# A Day in the Life guitar solo

> The guitar solo on A Day in the Life by Wes Montgomery (1967). From the album A Day in the Life. Played on a Gibson L-5CES. A jazz classic from the 1960s.

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Wes Montgomery, 1967, from *A Day in the Life*. Solo by *Wes Montgomery*.

A Beatles cover that became one of the best-selling jazz albums of its day, all warm, restrained octave melody.

A Day in the Life by Wes Montgomery is #13 in our ranking of the best Wes Montgomery guitar solos. The solo is played by Wes Montgomery and the song was released in 1967.

## In our lists

- [The Best Wes Montgomery Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/wes-montgomery-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on A Day in the Life?

Wes Montgomery played the solo on Wes Montgomery's A Day in the Life (1967).

### What guitar was used on the A Day in the Life solo?

A gibson l-5ces, according to widely reported accounts.

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