# Kill the King guitar solo

> Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on Kill the King by Rainbow (1978) starts at about 2:20. From the album Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.

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Rainbow, 1978, from *Long Live Rock 'n' Roll*. Solo by *Ritchie Blackmore*.

A proto-speed-metal rager with a rapid-fire, classically tinged solo that influenced a generation of power-metal players.

Kill the King by Rainbow is ranked #469 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 #15 (liamrecord.blog).

## In our lists

- [The Best Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ritchie-blackmore-guitar-solos/) — #6
- [The Best Rainbow Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rainbow-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1978](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1978/) — #14

## Sources

- [liamrecord.blog: 洋楽ロックを代表する心に刺さる 名曲ギターソロ、ベスト20](https://liamrecord.blog/the-20-best-guitar-solos-t-rock/) — #15
- [DigitalDreamDoor: 200 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_metal-guitar-solos.html) — #17

### Who played the guitar solo on Kill the King?

Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Rainbow's Kill the King (1978).

### What guitar was used on the Kill the King solo?

A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Kill the King rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#469 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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