Wharf Rat
Grateful Dead, 1971, from Grateful Dead. Solo by Jerry Garcia.
A slow-burning narrative song whose uplifting final section lets Garcia's guitar lift the story from despair toward redemption.
Wharf Rat by Grateful Dead is #13 in our ranking of the best Grateful Dead guitar solos. The solo is played by Jerry Garcia and the song was released in 1971.
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Who played the guitar solo on Wharf Rat?
Jerry Garcia played the solo on Grateful Dead's Wharf Rat (1971).