# James guitar solo > The guitar solo on James by Pat Metheny Group (1982). From the album Offramp. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A jazz classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Pat Metheny Group, 1982, from *Offramp*. Solo by *Pat Metheny*. A sunny tribute to James Taylor carried by one of his most memorable, hummable guitar melodies. James by Pat Metheny Group is #9 in our ranking of the best Pat Metheny guitar solos. The solo is played by Pat Metheny and the song was released in 1982. ## In our lists - [The Best Pat Metheny Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pat-metheny-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on James? Pat Metheny played the solo on Pat Metheny Group's James (1982). --- 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/)