# What Goes On guitar solo

> Lou Reed's guitar solo on What Goes On by The Velvet Underground (1969) starts at about 2:20. From the album The Velvet Underground.

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The Velvet Underground, 1969, from *The Velvet Underground*. Solo by *Lou Reed*.

Reed's chiming, looping lead lines weave around the organ in one of the band's most joyous guitar performances.

What Goes On by The Velvet Underground is #3 in our ranking of the best Lou Reed guitar solos. The solo is played by Lou Reed and the song was released in 1969.

## In our lists

- [The Best Lou Reed Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/lou-reed-guitar-solos/) — #3

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on What Goes On?

Lou Reed played the solo on The Velvet Underground's What Goes On (1969).

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