Bon Jovi - Bed Of Roses - Guitar Solo Tab

Keep The Faith

1992 6:34

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About Bed Of Roses

Few power ballads demand as much from a guitarist's right hand as "Bed Of Roses." The song sits in G major at around 80 BPM, and much of it is built on arpeggiated chord shapes that require a steady, controlled picking or fingerpicking motion rather than strumming. Getting those arpeggios to flow evenly and not rush is the real challenge here, especially through the long verses. The chord movement is not complex on paper, but the phrasing asks you to stay relaxed and behind the beat, which takes more discipline than it sounds. Standard E tuning keeps everything accessible, but do not mistake accessible for easy. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the verse arpeggio pattern slowed down until the right-hand motion feels automatic before you worry about the full tempo. Bon Jovi crafted this as a sweeping Hard Rock ballad, and on guitar it rewards patience and attention to dynamics above all else.

• The song is built largely on arpeggiated chord shapes in G major, making consistent right-hand picking control the central technique to develop.
• At 80 BPM in standard E tuning, the tempo feels slow but that slowness exposes any unevenness in your picking or fingerpicking motion.
• The transition from the gentle verse arpeggios to the fuller, strummed chorus is a good exercise in dynamic contrast and pick-hand switching.