Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby - Guitar Solo Tab

New Jersey (Deluxe Edition)

1988 4:40

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About Born To Be My Baby

From the 1988 "New Jersey" album, "Born To Be My Baby" sits right in the wheelhouse of Bon Jovi's anthemic Hard Rock sound: big open chords, a singalong feel, and rhythm playing that has to stay tight to hold the whole thing together. The song sits in E major with standard tuning, and at 120 BPM it has a confident mid-tempo stride that punishes sloppy strumming more than a faster track would. The chord changes themselves are not complicated, but keeping the right-hand rhythm locked in and every transition clean is where the real work is. Pay close attention to the pick attack and how much ring you allow between chords, because the wide-open key of E means things can turn muddy quickly. For the transitions that catch you, set up a short loop in the Practice Toolbar and work them slowed down before bringing them up to full tempo. Getting comfortable here builds the kind of rhythm-guitar stamina that serves you across the whole genre.

• Played in E standard tuning and the key of E major, the song rewards open-chord voicings that give the rhythm parts their full, resonant sound.
• At 120 BPM the mid-tempo groove demands consistent right-hand rhythm; even small timing inconsistencies become noticeable against the steady pulse.
• The chord progressions are beginner-to-intermediate friendly, making this a strong song for drilling clean transitions and confident strumming at a musical tempo.