# Tale in Hard Time guitar solo

> Richard Thompson's guitar solo on Tale in Hard Time by Fairport Convention (1969) starts at about 1:50. From the album What We Did on Our Holidays.

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Fairport Convention, 1969, from *What We Did on Our Holidays*. Solo by *Richard Thompson*.

Thompson's own song features droning, bagpipe-like guitar lines that hint at the traditional turn to come. Its lead part is a lesson in drone-based melody.

Tale in Hard Time by Fairport Convention is #11 in our ranking of the best Fairport Convention guitar solos. The solo is played by Richard Thompson and the song was released in 1969.

## In our lists

- [The Best Fairport Convention Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/fairport-convention-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Tale in Hard Time?

Richard Thompson played the solo on Fairport Convention's Tale in Hard Time (1969).

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