Gimme Shelter guitar solo
The Rolling Stones, 1969, from Let It Bleed. Solo by Keith Richards.
Keith's eerie tremolo intro and bluesy solo set the apocalyptic mood of one of rock's great openers.
Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones is ranked #345 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Keith Richards and the song was released in 1969. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #32 (SiriusXM (countdown transcribed on PRS Guitars forum)).
In our lists
- The Best The Rolling Stones Guitar Solos — #5
- The Best Keith Richards Guitar Solos — #2
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1969 — #14
- Beginner Guitar Solos: 15 First Leads, Graded from Easiest — #9
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Who played the guitar solo on Gimme Shelter?
Keith Richards played the solo on The Rolling Stones's Gimme Shelter (1969).
Where does Gimme Shelter rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#345 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.