# To Zion guitar solo

> Carlos Santana's guitar solo on To Zion by Lauryn Hill (1998) starts at about 0:21. Watch from the solo, with tab and lesson links.

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Lauryn Hill, 1998. Solo by *Carlos Santana*.

Santana's Spanish-tinged acoustic lines frame Hill's song about her son, a rare guitar highlight on a landmark soul album.

To Zion, from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, is a song about Hill's son, and Carlos Santana's Spanish-tinged acoustic guitar frames it with warmth and grace. His lines are delicate and lyrical, weaving around the vocal and adding a sense of intimacy to the arrangement. The guitar becomes a quiet emotional anchor, giving the song a timeless quality. It is a rare guitar highlight on a landmark soul album, showing how Santana's style could fit seamlessly into a very different musical world. Listen for how the acoustic phrases answer Hill's voice, and how his flamenco-flavoured runs add colour without ever overwhelming the song's personal message.

To Zion by Lauryn Hill is featured in our Neo-Soul (#2) list. The solo is played by Carlos Santana and the song was released in 1998.

## In our lists

- [The Greatest Solo of Every Year](https://greatestsolos.com/list/solo-of-every-year/) — #55
- [Beyond the Canon](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beyond-the-canon/) — #12
- [The 20 Greatest Neo-Soul Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/neo-soul/) — #2
- [Guest Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guest/) — #19
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1998](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1998/) — #3
- [The Greatest Acoustic Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/acoustic-guitar-solos/) — #20
- [Famous Guest Guitar Solos: Legends Playing on Someone Else's Record](https://greatestsolos.com/list/famous-guest-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on To Zion?

Carlos Santana played the solo on Lauryn Hill's To Zion (1998).

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