# Tell the Truth guitar solo

> Eric Clapton & Duane Allman's guitar solo on Tell the Truth by Derek and the Dominos (1970) starts at about 2:07. A blues rock 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*.

The album version slows the band's first single to a heavy groove, with Allman's slide lines giving it a swampy, Southern bite.

Tell the Truth by Derek and the Dominos is #7 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/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Tell the Truth?

Eric Clapton & Duane Allman played the solo on Derek and the Dominos's Tell the Truth (1970).

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