# Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out guitar solo

> Eric Clapton & Duane Allman's guitar solo on Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out by Derek and the Dominos (1970) starts at about 2:34.

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

On this classic blues standard, Allman's weeping slide answers Clapton's vocal lines as eloquently as a second singer.

Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out by Derek and the Dominos is #8 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/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out?

Eric Clapton & Duane Allman played the solo on Derek and the Dominos's Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (1970).

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