# Green Onions guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Green Onions by Roy Buchanan (1977). From the album Loading Zone. Played on a Fender Telecaster. A blues classic from the 1970s.

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Roy Buchanan, 1977, from *Loading Zone*. Solo by *Roy Buchanan*.

Buchanan trades licks with Steve Cropper on the Booker T. classic and pushes the groove into wilder territory.

Green Onions by Roy Buchanan is #8 in our ranking of the best Roy Buchanan guitar solos. The solo is played by Roy Buchanan and the song was released in 1977.

## In our lists

- [The Best Roy Buchanan Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/roy-buchanan-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Green Onions?

Roy Buchanan played the solo on Roy Buchanan's Green Onions (1977).

### What guitar was used on the Green Onions solo?

A fender telecaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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