# Torn Curtain guitar solo

> Tom Verlaine's guitar solo on Torn Curtain by Television (1977) starts at about 5:11. From the album Marquee Moon. Played on a Fender Jazzmaster.

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Television, 1977, from *Marquee Moon*. Solo by *Tom Verlaine*.

The album's slow, mournful closer features Verlaine's anguished, wiry lead lines stretching over a funereal groove.

Torn Curtain by Television is #2 in our ranking of the best Television guitar solos. The solo is played by Tom Verlaine and the song was released in 1977.

## In our lists

- [The Best Television Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/television-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Torn Curtain?

Tom Verlaine played the solo on Television's Torn Curtain (1977).

### What guitar was used on the Torn Curtain solo?

A fender jazzmaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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