# China Girl guitar solo

> Stevie Ray Vaughan's guitar solo on China Girl by David Bowie (1983) starts at about 2:30. From the album Let's Dance. Played on a Fender Stratocaster.

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David Bowie, 1983, from *Let's Dance*. Solo by *Stevie Ray Vaughan*.

Vaughan adds stinging blues licks around the song's famous hook, grounding the gloss with real Texas grit.

China Girl by David Bowie is #11 in our ranking of the best David Bowie guitar solos. The solo is played by Stevie Ray Vaughan and the song was released in 1983.

## In our lists

- [The Best David Bowie Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/david-bowie-guitar-solos/) — #11
- [Famous Guest Guitar Solos: Legends Playing on Someone Else's Record](https://greatestsolos.com/list/famous-guest-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [Pop Songs You Didn't Know Had a Guitar Solo](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pop-songs-with-guitar-solos/) — #20

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on China Girl?

Stevie Ray Vaughan played the solo on David Bowie's China Girl (1983).

### What guitar was used on the China Girl solo?

A fender stratocaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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