# Sinner's Swing! guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Sinner's Swing! by Van Halen (1981). Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A hard rock classic from the 1980s.

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Van Halen, 1981. Solo by *Eddie Van Halen*.

A frantic Fair Warning track whose off-kilter solo, all whammy squeals and odd phrasing, ranked high on Rick Beato's strangest-solos countdown.

Sinner's Swing! by Van Halen is featured in our lists. The solo is played by Eddie Van Halen and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [Best of Eddie Van Halen](https://greatestsolos.com/list/evh/) — #8

## Sources

- [Rick Beato (YouTube): Top 20 Strangest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EzehYUhtT4) — #4

### Who played the guitar solo on Sinner's Swing!?

Eddie Van Halen played the solo on Van Halen's Sinner's Swing! (1981).

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