# Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 guitar solo

> David Gilmour's guitar solo on Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 by Pink Floyd (1979) starts at about 3:17. From the album The Wall.

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Pink Floyd, 1979, from *The Wall*. Solo by *David Gilmour*.

A dry, bluesy solo on a Les Paul with P-90s gives the chart-topping hit a surprisingly raw and soulful finish.

Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 by Pink Floyd is ranked #372 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by David Gilmour and the song was released in 1979. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #24 (Ranker).

## In our lists

- [The Best Pink Floyd Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pink-floyd-guitar-solos/) — #7
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1979](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1979/) — #9

## Sources

- [Ranker: The Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-guitar-solos/johnwarner) — #24

### Who played the guitar solo on Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2?

David Gilmour played the solo on Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (1979).

### What guitar was used on the Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 solo?

A gibson les paul goldtop, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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