Europe - Open Your Heart - Guitar Solo Tab

Wings Of Tomorrow

1984 4:07

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About Open Your Heart

From the 1984 album Wings Of Tomorrow, "Open Your Heart" sits squarely in the melodic hard-rock style that Europe were building their reputation on at the time. Running at 120 BPM in A major on a standard E tuning, the song has a bright, driving feel that rewards clean picking discipline as much as raw energy. The rhythm parts rely on tight, consistent strumming with crisp chord changes, so keeping your right hand locked in at tempo is the first thing to nail. Lead work in this track calls for smooth, singable phrasing rather than speed for its own sake, which means controlling your vibrato and sustain matters more than finger velocity. If the transitions between rhythm and lead sections feel rushed, use the Practice Toolbar to loop those passages slowed down until the muscle memory is solid. As a piece of Hard Rock from this era, it also rewards attention to tone: a clean but slightly overdriven sound will sit closer to the original feel than a heavily saturated one.

• Played in E Standard tuning in the key of A major, so no retuning is needed and open-A voicings ring naturally throughout.
• At 120 BPM the rhythm parts demand consistent right-hand strumming control, making it a solid exercise in steady tempo and clean chord changes.
• The lead phrasing prioritises melodic sustain and vibrato over speed, so focusing on note expression will get you closer to the feel than sheer technique.