How High the Moon guitar solo
Les Paul and Mary Ford, 1951, from single. Solo by Les Paul.
Stacked, sped-up guitar parts race around Mary Ford's multitracked vocal in a landmark of overdubbing. It topped the Billboard chart for nine weeks.
How High the Moon by Les Paul and Mary Ford is ranked #226 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Les Paul and the song was released in 1951. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #95 (Rolling Stone).
In our lists
Sources
- Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — #95
- Guitar Player: The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century
Who played the guitar solo on How High the Moon?
Les Paul played the solo on Les Paul and Mary Ford's How High the Moon (1951).
What guitar was used on the How High the Moon solo?
A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does How High the Moon rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#226 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.