# Electric Funeral guitar solo

> Tony Iommi's guitar solo on Electric Funeral by Black Sabbath (1970) starts at about 2:30. From the album Paranoid. Played on a Gibson SG through a Laney amp.

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Black Sabbath, 1970, from *Paranoid*. Solo by *Tony Iommi*.

Crawling wah-wah riffing and lead lines create a nightmarish atmosphere before an uptempo lead break.

Electric Funeral by Black Sabbath is #14 in our ranking of the best Black Sabbath guitar solos. The solo is played by Tony Iommi and the song was released in 1970.

## In our lists

- [The Best Black Sabbath Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/black-sabbath-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Electric Funeral?

Tony Iommi played the solo on Black Sabbath's Electric Funeral (1970).

### What guitar was used on the Electric Funeral solo?

A gibson sg through a Laney amp, according to widely reported accounts.

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