# Take It Easy guitar solo > Bernie Leadon's guitar solo on Take It Easy by Eagles (1972) starts at about 1:39. From the album Eagles. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Eagles, 1972, from *Eagles*. Solo by *Bernie Leadon*. Leadon's B-Bender-style bends give the break a pedal-steel twang that defined early country rock. Take It Easy by Eagles is #9 in our ranking of the best Eagles guitar solos. The solo is played by Bernie Leadon and the song was released in 1972. ## In our lists - [The Best Eagles Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/eagles-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Take It Easy? Bernie Leadon played the solo on Eagles's Take It Easy (1972). --- 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/)