# I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) guitar solo

> Mark Farner's guitar solo on I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) by Grand Funk Railroad (1970) starts at about 3:00. From the album Closer to Home.

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Grand Funk Railroad, 1970, from *Closer to Home*. Solo by *Mark Farner*.

Farner's soaring lead ahead of the orchestral coda makes this ten-minute epic the band's signature moment.

I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) by Grand Funk Railroad is #1 in our ranking of the best Grand Funk Railroad guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Farner and the song was released in 1970.

## In our lists

- [The Best Grand Funk Railroad Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/grand-funk-railroad-guitar-solos/) — #1

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)?

Mark Farner played the solo on Grand Funk Railroad's I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) (1970).

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