# Ain't Living Long Like This guitar solo

> Albert Lee's guitar solo on Ain't Living Long Like This by Emmylou Harris (1978) starts at about 1:47. From the album Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town.

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Emmylou Harris, 1978, from *Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town*. Solo by *Albert Lee*.

Lee's twangy, hard-charging fills and break give Rodney Crowell's outlaw song real bite.

Ain't Living Long Like This by Emmylou Harris is #4 in our ranking of the best Albert Lee guitar solos. The solo is played by Albert Lee and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best Albert Lee Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/albert-lee-guitar-solos/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Ain't Living Long Like This?

Albert Lee played the solo on Emmylou Harris's Ain't Living Long Like This (1978).

### What guitar was used on the Ain't Living Long Like This solo?

A fender telecaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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