# Time Will Show the Wiser guitar solo

> Richard Thompson's guitar solo on Time Will Show the Wiser by Fairport Convention (1968) starts at about 1:30. From the album Fairport Convention.

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Fairport Convention, 1968, from *Fairport Convention*. Solo by *Richard Thompson*.

On the debut album's opener, a teenage Thompson already plays a striking, jazz-tinged solo full of unusual intervals. It announced a distinctive new voice on British guitar.

Time Will Show the Wiser by Fairport Convention is #13 in our ranking of the best Fairport Convention guitar solos. The solo is played by Richard Thompson and the song was released in 1968.

## In our lists

- [The Best Fairport Convention Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/fairport-convention-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Time Will Show the Wiser?

Richard Thompson played the solo on Fairport Convention's Time Will Show the Wiser (1968).

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