# Stella Blue guitar solo

> Jerry Garcia's guitar solo on Stella Blue by Grateful Dead (1973) starts at about 2:52. From the album Wake of the Flood.

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Grateful Dead, 1973, from *Wake of the Flood*. Solo by *Jerry Garcia*.

A fragile, aching ballad whose closing solo shows how much emotion Garcia could draw from a handful of sustained notes.

Stella Blue by Grateful Dead is #10 in our ranking of the best Grateful Dead guitar solos. The solo is played by Jerry Garcia and the song was released in 1973.

## In our lists

- [The Best Grateful Dead Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/grateful-dead-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Stella Blue?

Jerry Garcia played the solo on Grateful Dead's Stella Blue (1973).

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