# Fire and Water guitar solo

> Paul Kossoff's guitar solo on Fire and Water by Free (1970) starts at about 2:20. From the album Fire and Water. Ranked #409 of all time across 80 lists.

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Free, 1970, from *Fire and Water*. Solo by *Paul Kossoff*.

Crushing, deliberately slow bends and that trademark rapid vibrato give the title track its ominous weight.

Fire and Water by Free is ranked #409 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Paul Kossoff and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #87 (Radio Beat).

## In our lists

- [The Best Free Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/free-guitar-solos/) — #3

## Sources

- [Radio Beat: 88 kytarových sól na Beatu](https://www.radiobeat.cz/cs/1/17168/88-kytarovych-sol-na-beatu/) — #87
- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #103

### Who played the guitar solo on Fire and Water?

Paul Kossoff played the solo on Free's Fire and Water (1970).

### What guitar was used on the Fire and Water solo?

A gibson les paul standard through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Fire and Water rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#409 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.

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