This is one of the few songs that even non-Bruno Mars fans must have heard when the song was released back in 2012. Locked out of Heaven is a song written and sung by American musician Bruno Mars; he wrote this song for his second studio album called Unorthodox Jukebox. Bruno released this song as a lead single for his album. He took help from Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine to come up with the lyrics of the song, and the trio was also responsible for producing the same song.
Locked Out of Heaven is a reggae rock band, and somewhere, you find that it is influenced by new wave and funk genres of music. When it comes to the explanation of the song, we can easily figure out that the song was about the positive emotion that the singer is experiencing in his relationship as well as the euphoria from sex.
This song has received good reviews from critics, fans, and neutral music lovers. One peculiar thing that came out from the reviews is that lots of critics were comparing the voice of Bruno Mars with that of Sting. Also, in one of his interviews, Bruno did mention the influence of The Police when he was writing the lyrics of the song. When the song was released as a single, it went straight up to the top 10 charts in a number of countries around the world, including the USA. This was Bruno's fourth song that was able to hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100; it stayed at the top for six weeks.
In order to learn the guitar for such an iconic song from Bruno Mars, you need a talented musician as your instructor, and at Torrins, we are here to bring the best music teachers from around the world to your assistance. So, for this guitar chord lesson, you will have J.J Pattishall as your teacher, who will guide you on how to play different chords and rhythms that are present in the song. In addition to this, J.J. has divided this song lesson into 5 different parts to make it easier for you to learn all crucial aspects of it.
J.J Pattishall is a fortunate kid who was grown in a household that is filled with music. Both of his parents were active musicians; they used to jam a lot in their living room, and J.J. was there to witness all of it. J.J. holds a B.A degree from Rollins College in Orlando, where he is currently serving as an adjunct professor of Contemporary Guitar Studies.
