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Great White - Lady Red Light - Guitar Solo Tab

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Once Bitten
1987 4:55
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Great White Hard Rock 1987 E minor
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About Lady Red Light

From the 1987 album "Once Bitten," "Lady Red Light" puts Great White in confident Hard Rock territory, built around a driving groove in E minor at a steady 120 BPM. That tempo is comfortable enough to feel relaxed, but the rhythm guitar work demands tight palm muting and precise pick attack to keep the pulse locked in throughout. The riff itself leans heavily on the low E string, so staying in E Standard tuning keeps everything resonant and full. Pay close attention to the transitions between the verse riff and the chorus, where the chord movement can trip up players who have not really internalized the groove yet. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop those transitions slowed down until the shifts feel automatic. The lead work rewards attention to phrasing and vibrato, so focus on making each note sing before worrying about speed.

  • The song sits in E minor in E Standard tuning, so the open low E string is a natural anchor for the main riff.
  • At 120 BPM the tempo is approachable, but clean palm muting on the rhythm part is essential to get the right feel.
  • The lead guitar sections reward working on vibrato and note choice rather than speed, making them good focused practice material.

How to Play Lady Red Light

The song moves through: Intro, Full speed, 60% speed.

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
Guitar

Fender Stratocaster

Mark Kendall deployed the Stratocaster selectively for certain Great White tracks, leveraging its bright, cutting tone where the Les Paul's warmth wouldn't fit the song's character. Its single-coil bite provided textural variety within the band's otherwise thick, humbucker-driven sound.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Standard

Kendall's signature instrument, the Les Paul Standard delivers the warm, sustained lead tone that defines Great White's arena rock sound through its thick body and PAF-style humbuckers. Its natural sustain pairs perfectly with high-volume Marshall stack saturation for singing, compressed leads.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
Guitar

Gibson Les Paul Custom

The Les Paul Custom offers the same thick, singing tone as the Standard with slightly increased weight and sustain, ideal for Great White's power-based lead approach. Its construction reinforces the compressed, sustained character that made Kendall's solos memorable.

Marshall JCM800
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Marshall JCM800

Great White's tone foundation, the JCM800 2203 head run hard into its power amp creates natural tube saturation and speaker breakup without channel switching or complexity. This straightforward approach forces tone control through touch and amp settings, defining the band's raw, powerful sound.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Kendall uses the Cry Baby sparingly for accent and texture rather than as a primary effect, keeping Great White's sound rooted in fundamental tone control. Its occasional deployment showcases how minimal effects enhance rather than define the band's solid-state power.

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