# Till Tom Special guitar solo

> Charlie Christian's guitar solo on Till Tom Special by Benny Goodman Sextet (1940). From the album Till Tom Special (single). Played on a Gibson ES-250.

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Benny Goodman Sextet, 1940, from *Till Tom Special (single)*. Solo by *Charlie Christian*.

Christian's lines over this up-tempo riff are crisp and inventive, anchoring the sextet's front line. It is a textbook of swing-era guitar vocabulary.

Till Tom Special by Benny Goodman Sextet is #10 in our ranking of the best Charlie Christian guitar solos. The solo is played by Charlie Christian and the song was released in 1940.

## In our lists

- [The Best Charlie Christian Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/charlie-christian-guitar-solos/) — #10
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1940](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1940/) — #3

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Till Tom Special?

Charlie Christian played the solo on Benny Goodman Sextet's Till Tom Special (1940).

### What guitar was used on the Till Tom Special solo?

A gibson es-250, according to widely reported accounts.

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