# Mr. Sandman guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Mr. Sandman by Chet Atkins (1954). From the album A Session with Chet Atkins. Played on a Gretsch. A country classic from the 1950s.

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Chet Atkins, 1954, from *A Session with Chet Atkins*. Solo by *Chet Atkins*.

A dazzling arrangement where the melody, bass and chords come from one guitar, with playful harmonics that became a fingerstyle rite of passage.

Mr. Sandman by Chet Atkins is #2 in our ranking of the best Chet Atkins guitar solos. The solo is played by Chet Atkins and the song was released in 1954.

## In our lists

- [The Best Chet Atkins Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/chet-atkins-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1954](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1954/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Mr. Sandman?

Chet Atkins played the solo on Chet Atkins's Mr. Sandman (1954).

### What guitar was used on the Mr. Sandman solo?

A gretsch, according to widely reported accounts.

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