# Black Rose (A Rock Legend) guitar solo > Gary Moore's guitar solo on Black Rose (A Rock Legend) by Thin Lizzy (1979) starts at about 1:39. From the album Black Rose: A Rock Legend. Canonical URL: Thin Lizzy, 1979, from *Black Rose: A Rock Legend*. Solo by *Gary Moore*. Moore weaves Irish folk melodies into a blistering extended solo section, one of his most celebrated moments on record. Black Rose (A Rock Legend) by Thin Lizzy is #4 in our ranking of the best Thin Lizzy guitar solos. The solo is played by Gary Moore and the song was released in 1979. ## In our lists - [The Best Thin Lizzy Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/thin-lizzy-guitar-solos/) — #4 - [The Best Gary Moore Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/gary-moore-guitar-solos/) — #8 - [The Greatest Irish Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/irish-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Black Rose (A Rock Legend)? Gary Moore played the solo on Thin Lizzy's Black Rose (A Rock Legend) (1979). ### What guitar was used on the Black Rose (A Rock Legend) solo? A gibson les paul through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- 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/)