# Gimme Three Steps guitar solo > Allen Collins's guitar solo on Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973) starts at about 1:55. From the album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd). Canonical URL: Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1973, from *(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)*. Solo by *Allen Collins*. A tight, bouncing solo with a country twang that fits the song's comic story of a bar-room escape. Gimme Three Steps tells a comic story about a narrow escape from a jealous man in a bar, and Allen Collins plays the solo in the same wry spirit. The break is short and tightly organised, bouncing along with country twang, quick double stops and bends that snap back into place. Collins keeps his lines melodic and rhythmic, never wandering far from the groove, so the solo feels like part of the storytelling rather than a detour. The tone is bright with just enough bite to keep it firmly rock and roll. Listen for the little chicken-picked accents and quick slides that give the solo its jaunty, almost cartoonish bounce, matching the song's nervous humour. Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd is featured in our Southern Rock (#13) list. The solo is played by Allen Collins and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Southern Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/southern-rock/) — #13 - [The Best Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/lynyrd-skynyrd-guitar-solos/) — #6 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Gimme Three Steps? Allen Collins played the solo on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gimme Three Steps (1973). --- 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/)