# Paranoid Chant guitar solo

> D. Boon's guitar solo on Paranoid Chant by Minutemen (1980) starts at about 0:30. From the album Paranoid Time. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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Minutemen, 1980, from *Paranoid Time*. Solo by *D. Boon*.

From the debut EP, a frantic burst of trebly, nervous guitar that set the band's template.

Paranoid Chant by Minutemen is #9 in our ranking of the best Minutemen guitar solos. The solo is played by D. Boon and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Minutemen Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/minutemen-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Paranoid Chant?

D. Boon played the solo on Minutemen's Paranoid Chant (1980).

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