# Five to One guitar solo

> Robby Krieger's guitar solo on Five to One by The Doors (1968) starts at about 2:05. From the album Waiting for the Sun. Played on a Gibson SG.

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The Doors, 1968, from *Waiting for the Sun*. Solo by *Robby Krieger*.

Over a lumbering, heavy groove Krieger plays a gritty, distorted solo that points toward hard rock. It is the band at its most aggressive.

Five to One by The Doors is #7 in our ranking of the best The Doors guitar solos. The solo is played by Robby Krieger and the song was released in 1968.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Doors Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-doors-guitar-solos/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Five to One?

Robby Krieger played the solo on The Doors's Five to One (1968).

### What guitar was used on the Five to One solo?

A gibson sg, according to widely reported accounts.

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