# You Get What You Deserve guitar solo

> Alex Chilton's guitar solo on You Get What You Deserve by Big Star (1974) starts at about 1:40. From the album Radio City. A power pop classic from the 1970s.

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Big Star, 1974, from *Radio City*. Solo by *Alex Chilton*.

Clean, chiming arpeggios and a melodic break show Chilton's gift for understated, song-serving lead playing.

You Get What You Deserve by Big Star is #11 in our ranking of the best Big Star guitar solos. The solo is played by Alex Chilton and the song was released in 1974.

## In our lists

- [The Best Big Star Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/big-star-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on You Get What You Deserve?

Alex Chilton played the solo on Big Star's You Get What You Deserve (1974).

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