Fairies Wear Boots
Black Sabbath, 1970, from Paranoid. Solo by Tony Iommi.
The jazzy opening jam and extended wah-inflected solo reveal the band's blues-jam roots under the heaviness.
Fairies Wear Boots by Black Sabbath is #11 in our ranking of the best Black Sabbath guitar solos. The solo is played by Tony Iommi and the song was released in 1970.
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Who played the guitar solo on Fairies Wear Boots?
Tony Iommi played the solo on Black Sabbath's Fairies Wear Boots (1970).
What guitar was used on the Fairies Wear Boots solo?
A gibson sg through a Laney amp, according to widely reported accounts.