# Old Brown Shoe guitar solo

> George Harrison's guitar solo on Old Brown Shoe by The Beatles (1969) starts at about 1:38. From the album Non-album single.

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The Beatles, 1969, from *Non-album single*. Solo by *George Harrison*.

Harrison's snaking, overdriven solo on his own B-side is one of his fieriest and most inventive leads.

Old Brown Shoe by The Beatles is ranked #456 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by George Harrison and the song was released in 1969. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #37 (Music in Minnesota).

## In our lists

- [The Best The Beatles Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-beatles-guitar-solos/) — #12
- [The Best George Harrison Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/george-harrison-guitar-solos/) — #7
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1969](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1969/) — #18

## Sources

- [Music in Minnesota: 38 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://www.musicinminnesota.com/best-guitar-solos/) — #37

### Who played the guitar solo on Old Brown Shoe?

George Harrison played the solo on The Beatles's Old Brown Shoe (1969).

### Where does Old Brown Shoe rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#456 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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