My Love
Paul McCartney and Wings, 1973, from Red Rose Speedway. Solo by Henry McCullough.
McCullough improvised the solo live with the orchestra, and its warm, bluesy phrasing became the ballad's emotional centre.
Henry McCullough's solo on My Love is one of the warmest guitar breaks on any 1970s ballad. Famously, he played it as an improvisation during the live orchestral recording, and it sounds unhurried and deeply felt. His phrasing is bluesy and conversational, with gentle bends and pauses that let each line land. He avoids speed and instead focuses on tone and melody, adding emotional weight to McCartney's tender song. Listen for how McCullough starts softly and builds carefully, shaping the solo like a story with a beginning, middle and end, and for the way his notes sit on top of the strings and piano, making the guitar the emotional centre of the arrangement.
My Love by Paul McCartney and Wings is ranked #322 in our consensus of 79 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Henry McCullough and the song was released in 1973. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #78 (uDiscover Music).
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Who played the guitar solo on My Love?
Henry McCullough played the solo on Paul McCartney and Wings's My Love (1973).
Where does My Love rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#322 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 79 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.