# Live Forever guitar solo

> Noel Gallagher's guitar solo on Live Forever by Oasis (1994) starts at about 2:45. From the album Definitely Maybe. A britpop classic from the 1990s.

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Oasis, 1994, from *Definitely Maybe*. Solo by *Noel Gallagher*.

Noel Gallagher's solo is simple and singable, lifted by overdubbed harmonies and a slow, confident pace.

Noel Gallagher's solo on Live Forever is proof that you don't need speed to make a lead memorable. He plays at a slow, confident pace, choosing notes that could almost be sung, and doubles them with overdubbed harmony lines that thicken the sound into something anthemic. The solo works like a wordless extra verse, keeping the song's optimism aloft rather than stepping away from it. For many British guitarists in the 1990s, this was a model of how to write a lead that audiences would hum on the way home. Listen for the harmony guitars entering beneath the main line; they turn a simple melody into one of the song's biggest moments.

Live Forever by Oasis is featured in our Britpop (#5) list. The solo is played by Noel Gallagher and the song was released in 1994.

## In our lists

- [Beyond the Canon](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beyond-the-canon/) — #40
- [The 25 Greatest Britpop Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/britpop/) — #5
- [The Best Oasis Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/oasis-guitar-solos/) — #2
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1994](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1994/) — #11
- [Beginner Guitar Solos: 15 First Leads, Graded from Easiest](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beginner-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Live Forever?

Noel Gallagher played the solo on Oasis's Live Forever (1994).

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