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Scorpions - We'll Burn The Sky second to (with tablatures and backing tracks guitar tab video
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About We'll Burn The Sky second to (with tablatures and backing tracks

Few Scorpions ballads place as much responsibility on a single clean guitar line as "We'll Burn the Sky." The song lives in E minor, and the main melodic figure asks for precise single-note phrasing with a very controlled pick attack. Keeping each note clean and even-voiced is harder than it looks, especially when the tempo shifts feel rubato rather than strictly metered. Scorpions built this track around a delicate interplay between the lead guitar and the vocal melody, so rushing even slightly will pull the two apart. The Hard Rock context might lead you to expect heavy riffing, but the real challenge here is restraint: sustaining tone without leaning on distortion, and landing vibrato gently on held notes. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the main melodic passages slowed down until your intonation and vibrato width feel consistent, then gradually bring the speed back up.

  • The song sits in E minor, rewarding players who focus on smooth legato phrasing and subtle vibrato rather than aggressive picking.
  • The lead guitar part demands careful dynamic control, as the clean tone leaves every unintended string noise or uneven note fully exposed.
  • Looping the melodic intro slowed down with the Practice Toolbar is a practical way to lock in the phrasing before adding the full emotional expression.

How to Play We'll Burn The Sky second to (with tablatures and backing tracks

The song moves through: Intro and Tokyo Tapes 100 %, Tokyo Tapes 60 %, 2 guitars 100 %, 2 guitars 60 %.

Key: E minor

It is built from a handful of distinct sections, so learn each one in blocks before stringing them together.

Use the section loop to isolate a passage and drop the speed to build each section up to tempo.

Fender Stratocaster
Guitar

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
Guitar

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
Guitar

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
Guitar

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
Guitar

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
Amp

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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