# Give It Away guitar solo > John Frusciante's guitar solo on Give It Away by Red Hot Chili Peppers (1991) starts at about 2:04. From the album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Canonical URL: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1991, from *Blood Sugar Sex Magik*. Solo by *John Frusciante*. His solo was recorded to be played backwards, giving it a strange, woozy sound. It's a clever twist on a funk-rap hit. Give It Away by Red Hot Chili Peppers is #13 in our ranking of the best John Frusciante guitar solos. The solo is played by John Frusciante and the song was released in 1991. ## In our lists - [The Best John Frusciante Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-frusciante-guitar-solos/) — #13 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Give It Away? John Frusciante played the solo on Red Hot Chili Peppers's Give It Away (1991). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)