# Band on the Run guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings (1973) starts at about 3:20. From the album Band on the Run.

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Paul McCartney and Wings, 1973, from *Band on the Run*. Solo by *Paul McCartney*.

The multi-part epic climaxes with stinging guitar lines that McCartney played himself after the band shrank to a trio.

Band on the Run by Paul McCartney and Wings is #2 in our ranking of the best Paul McCartney and Wings guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul McCartney and the song was released in 1973.

## In our lists

- [The Best Paul McCartney and Wings Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/paul-mccartney-and-wings-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Band on the Run?

Paul McCartney played the solo on Paul McCartney and Wings's Band on the Run (1973).

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