# Songs of Yesterday guitar solo > Paul Kossoff's guitar solo on Songs of Yesterday by Free (1970) starts at about 2:00. From the album Highway. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Free, 1970, from *Highway*. Solo by *Paul Kossoff*. Bright, melodic leads that capture the more relaxed, rootsy side of the band. Songs of Yesterday by Free is #12 in our ranking of the best Free guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul Kossoff and the song was released in 1970. ## In our lists - [The Best Free Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/free-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Songs of Yesterday? Paul Kossoff played the solo on Free's Songs of Yesterday (1970). ### What guitar was used on the Songs of Yesterday solo? A gibson les paul standard through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- 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/)