# Smokestack Lightning guitar solo

> Eric Clapton's guitar solo on Smokestack Lightning by The Yardbirds (1964) starts at about 2:30. From the album Five Live Yardbirds.

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The Yardbirds, 1964, from *Five Live Yardbirds*. Solo by *Eric Clapton*.

An early live document of the young Clapton stretching out on a Howlin' Wolf staple.

Smokestack Lightning by The Yardbirds is #11 in our ranking of the best The Yardbirds guitar solos. The solo is played by Eric Clapton and the song was released in 1964.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Yardbirds Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-yardbirds-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Smokestack Lightning?

Eric Clapton played the solo on The Yardbirds's Smokestack Lightning (1964).

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