# Breakdown guitar solo

> Mike Campbell's guitar solo on Breakdown by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976) starts at about 1:45. From the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

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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.

## In our lists

- [The Best Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

- [Top 40 Weekly: Best 70s Guitar Solos: Top 40 Greatest of the Decade](https://top40weekly.com/best-70s-guitar-solos/) — #32

### Who played the guitar solo on Breakdown?

Mike Campbell played the solo on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers's Breakdown (1976).

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