# Fireball guitar solo

> Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on Fireball by Deep Purple (1971) starts at about 2:03. From the album Fireball. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Deep Purple, 1971, from *Fireball*. Solo by *Ritchie Blackmore*.

A compact, frantic burst over Paice's double-kick groove, it packs the band's intensity into barely three minutes.

Fireball by Deep Purple is #13 in our ranking of the best Deep Purple guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1971.

## In our lists

- [The Best Deep Purple Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/deep-purple-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Fireball?

Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Fireball (1971).

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