# Broken Chairs guitar solo

> Doug Martsch's guitar solo on Broken Chairs by Built to Spill (1999) starts at about 4:30. From the album Keep It Like a Secret.

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Built to Spill, 1999, from *Keep It Like a Secret*. Solo by *Doug Martsch*.

An almost nine-minute closer where layered guitars keep circling one hypnotic figure until the ending turns into a slow, cathartic jam.

Broken Chairs by Built to Spill is #2 in our ranking of the best Built to Spill guitar solos. The solo is played by Doug Martsch and the song was released in 1999.

## In our lists

- [The Best Built to Spill Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/built-to-spill-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1999](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1999/) — #17

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Broken Chairs?

Doug Martsch played the solo on Built to Spill's Broken Chairs (1999).

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