# Five Long Years guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Five Long Years by Buddy Guy (1991) starts at about 2:30. From the album Damn Right, I've Got the Blues. A blues classic from the 1990s.

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Buddy Guy, 1991, from *Damn Right, I've Got the Blues*. Solo by *Buddy Guy*.

A slow blues where Guy stretches out with long sustained bends and whisper-to-roar phrasing that captures his live unpredictability.

Five Long Years by Buddy Guy is #6 in our ranking of the best Buddy Guy guitar solos. The solo is played by Buddy Guy and the song was released in 1991.

## In our lists

- [The Best Buddy Guy Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/buddy-guy-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Five Long Years?

Buddy Guy played the solo on Buddy Guy's Five Long Years (1991).

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