# Ninja guitar solo > John Norum's guitar solo on Ninja by Europe (1986) starts at about 2:40. From the album The Final Countdown. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Europe, 1986, from *The Final Countdown*. Solo by *John Norum*. A bright, up-tempo track with a fast, articulate solo full of melodic sequencing. Ninja by Europe is #12 in our ranking of the best Europe guitar solos. The solo is played by John Norum and the song was released in 1986. ## In our lists - [The Best Europe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/europe-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Ninja? John Norum played the solo on Europe's Ninja (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/)