Down by the River guitar solo
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1969, from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Solo by Neil Young.
The famous one-note-heavy jam shows Young building tension through repetition, distortion and sheer conviction rather than scales.
Down by the River by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is ranked #346 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Neil Young and the song was released in 1969. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #46 (uDiscover Music).
In our lists
- The Best Neil Young Guitar Solos — #2
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1969 — #15
- The Greatest Canadian Guitar Solos — #8
Sources
Who played the guitar solo on Down by the River?
Neil Young played the solo on Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Down by the River (1969).
What guitar was used on the Down by the River solo?
A gibson les paul (old black) through a Fender Deluxe amp, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Down by the River rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#346 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.