Breakdown
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1976, from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Solo by Mike Campbell.
Built on Campbell's slinky, bluesy riff, it shows how much he could say with a few well-placed notes.
Breakdown by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is #5 in our ranking of the best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitar solos. The solo is played by Mike Campbell and the song was released in 1976.
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Who played the guitar solo on Breakdown?
Mike Campbell played the solo on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers's Breakdown (1976).