# Somebody Get Me a Doctor guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Somebody Get Me a Doctor by Van Halen (1979) starts at about 1:21. From the album Van Halen II. A hard rock classic from the 1970s.

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Van Halen, 1979, from *Van Halen II*. Solo by *Eddie Van Halen*.

A heavy groove with a wild, tapped solo that feels on the edge of chaos.

Somebody Get Me a Doctor by Van Halen is #14 in our ranking of the best Van Halen guitar solos. The solo is played by Eddie Van Halen and the song was released in 1979.

## In our lists

- [The Best Van Halen Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/van-halen-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Somebody Get Me a Doctor?

Eddie Van Halen played the solo on Van Halen's Somebody Get Me a Doctor (1979).

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