# Knocking at Your Back Door guitar solo

> Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on Knocking at Your Back Door by Deep Purple (1984) starts at about 3:20. From the album Perfect Strangers.

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Deep Purple, 1984, from *Perfect Strangers*. Solo by *Ritchie Blackmore*.

The reunion single features Blackmore's fluid, classically flavoured lead lines over a heavy groove.

Knocking at Your Back Door by Deep Purple is ranked #562 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1984. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #204 (Digital Dream Door).

## In our lists

- [The Best Deep Purple Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/deep-purple-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #204

### Who played the guitar solo on Knocking at Your Back Door?

Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Deep Purple's Knocking at Your Back Door (1984).

### What guitar was used on the Knocking at Your Back Door solo?

A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Knocking at Your Back Door rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#562 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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