# Key to the Highway guitar solo

> Eric Clapton & Duane Allman's guitar solo on Key to the Highway by Derek and the Dominos (1970) starts at about 1:30. A blues classic from the 1970s.

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Derek and the Dominos, 1970, from *Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs*. Solo by *Eric Clapton & Duane Allman*.

Faded in mid-jam, this nearly ten-minute shuffle is pure unrehearsed conversation, the two guitarists swapping choruses with growing abandon.

Key to the Highway by Derek and the Dominos is #3 in our ranking of the best Derek and the Dominos guitar solos. The solo is played by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman and the song was released in 1970.

## In our lists

- [The Best Derek and the Dominos Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/derek-and-the-dominos-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [The Best Eric Clapton Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/eric-clapton-guitar-solos/) — #7
- [The Best Duane Allman Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/duane-allman-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Key to the Highway?

Eric Clapton & Duane Allman played the solo on Derek and the Dominos's Key to the Highway (1970).

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