# Green Earrings guitar solo

> Denny Dias and Elliott Randall's guitar solo on Green Earrings by Steely Dan (1976) starts at 1:44. From the album The Royal Scam.

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Steely Dan, 1976, from *The Royal Scam*. Solo by *Denny Dias and Elliott Randall*.

Two contrasting solos crackle over a tight funk groove, one of the most guitar-heavy tracks on The Royal Scam.

Green Earrings by Steely Dan is #9 in our ranking of the best Steely Dan guitar solos. The solo is played by Denny Dias and Elliott Randall and the song was released in 1976.

## In our lists

- [The Best Steely Dan Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steely-dan-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

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

Denny Dias and Elliott Randall played the solo on Steely Dan's Green Earrings (1976).

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