# Emerald Eyes guitar solo > The guitar solo on Emerald Eyes by Eric Johnson (1986) starts at about 1:50. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A rock classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Eric Johnson, 1986. Solo by *Eric Johnson*. A tender vocal track with graceful, melodic lead work. Emerald Eyes by Eric Johnson is featured in our lists. The solo is played by Eric Johnson and the song was released in 1986. ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Emerald Eyes? Eric Johnson played the solo on Eric Johnson's Emerald Eyes (1986). --- 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/)