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Scorpions - Always Somewhere - Guitar Solo Tab

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Lovedrive
1979 4:58
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Scorpions Hard Rock 1979 A minor
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About Always Somewhere

From the 1979 Lovedrive album, "Always Somewhere" is one of the more melodically delicate tracks in the Scorpions catalogue, and it rewards careful, expressive playing rather than raw aggression. The song sits in A minor at a steady 120 BPM in E Standard tuning, which keeps everything familiar but demands clean phrasing and control over dynamics. The core challenge here is not speed but feel: the clean and lightly overdriven guitar parts need a singing sustain and smooth legato to carry the melody the way the original does. Pay close attention to how the lead lines breathe between phrases, resisting the urge to fill every gap. If the main melodic passage is giving you trouble, pull it into the Practice Toolbar, slow it down, and focus on matching the phrasing and vibrato before bringing it back up to tempo. Hard Rock playing at this tempo often exposes inaccuracies that faster songs let you hide, so take your time with it.

  • The song sits in A minor in E Standard tuning at 120 BPM, so all phrasing and vibrato choices are clearly exposed at that moderate pace.
  • The lead guitar work prioritises melodic sustain and smooth vibrato over technical speed, making controlled finger pressure and pick attack the key skills to develop.
  • Practising the main melody passage slowed down with looping is especially useful here, since even small timing inconsistencies in the phrasing become obvious.

How to Play Always Somewhere

Tuning: E Standard · Key: A 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
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Fender Stratocaster

Matthias Jabs adopted Fender Stratocasters with humbuckers in later years, using their brighter character for cleaner ballad tones and more articulate lead work than his earlier Explorer guitars. The single-coil versatility lets him dial back aggression while maintaining the Scorpions' signature sustain.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

While less documented than their Custom models, the Les Paul Standard's thick body and stock humbuckers provide the warm, sustained tone the Scorpions need for layered lead harmonies and heavy power chord work in the studio.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

Matthias Jabs relied heavily on Gibson Les Paul Customs in the studio for their superior sustain and thick tonal character on solos, using the guitar's humbuckers and weight to achieve the band's signature fat, compressed lead sound.

Gibson Flying V
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Gibson Flying V

Rudolf Schenker's iconic Gibson Flying V since the mid-70s delivers his aggressive, palm-muted rhythm tone through hot PAF-style humbuckers, becoming synonymous with the Scorpions' raw, pointed attack and distinctive visual identity.

Gibson Explorer
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Gibson Explorer

Matthias Jabs built his lead style around the Gibson Explorer's angular design and humbucker tone, using the guitar's focused midrange and sustain for expressive solos before transitioning to signature ESP and Fender models.

Marshall JCM800
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Marshall JCM800

Both Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs powered the Scorpions' classic 80s sound through Marshall JCM800 heads, with Schenker running moderate preamp gain for defined rhythm crunch and Jabs pushing higher gain for lead work and sustain.

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