# Iron Man guitar solo

> Tony Iommi's guitar solo on Iron Man by Black Sabbath (1970) starts at about 2:30. From the album Paranoid. Ranked #377 of all time across 80 lists.

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

Beyond the riff, the double-tracked solo section in the uptempo middle shows Iommi's gift for pentatonic phrasing with a sinister edge.

Iron Man by Black Sabbath is ranked #377 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Tony Iommi and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #59 (Guitar Solo Legends).

## In our lists

- [The Best Black Sabbath Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/black-sabbath-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [The Best Tony Iommi Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tony-iommi-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1970](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1970/) — #19
- [The Greatest Gibson SG Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/gibson-sg-solos/) — #13

## Sources

- [Guitar Solo Legends: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/) — #59
- [RAG Music: ギターソロがかっこいい洋楽の名曲まとめ](https://www.ragnet.co.jp/world-cool-guitar-solo-songs)

### Who played the guitar solo on Iron Man?

Tony Iommi played the solo on Black Sabbath's Iron Man (1970).

### What guitar was used on the Iron Man solo?

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

### Where does Iron Man rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#377 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.

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