# Australia guitar solo

> Dave Davies's guitar solo on Australia by The Kinks (1969) starts at about 4:10. From the album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire).

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The Kinks, 1969, from *Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)*. Solo by *Dave Davies*.

The song dissolves into an extended jam where Dave stretches out with loose, surf-flavored lead playing far longer than on any early Kinks single.

Australia by The Kinks is #7 in our ranking of the best The Kinks guitar solos. The solo is played by Dave Davies and the song was released in 1969.

## In our lists

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

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Australia?

Dave Davies played the solo on The Kinks's Australia (1969).

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