# Moonlight in Vermont guitar solo > The guitar solo on Moonlight in Vermont by Johnny Smith (1952). Watch from the solo, with tab and lesson links. A jazz classic from the 1950s. Canonical URL: Johnny Smith, 1952. Solo by *Johnny Smith*. Close-voiced chord melody alongside Stan Getz; one of the best-selling jazz singles of its decade. Johnny Smith's Moonlight in Vermont, recorded with Stan Getz, is a showcase for close-voiced chord melody played with extraordinary smoothness. Smith harmonises the tune with tight, often stretched chord shapes, giving the melody a soft, shimmering quality, while Getz's tenor adds a gentle counter-voice. His clean, precise execution makes difficult voicings sound effortless. The track became one of the best-selling jazz singles of its decade and a model for guitarists interested in ballad playing. Listen for how each melody note sits on top of a full chord that moves with it, and how Smith keeps the voicings so even in volume that the harmony feels like a single, glowing texture rather than separate notes. Moonlight in Vermont by Johnny Smith is featured in our Jazz (#23) list. The solo is played by Johnny Smith and the song was released in 1952. ## In our lists - [The Greatest Solo of Every Year](https://greatestsolos.com/list/solo-of-every-year/) — #9 - [The 25 Greatest Jazz Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/jazz/) — #23 - [The Best Guitar Solos of 1952](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1952/) — #1 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Moonlight in Vermont? Johnny Smith played the solo on Johnny Smith's Moonlight in Vermont (1952). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)