# I Heard It Through the Grapevine guitar solo

> John Fogerty's guitar solo on I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970) starts at about 2:20. From the album Cosmo's Factory.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1970, from *Cosmo's Factory*. Solo by *John Fogerty*.

The eleven-minute reinvention of the Motown classic lets Fogerty spin a long, brooding solo over a relentless groove.

I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival is ranked #415 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by John Fogerty and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #91 (Topito (now 10h26.com)).

## In our lists

- [The Best Creedence Clearwater Revival Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/creedence-clearwater-revival-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

- [Topito (now 10h26.com): Top 100 des plus grands solos de guitare de l'histoire (Benoit Floyd)](https://www.10h26.com/top-100-des-plus-grands-solos-de-guitare) — #91
- [Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time) — #175

### Who played the guitar solo on I Heard It Through the Grapevine?

John Fogerty played the solo on Creedence Clearwater Revival's I Heard It Through the Grapevine (1970).

### Where does I Heard It Through the Grapevine rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#415 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.

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