# Murder by Numbers guitar solo

> Andy Summers's guitar solo on Murder by Numbers by The Police (1983) starts at about 2:30. From the album Synchronicity. Played on a Fender Telecaster.

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The Police, 1983, from *Synchronicity*. Solo by *Andy Summers*.

A jazzy Summers-Sting co-write where sophisticated chord voicings and a slinky solo take centre stage.

Murder by Numbers by The Police is #16 in our ranking of the best The Police guitar solos. The solo is played by Andy Summers and the song was released in 1983.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Police Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-police-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Murder by Numbers?

Andy Summers played the solo on The Police's Murder by Numbers (1983).

### What guitar was used on the Murder by Numbers solo?

A fender telecaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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