Gates of Babylon guitar solo
Rainbow, 1978, from Long Live Rock 'n' Roll. Solo by Ritchie Blackmore.
Blackmore's harmonic-minor solo, framed by strings, fuses Bach-style lines with exotic scales in one of his most admired recorded leads.
Gates of Babylon by Rainbow is ranked #391 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1978. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #41 (DigitalDreamDoor).
In our lists
- The Best Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solos — #4
- The Best Rainbow Guitar Solos — #2
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1978 — #10
Sources
- DigitalDreamDoor: 200 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos — #41
- Planet Rock: The 75 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — #50
Who played the guitar solo on Gates of Babylon?
Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Rainbow's Gates of Babylon (1978).
What guitar was used on the Gates of Babylon solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Gates of Babylon rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#391 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.