# Short Tales of the Black Forest guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Short Tales of the Black Forest by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía (1981). From the album Friday Night in San Francisco.

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Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía, 1981, from *Friday Night in San Francisco*. Solo by *John McLaughlin*.

A McLaughlin–Di Meola acoustic duet full of dizzying unison runs and humorous quotations.

Short Tales of the Black Forest by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía is #14 in our ranking of the best John McLaughlin guitar solos. The solo is played by John McLaughlin and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best John McLaughlin Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-mclaughlin-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Short Tales of the Black Forest?

John McLaughlin played the solo on Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía's Short Tales of the Black Forest (1981).

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