# Chinatown guitar solo

> Snowy White & Scott Gorham's guitar solo on Chinatown by Thin Lizzy (1980) starts at about 1:56. From the album Chinatown. Played on a Gibson Les Paul.

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Thin Lizzy, 1980, from *Chinatown*. Solo by *Snowy White & Scott Gorham*.

Snowy White's smoother phrasing meets Gorham's attack in a punchy mid-period single.

Chinatown by Thin Lizzy is #16 in our ranking of the best Thin Lizzy guitar solos. The solo is played by Snowy White & Scott Gorham and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Thin Lizzy Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/thin-lizzy-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Chinatown?

Snowy White & Scott Gorham played the solo on Thin Lizzy's Chinatown (1980).

### What guitar was used on the Chinatown solo?

A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.

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