# I'd Love to Change the World guitar solo

> Alvin Lee's guitar solo on I'd Love to Change the World by Ten Years After (1971) starts at about 2:13. From the album A Space in Time.

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Ten Years After, 1971, from *A Space in Time*. Solo by *Alvin Lee*.

Their biggest hit sets acoustic verses against sudden, snarling electric bursts, some of Lee's most concise and memorable lines.

I'd Love to Change the World by Ten Years After is #3 in our ranking of the best Ten Years After guitar solos. The solo is played by Alvin Lee and the song was released in 1971.

## In our lists

- [The Best Ten Years After Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ten-years-after-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [The Best Alvin Lee Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/alvin-lee-guitar-solos/) — #3

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on I'd Love to Change the World?

Alvin Lee played the solo on Ten Years After's I'd Love to Change the World (1971).

### What guitar was used on the I'd Love to Change the World solo?

A gibson es-335, according to widely reported accounts.

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