Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way - Guitar Lesson

The Lizard

1992 4:24

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About Love Is On The Way

Stripped back and gentle for a Saigon Kick track, "Love Is On The Way" sits in G major at a steady 120 BPM in standard tuning, making it one of the more approachable songs in the Hard Rock catalog. The heart of the song is a clean, fingerpicked or softly picked arpeggiated guitar figure that needs a light touch and even timing across each string. What catches players out is not raw difficulty but consistency: keeping the dynamics smooth and the notes ringing clearly without muddying adjacent strings. The chord voicings are relatively open, but moving between them cleanly while maintaining that delicate picking pattern is where the real work is. At 120 BPM the tempo is comfortable, yet it is easy to rush the arpeggios as the emotion of the melody builds. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the verse pattern slowed down until the pick-hand motion feels completely automatic before bringing it back up to full speed.

• The song uses E Standard tuning in G major, so open and first-position chord voicings ring naturally and suit a clean-toned acoustic or electric guitar.
• The signature part is a delicate arpeggiated picking pattern, requiring a controlled, even pick-hand technique to keep individual notes clear and balanced.
• At 120 BPM the tempo is moderate, but maintaining smooth dynamics through chord changes is the main technical challenge worth isolating in practice.