# Aces High guitar solo

> Adrian Smith, Dave Murray's guitar solo on Aces High by Iron Maiden (1984) starts at about 2:31. From the album Powerslave.

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Iron Maiden, 1984, from *Powerslave*. Solo by *Adrian Smith, Dave Murray*.

Fast, fighter-plane energy with Smith and Murray swapping precise, high-velocity solos. The harmony run into the final chorus is pure adrenaline.

Aces High by Iron Maiden is ranked #477 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Adrian Smith, Dave Murray and the song was released in 1984. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #18 (liamrecord.blog).

## In our lists

- [The Best Iron Maiden Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/iron-maiden-guitar-solos/) — #9
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1984](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1984/) — #19

## Sources

- [liamrecord.blog: 洋楽ロックを代表する心に刺さる 名曲ギターソロ、ベスト20](https://liamrecord.blog/the-20-best-guitar-solos-t-rock/) — #18

### Who played the guitar solo on Aces High?

Adrian Smith, Dave Murray played the solo on Iron Maiden's Aces High (1984).

### Where does Aces High rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#477 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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