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Motley Crue - Too Young To Fall In Love - Guitar Lesson

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Shout At The Devil album cover
Shout At The Devil
1983 3:36
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Motley Crue Hard Rock 1983 E minor
Capo Advisor 0 E minor · Original key

About Too Young To Fall In Love

From the 1983 "Shout At The Devil" album, this Hard Rock track from Motley Crue sits in E minor at a steady 120 BPM, making it a solid target for guitarists who want to work on riff-driven playing without a punishing tempo. The song is built around a driving, palm-muted riff that keeps a tight low-end chug throughout, so your right-hand muting technique is the real focus here. Getting that muted attack consistent and punchy is what separates a flat runthrough from something that actually sounds like the record. The chorus opens things up with fuller chords, so you need to shift smoothly between that chugging verse feel and a bigger, more open strumming approach. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the transition between verse riff and chorus slowed down until the shift feels automatic. E Standard tuning means no retuning required, so you can get straight to work.

  • The song is in E Standard tuning, so no retuning is needed before you start learning it.
  • Palm-muted, low-string riffing is the core technique demanded throughout the verse sections.
  • At 120 BPM the tempo is moderate, making it a practical song for drilling right-hand muting consistency.

How to Play Too Young To Fall In Love

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

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

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
Guitar

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
Guitar

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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