# Taxman guitar solo

> Paul McCartney's guitar solo on Taxman by The Beatles (1966) starts at about 1:08. From the album Revolver. Ranked #353 of all time across 80 lists.

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The Beatles, 1966, from *Revolver*. Solo by *Paul McCartney*.

McCartney's snarling, Indian-inflected solo is a burst of raw energy that was so good it was flown in again for the fade-out.

Taxman by The Beatles is ranked #353 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Paul McCartney and the song was released in 1966. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #48 (uDiscover Music).

## In our lists

- [The Best The Beatles Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-beatles-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1966](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1966/) — #6
- [Who Really Played That Solo? Solos Not Played by the Guitarist You'd Expect](https://greatestsolos.com/list/who-really-played-that-solo/) — #2

## Sources

- [uDiscover Music: The Best Guitar Solos Of All Time: 108 Amazing Moments](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/best-guitar-solos-ever/) — #48
- [Far Out Magazine: The 10 greatest guitar solos from the 1960s](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-greatest-1960s-guitar-solos/)

### Who played the guitar solo on Taxman?

Paul McCartney played the solo on The Beatles's Taxman (1966).

### What guitar was used on the Taxman solo?

An epiphone casino, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Taxman rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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