# Walk, Don't Run guitar solo > Bob Bogle's guitar solo on Walk, Don't Run by The Ventures (1960). From the album Walk, Don't Run. Watch from the solo, with tab and lesson links. Canonical URL: The Ventures, 1960, from *Walk, Don't Run*. Solo by *Bob Bogle*. The Ventures' clean, twangy arrangement of a jazz guitar tune inspired a generation of surf bands. Walk, Don't Run started life as a jazz guitar piece, and the Ventures stripped it down into a tight, twangy rock instrumental that countless young bands learned first. Bob Bogle carries the melody with a bright, clean tone and precise picking, while the second guitar and drums keep a steady, rolling pulse underneath. There is no showing off; the power is in clarity, the tune stated plainly and locked to the beat. That economy made the arrangement a blueprint for surf groups and garage bands who were still finding their feet. Listen for the famous descending chord pattern that anchors the tune, and notice how neatly the lead and rhythm parts divide the work between melody and drive. Walk, Don't Run by The Ventures is featured in our Surf (#5) list. The solo is played by Bob Bogle and the song was released in 1960. ## In our lists - [Beyond the Canon](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beyond-the-canon/) — #34 - [The 25 Greatest Surf Guitar Songs](https://greatestsolos.com/list/surf/) — #5 - [The Best The Ventures Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-ventures-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1960](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1960/) — #4 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Walk, Don't Run? Bob Bogle played the solo on The Ventures's Walk, Don't Run (1960). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)