# Playing in the Band guitar solo

> Jerry Garcia's guitar solo on Playing in the Band by Grateful Dead (1971) starts at about 2:30. From the album Grateful Dead.

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Grateful Dead, 1971, from *Grateful Dead*. Solo by *Jerry Garcia*.

Bob Weir's song, but Garcia's spiralling leads over its odd-meter groove turned it into one of the band's great jam vehicles.

Playing in the Band by Grateful Dead is #12 in our ranking of the best Grateful Dead guitar solos. The solo is played by Jerry Garcia and the song was released in 1971.

## In our lists

- [The Best Grateful Dead Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/grateful-dead-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Playing in the Band?

Jerry Garcia played the solo on Grateful Dead's Playing in the Band (1971).

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