Who Really Played That Solo? Solos Not Played by the Guitarist You'd Expect

Not every famous solo was played by the band's star guitarist. Paul McCartney, not George Harrison, played the lead on Ticket to Ride and Taxman. Brad Whitford, not Joe Perry, takes the solo on Aerosmith's Last Child. Johnny Depp plays slide on an Oasis song. This page collects the solos where the answer to 'who played that?' surprises people, each video cued to the moment.

1. 1
   Ticket to Ride

   The Beatles · solo by Paul McCartney · 1965
2. 2
   Taxman

   The Beatles · solo by Paul McCartney · 1966
3. 3
   Good Morning Good Morning

   The Beatles · solo by Paul McCartney · 1967
4. 4
   Last Child

   Aerosmith · solo by Brad Whitford · 1976
5. 5
   Kings and Queens

   Aerosmith · solo by Brad Whitford · 1977
6. 6
   Train Kept A-Rollin'

   Aerosmith · solo by Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner · 1974
7. 7
   Sweet Jane

   Lou Reed · solo by Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner · 1974
8. 8
   Hand of Fate

   The Rolling Stones · solo by Wayne Perkins · 1976
9. 9
   Hot Stuff

   The Rolling Stones · solo by Harvey Mandel · 1976
10. 10
    Sister Morphine

    The Rolling Stones · solo by Ry Cooder · 1971
11. 11
    Fade In-Out

    Oasis · solo by Johnny Depp · 1997
12. 12
    Champagne Supernova

    Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller · 1995
13. 13
    I Will Dare

    The Replacements · solo by Peter Buck · 1984
14. 14
    Alive Again

    Chicago · solo by Donnie Dacus · 1978
15. 15
    Baby's on Fire

    Brian Eno · solo by Robert Fripp · 1974
16. 16
    Fashion

    David Bowie · solo by Robert Fripp · 1980
17. 17
    Like a Rolling Stone

    Bob Dylan · solo by Mike Bloomfield · 1965
18. 18
    Forever

    Kiss · solo by Bruce Kulick · 1989
19. 19
    Heaven's on Fire

    Kiss · solo by Mark St. John · 1984
20. 20
    Baby, Please Don't Go

    Them · solo by Billy Harrison, Jimmy Page (session, disputed) · 1964
21. 21
    Get Off Your Ass and Jam

    Funkadelic · solo by Uncredited guitarist · 1975