# Helter Skelter guitar solo

> John Lennon's guitar solo on Helter Skelter by The Beatles (1968) starts at about 2:08. From the album The Beatles. A hard rock classic from the 1960s.

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The Beatles, 1968, from *The Beatles*. Solo by *John Lennon*.

A chaotic, proto-metal wall of guitars where squalling lead fills match McCartney's screaming vocal.

Helter Skelter by The Beatles is #14 in our ranking of the best The Beatles guitar solos. The solo is played by John Lennon and the song was released in 1968.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Beatles Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-beatles-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Helter Skelter?

John Lennon played the solo on The Beatles's Helter Skelter (1968).

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