Three Steps to Heaven
Eddie Cochran, 1960, from Non-album single. Solo by Eddie Cochran.
A gentle, chiming guitar part carries this posthumous UK number one, proof he could play for the song as well as show off.
Three Steps to Heaven by Eddie Cochran is #12 in our ranking of the best Eddie Cochran guitar solos. The solo is played by Eddie Cochran and the song was released in 1960.
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Who played the guitar solo on Three Steps to Heaven?
Eddie Cochran played the solo on Eddie Cochran's Three Steps to Heaven (1960).
What guitar was used on the Three Steps to Heaven solo?
A gretsch 6120, according to widely reported accounts.