# Green Grass and High Tides guitar solo

> Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones's guitar solo on Green Grass and High Tides by Outlaws (1975) starts at about 10:38. From the album Outlaws.

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Outlaws, 1975, from *Outlaws*. Solo by *Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones*.

A long closing section of traded and harmonised leads makes this the Outlaws' answer to Free Bird.

Green Grass and High Tides builds slowly, but its real heart is the long instrumental stretch where Hughie Thomasson and Billy Jones let loose. The two guitarists trade solos and harmonised lines over a driving rhythm, building tension through repetition and rising intensity rather than sudden peaks. Thomasson's lines are bright and twangy, while Jones leans toward warmer, bluesier phrasing, and the contrast keeps the long section engaging. The track became a concert showpiece and a touchstone for southern rock's love of extended jams. Listen for the points where the guitars shift from trading to playing together in harmony, and notice how the band keeps the groove steady underneath the whole climb.

Green Grass and High Tides by Outlaws is ranked #546 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones and the song was released in 1975. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #117 (Digital Dream Door).

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest Southern Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/southern-rock/) — #5
- [The Best The Outlaws Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-outlaws-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1975](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1975/) — #18

## Sources

- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #117

### Who played the guitar solo on Green Grass and High Tides?

Hughie Thomasson, Billy Jones played the solo on Outlaws's Green Grass and High Tides (1975).

### Where does Green Grass and High Tides rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#546 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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