# Every Rose Has Its Thorn guitar solo

> C.C. DeVille's guitar solo on Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison (1988) starts at about 2:55. From the album Open Up and Say... Ahh!.

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Poison, 1988, from *Open Up and Say... Ahh!*. Solo by *C.C. DeVille*.

The chart-topping ballad's electric solo cuts through the acoustic strum with a simple, vocal melody. Its singability is a big part of why the song endured.

Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison is #4 in our ranking of the best Poison guitar solos. The solo is played by C.C. DeVille and the song was released in 1988.

## In our lists

- [The Best Poison Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/poison-guitar-solos/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Every Rose Has Its Thorn?

C.C. DeVille played the solo on Poison's Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1988).

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