# Philby guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Philby by Rory Gallagher (1979) starts at about 2:05. From the album Top Priority. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/song/rory-gallagher-philby/>

Rory Gallagher, 1979, from *Top Priority*. Solo by *Rory Gallagher*.

A catchy track with a distinctive, sitar-like tone from an electric sitar, colouring its lead passages.

Philby by Rory Gallagher is #13 in our ranking of the best Rory Gallagher guitar solos. The solo is played by Rory Gallagher and the song was released in 1979.

## In our lists

- [The Best Rory Gallagher Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rory-gallagher-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Philby?

Rory Gallagher played the solo on Rory Gallagher's Philby (1979).

---

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/)