Europe - Prisoners In Paradise - Guitar Solo Tab

Prisoners In Paradise

1991 5:37

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About Prisoners In Paradise

At 120 BPM in D minor, "Prisoners In Paradise" sits in a mid-tempo melodic groove that suits clean arpeggiated picking as much as it does the heavier choruses. The song rewards a guitarist who can move between a delicate, ringing touch in the verses and a fuller, more driven approach when the dynamics open up. E Standard tuning keeps everything accessible, but the challenge is in the feel: holding back slightly and letting notes breathe rather than rushing through the chord changes. Europe built their later work around this kind of nuanced dynamic control, and this track is a good example of that shift toward more mature Hard Rock writing. Pay close attention to the transitions between the clean and heavier sections. If the arpeggiated picking in the verses feels uneven, set up a loop with the Practice Toolbar, slow it down, and focus on keeping your pick attack consistent across all six strings.

• The song sits in D minor at 120 BPM in E Standard tuning, making the chord shapes straightforward but the dynamic control between sections the real challenge.
• Arpeggiated clean picking in the verse sections requires a controlled, even pick attack, so practising those passages slowly is more productive than running them at full speed.
• The arrangement contrasts delicate picked passages with driven power-chord choruses, so practising smooth transitions between clean and gained tones is a key focus.