# Peg guitar solo

> Jay Graydon's guitar solo on Peg by Steely Dan (1977) starts at 1:59. From the album Aja. Ranked #191 of all time across 80 lists.

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Steely Dan, 1977, from *Aja*. Solo by *Jay Graydon*.

After several players failed to satisfy the band, Graydon nailed a bluesy, double-stop-laced solo that became a studio legend.

Peg by Steely Dan is ranked #191 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Jay Graydon and the song was released in 1977. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #14 (Rick Beato (YouTube)).

## In our lists

- [The Best Steely Dan Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steely-dan-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1977](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1977/) — #9
- [Session Players' Greatest Solos: The Hired Guns Behind the Hits](https://greatestsolos.com/list/session-guitarists-greatest-solos/) — #3

## Sources

- [Rick Beato (YouTube): Top 20 Rock Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV-y91BZonY) — #14
- [Tower Records Japan (TOWER RECORDS ONLINE): 【結果発表】「ギターソロがかっこいい曲」アンケートキャンペーン](https://tower.jp/article/campaign/2023/12/07/01) — #18

### Who played the guitar solo on Peg?

Jay Graydon played the solo on Steely Dan's Peg (1977).

### Where does Peg rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#191 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.

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