# Heartache Tonight guitar solo

> Joe Walsh's guitar solo on Heartache Tonight by Eagles (1979) starts at about 1:43. From the album The Long Run. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Eagles, 1979, from *The Long Run*. Solo by *Joe Walsh*.

Walsh's gritty slide cuts through the stomping, hand-clapped groove of the band's last No. 1 single of the era.

Heartache Tonight by Eagles is #13 in our ranking of the best Eagles guitar solos. The solo is played by Joe Walsh and the song was released in 1979.

## In our lists

- [The Best Eagles Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/eagles-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Heartache Tonight?

Joe Walsh played the solo on Eagles's Heartache Tonight (1979).

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