# Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? guitar solo > Eric Clapton & Duane Allman's guitar solo on Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? by Derek and the Dominos (1970) starts at about 1:15. Canonical URL: Derek and the Dominos, 1970, from *Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs*. Solo by *Eric Clapton & Duane Allman*. An uptempo rocker whose extended outro lets Clapton and Allman chase each other at full throttle. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? by Derek and the Dominos is ranked #435 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #58 (Digital Dream Door). ## In our lists - [The Best Derek and the Dominos Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/derek-and-the-dominos-guitar-solos/) — #4 - [The Best Duane Allman Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/duane-allman-guitar-solos/) — #15 ## Sources - [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #58 ### Who played the guitar solo on Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? Eric Clapton & Duane Allman played the solo on Derek and the Dominos's Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad? (1970). ### Where does Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad rank among the greatest guitar solos? #435 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)