Given to Fly
Pearl Jam, 1997, from Yield. Solo by Mike McCready.
McCready wrote the music in an open D variation, and the song rises to a soaring guitar climax that captures its sense of lift-off.
Given to Fly by Pearl Jam is #4 in our ranking of the best Pearl Jam guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike McCready and the song was released in 1997.
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Who played the guitar solo on Given to Fly?
Mike McCready played the solo on Pearl Jam's Given to Fly (1997).
What guitar was used on the Given to Fly solo?
A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.