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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden · 1988 · solo by Dave Murray, Adrian Smith
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Seventh Son of a Seventh Son guitar solo

Iron Maiden, 1988, from Seventh Son of a Seventh Son. Solo by Dave Murray, Adrian Smith.

The long instrumental middle unfolds from atmospheric passages into two contrasting solos. Proggy and cinematic.

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden is ranked #577 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and the song was released in 1988. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #21 (DigitalDreamDoor).

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Who played the guitar solo on Seventh Son of a Seventh Son?

Dave Murray, Adrian Smith played the solo on Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (1988).

Where does Seventh Son of a Seventh Son rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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