe. That kind of restrained, melodic playing is harder to pull off convincingly than any fast run. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the solo at a reduced speed so you can focus on matching the phrasing and vibrato before bringing it back up to tempo. Motley Crue recorded this as part of their 1985 album Theatre of Pain, and it became one of the defining power ballads of Hard Rock. Getting the tone warm and slightly compressed will help you capture that singing, sustained quality the solo is built around.

  • The solo sits at a slow 60 BPM in Db major, making phrasing and sustain far more important than technical speed.
  • E Standard tuning keeps all the fingering comfortable, so your practice energy should go into vibrato control and note shaping.
  • A warm, compressed lead tone with good sustain is key to replicating the singing, held-note quality of the solo.

How to Play Home Sweet Home - Solo

Tuning: E Standard · Key: Db major · Tempo: 60 BPM

Loop each section and focus on clean, even timing rather than speed, with the metronome at 60 BPM.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Mick Mars used custom Fender Stratocasters with humbucker pickups for specific recordings, providing tonal variety beyond his signature Les Paul thickness. The Strat's brighter character offered alternative textures while maintaining the aggressive humbucker-driven attack essential to Motley Crue's sound.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Mars' primary weapon throughout Motley Crue's career, the Les Paul Standard delivered the thick, sustained rhythm tones and warm PAF-style humbucker attack that define the band's heavy metal foundation. Its stock Gibson electronics and natural resonance let the cranked Marshall amp create the signature crunch without additional processing.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

Mars' most iconic guitar choice, the black and white Les Paul Customs from the late 70s and 80s provided the dense, aggressive tones that powered Motley Crue's biggest hits. The custom model's weight and construction contributed to the sustained, sludgy rhythm guitar sound that became the band's sonic trademark.

Marshall JCM800
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Marshall JCM800

The core of Mick Mars' legendary tone, his heavily modified JCM800 heads with scooped mids and cranked preamp gain created Motley Crue's characteristic thick, saturated crunch. Driven hard with a Les Paul's humbuckers, this combination produced the warm yet aggressive distortion that defined 80s hair metal.

Soldano SLO-100
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Soldano SLO-100

Mars adopted the Soldano SLO-100 in later years for its smoother, more refined high-gain character compared to the Marshall's rawer saturation. The Soldano's tighter response and cleaner articulation suited Motley Crue's evolution while maintaining the band's heavy, sustain-driven aesthetic.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Featured prominently on 'Kickstart My Heart' intro and various solos, Mars' Dunlop Cry Baby wah pedal added dynamic expression to his otherwise amp-driven tone. The wah's sweeping character became an iconic texture in Motley Crue's arsenal of lead guitar effects.

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