Always On The Run
Lenny Kravitz
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The central guitar riff in this song is built for repetition, a short, punchy phrase that locks tightly with the drums and defines the entire track's identity. Looping that riff until the attack, muting, and timing feel completely automatic is the core workout this song offers any guitarist.
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Always On The Run is one of those songs that earns its place in any practice routine because it locks together raw rock energy with a groove that stays tight no matter how loud things get. It rewards anyone willing to sit inside the pocket rather than play over it.
The track appeared on Lenny Kravitz's second album, Mama Said, released in 1991. Slash of Guns N' Roses contributes to the recording, and that collaboration gives the song an extra layer of rock credibility. Kravitz tracked nearly everything himself across his catalog, and this song reflects that hands-on, live-band-in-a-room aesthetic.
The feel is a driving eighth-note rock groove built on a repeating, hypnotic riff. The harmonic language is intentionally stripped back, leaning on power and repetition rather than chord complexity. The form is direct and the dynamics between sections are clear, making it a good song to study for how restraint and release work together in a rock arrangement.
When approaching this track, focus on locking in with the drum part from the first bar. The groove is the song. Practice each section at a comfortable feel before pushing the intensity, and pay close attention to where the arrangement breathes versus where it drives hard. Those transitions are the real lesson here.
- Artist: Lenny Kravitz
- Album: Mama Said (1991)
- Guest contributor: Slash (Guns N' Roses)
- Feel: driving eighth-note rock groove with a repeating central riff
- Arrangement philosophy: largely self-performed, live-band aesthetic
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