Gates of Babylon
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 #4 in our ranking of the best Ritchie Blackmore guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1978.
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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.