# Southern Girls guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Southern Girls by Cheap Trick (1977) starts at about 2:00. 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 swaggering mid-tempo rocker with a lyrical, Beatles-meets-Who lead that shows Nielsen's knack for melody over speed.

Southern Girls by Cheap Trick is #7 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/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Southern Girls?

Rick Nielsen played the solo on Cheap Trick's Southern Girls (1977).

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