# Warning guitar solo

> Tony Iommi's guitar solo on Warning by Black Sabbath (1970) starts at about 2:50. From the album Black Sabbath. Ranked #549 of all time across 80 lists.

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

A lengthy improvised solo in the Aynsley Dunbar cover shows Iommi stretching out as a blues jammer on the debut.

Warning by Black Sabbath is ranked #549 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 1 lists, placing as high as #154 (Digital Dream Door).

## In our lists

- [The Best Black Sabbath Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/black-sabbath-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #154

### Who played the guitar solo on Warning?

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

### What guitar was used on the Warning solo?

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

### Where does Warning rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#549 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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