# Song for the Dead guitar solo

> Josh Homme's guitar solo on Song for the Dead by Queens of the Stone Age (2002) starts at about 3:50. From the album Songs for the Deaf.

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Queens of the Stone Age, 2002, from *Songs for the Deaf*. Solo by *Josh Homme*.

A crushing, tempo-shifting assault whose snarling guitar breaks are some of QOTSA's heaviest.

Song for the Dead by Queens of the Stone Age is #4 in our ranking of the best Josh Homme guitar solos. The solo is played by Josh Homme and the song was released in 2002.

## In our lists

- [The Best Josh Homme Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/josh-homme-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2002](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2002/) — #18

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Song for the Dead?

Josh Homme played the solo on Queens of the Stone Age's Song for the Dead (2002).

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