# How High the Moon guitar solo

> The guitar solo on How High the Moon by Les Paul and Mary Ford (1951) starts at about 0:50. From the album single. Ranked #226 of all time across 80 lists.

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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

- [The Best Les Paul Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/les-paul-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1951](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1951/) — #1

## Sources

- [Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/) — #95
- [Guitar Player: The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/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.

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