# I Can See for Miles guitar solo

> Pete Townshend's guitar solo on I Can See for Miles by The Who (1967) starts at about 2:10. From the album The Who Sell Out.

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The Who, 1967, from *The Who Sell Out*. Solo by *Pete Townshend*.

Its famously stubborn, near one-note solo shows Townshend wringing drama from rhythm and tone rather than speed.

I Can See for Miles by The Who is #3 in our ranking of the best The Who guitar solos. The solo is played by Pete Townshend and the song was released in 1967.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Who Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-who-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [The Best Pete Townshend Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pete-townshend-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on I Can See for Miles?

Pete Townshend played the solo on The Who's I Can See for Miles (1967).

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