Runnin' Down a Dream
Tom Petty, 1989, from Full Moon Fever. Solo by Mike Campbell.
Campbell's driving riff and the long outro solo, stacked with overlapping lead lines, make this the most celebrated guitar moment in the Petty catalog.
Runnin' Down a Dream by Tom Petty is #1 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 1989.
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Who played the guitar solo on Runnin' Down a Dream?
Mike Campbell played the solo on Tom Petty's Runnin' Down a Dream (1989).