# Carry On guitar solo > The guitar solo on Carry On by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970) starts at about 2:05. From the album Déjà Vu. A folk rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1970, from *Déjà Vu*. Solo by *Stephen Stills*. Stills plays driving acoustic and electric guitar through the two-part opener of Déjà Vu. Carry On is the two-part opener of Déjà Vu, and Stephen Stills plays driving acoustic and electric guitar throughout. The first section is energetic and rhythmic, with Stills' acoustic providing a relentless pulse beneath the harmonies. The second part shifts gear, and the electric guitar takes a more prominent role. It is a great example of Stills' skill as both a rhythm and lead player, and of how much of the group's instrumental drive rested on his shoulders. Listen for the transition between the two sections, where the guitar's role changes and the song opens up into a looser, more expansive groove. Carry On by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is featured in our Folk Rock (#21) list. The solo is played by Stephen Stills and the song was released in 1970. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Folk Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/folk-rock/) — #21 - [The Best Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/crosby-stills-nash-and-young-guitar-solos/) — #4 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Carry On? Stephen Stills played the solo on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Carry On (1970). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)