# A Hard Day's Night guitar solo

> George Harrison's guitar solo on A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles (1964) starts at about 1:19. From the album A Hard Day's Night.

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The Beatles, 1964, from *A Hard Day's Night*. Solo by *George Harrison*.

Harrison's chiming 12-string solo, doubled with George Martin's piano and sped-up tape, set off the jangle-pop boom.

A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles is #17 in our ranking of the best The Beatles guitar solos. The solo is played by George Harrison and the song was released in 1964.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Beatles Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-beatles-guitar-solos/) — #17
- [The Best George Harrison Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/george-harrison-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on A Hard Day's Night?

George Harrison played the solo on The Beatles's A Hard Day's Night (1964).

### What guitar was used on the A Hard Day's Night solo?

A rickenbacker 360/12, according to widely reported accounts.

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