# Have a Cigar guitar solo

> David Gilmour's guitar solo on Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd (1975) starts at about 3:55. From the album Wish You Were Here. A prog rock classic from the 1970s.

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Pink Floyd, 1975, from *Wish You Were Here*. Solo by *David Gilmour*.

A biting, funky solo cut off mid-flight as the track dissolves into the sound of a radio being tuned.

Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd is ranked #326 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by David Gilmour and the song was released in 1975. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #69 (Radio Beat).

## In our lists

- [The Best Pink Floyd Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pink-floyd-guitar-solos/) — #13
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1975](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1975/) — #12

## Sources

- [Radio Beat: 88 kytarových sól na Beatu](https://www.radiobeat.cz/cs/1/17168/88-kytarovych-sol-na-beatu/) — #69
- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #77

### Who played the guitar solo on Have a Cigar?

David Gilmour played the solo on Pink Floyd's Have a Cigar (1975).

### Where does Have a Cigar rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#326 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.

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