# Bullet with Butterfly Wings guitar solo

> Billy Corgan's guitar solo on Bullet with Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) starts at about 2:30. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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The Smashing Pumpkins, 1995, from *Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness*. Solo by *Billy Corgan*.

A snarling, distorted lead break mirrors the song's rage in the band's biggest hit.

Bullet with Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins is #17 in our ranking of the best The Smashing Pumpkins guitar solos. The solo is played by Billy Corgan and the song was released in 1995.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Smashing Pumpkins Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-smashing-pumpkins-guitar-solos/) — #17

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Bullet with Butterfly Wings?

Billy Corgan played the solo on The Smashing Pumpkins's Bullet with Butterfly Wings (1995).

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