# Sweet Emotion guitar solo

> Joe Perry's guitar solo on Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith (1975) starts at about 3:25. From the album Toys in the Attic. Ranked #351 of all time across 80 lists.

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Aerosmith, 1975, from *Toys in the Attic*. Solo by *Joe Perry*.

Perry's talk box snarl and the slashing lead in the heavy outro section make this one of the most distinctive guitar tracks of the decade.

Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith is ranked #351 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Joe Perry and the song was released in 1975. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #33 (Top 40 Weekly).

## In our lists

- [The Best Aerosmith Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/aerosmith-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1975](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1975/) — #14
- [The Greatest Talk Box Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/talk-box-guitar-solos/) — #4

## Sources

- [Top 40 Weekly: Best 70s Guitar Solos: Top 40 Greatest of the Decade](https://top40weekly.com/best-70s-guitar-solos/) — #33
- [SiriusXM (countdown transcribed on PRS Guitars forum): 50 Baddest Guitar Solos](https://forums.prsguitars.com/threads/siriusxm-50-baddest-guitar-solos.58286/) — #34

### Who played the guitar solo on Sweet Emotion?

Joe Perry played the solo on Aerosmith's Sweet Emotion (1975).

### Where does Sweet Emotion rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#351 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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