# Clock Strikes Ten guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Clock Strikes Ten by Cheap Trick (1977) starts at about 1:46. From the album In Color. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Cheap Trick, 1977, from *In Color*. Solo by *Rick Nielsen*.

A Saturday-night rave-up where Nielsen's rock-and-roll lead is all Chuck Berry drive filtered through arena crunch.

Clock Strikes Ten by Cheap Trick is #10 in our ranking of the best Cheap Trick guitar solos. The solo is played by Rick Nielsen and the song was released in 1977.

## In our lists

- [The Best Cheap Trick Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/cheap-trick-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Clock Strikes Ten?

Rick Nielsen played the solo on Cheap Trick's Clock Strikes Ten (1977).

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