UFO - Space Child - Guitar Solo Tab

About Space Child

"Space Child" by UFO is a slow, atmospheric piece that sits well outside the band's harder-rocking material, and that contrast is exactly what makes it worth studying. Written in E minor, the song leans on clean or lightly touched tones and a spacious, melodic approach to the guitar part rather than heavy riffing. The challenge here is not speed but control: sustaining notes with feeling, keeping your pick attack even, and letting phrases breathe. Because the tempo is relaxed, every small imprecision in intonation or vibrato is exposed, so clean execution matters more than you might expect. Work through the melodic lines phrase by phrase, using the Practice Toolbar to loop each one slowed down until the phrasing feels natural rather than mechanical. Players used to busy, distorted parts will find this a genuinely useful exercise in restraint and tone.

• Written in E minor, the song calls for a clean, controlled picking hand since the slow tempo leaves little room to hide sloppy attack or intonation.
• The melodic guitar lines prioritise sustain and vibrato over speed, making this a good piece for practising expressive single-note phrasing.
• Looping individual phrases with the Practice Toolbar at a reduced tempo is especially useful here, as the spacious feel can make timing harder to hold than it first appears.