# Rat Tomago guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Rat Tomago by Frank Zappa (1979). From the album Sheik Yerbouti. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Frank Zappa, 1979, from *Sheik Yerbouti*. Solo by *Frank Zappa*.

A live solo excerpted and edited into its own track, full of knotty, speech-like phrasing and heavy distortion.

Rat Tomago by Frank Zappa is #9 in our ranking of the best Frank Zappa guitar solos. The solo is played by Frank Zappa and the song was released in 1979.

## In our lists

- [The Best Frank Zappa Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/frank-zappa-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Rat Tomago?

Frank Zappa played the solo on Frank Zappa's Rat Tomago (1979).

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