# Shinin' On guitar solo > Mark Farner's guitar solo on Shinin' On by Grand Funk Railroad (1974) starts at about 3:15. From the album Shinin' On. A hard rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Grand Funk Railroad, 1974, from *Shinin' On*. Solo by *Mark Farner*. A heavy groove with a strong melodic solo from the band's later, more polished era. Shinin' On by Grand Funk Railroad is #15 in our ranking of the best Grand Funk Railroad guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Farner and the song was released in 1974. ## In our lists - [The Best Grand Funk Railroad Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/grand-funk-railroad-guitar-solos/) — #15 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Shinin' On? Mark Farner played the solo on Grand Funk Railroad's Shinin' On (1974). --- 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/)