# Always on the Run guitar solo

> Slash's guitar solo on Always on the Run by Lenny Kravitz (1991) starts at about 1:55. From the album Mama Said. Ranked #485 of all time across 80 lists.

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Lenny Kravitz, 1991, from *Mama Said*. Solo by *Slash*.

Slash co-wrote the riff and his raw, bluesy guest solo gives the track a real hard-rock edge.

Always on the Run by Lenny Kravitz is ranked #485 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Slash and the song was released in 1991. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #22 (Gitaarles.nl).

## In our lists

- [The Best Lenny Kravitz Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/lenny-kravitz-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1991](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1991/) — #17
- [Famous Guest Guitar Solos: Legends Playing on Someone Else's Record](https://greatestsolos.com/list/famous-guest-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

- [Gitaarles.nl: Gitaarsolo's leren spelen met de 25 vetste gitaarsolo's aller tijden!](https://gitaarles.nl/gitaar-solos-leren-spelen-met-de-25-vetste-gitaarsolos-aller-tijden/) — #22

### Who played the guitar solo on Always on the Run?

Slash played the solo on Lenny Kravitz's Always on the Run (1991).

### What guitar was used on the Always on the Run solo?

A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Always on the Run rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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