# Via Chicago guitar solo > Jeff Tweedy's guitar solo on Via Chicago by Wilco (1999) starts at about 1:30. From the album Summerteeth. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Wilco, 1999, from *Summerteeth*. Solo by *Jeff Tweedy*. On record it's a quiet folk song, but live the band tears through it with bursts of chaotic noise. Those clashes of noise and calm became a famous part of Wilco shows. Via Chicago by Wilco is #7 in our ranking of the best Wilco guitar solos. The solo is played by Jeff Tweedy and the song was released in 1999. ## In our lists - [The Best Wilco Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/wilco-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Via Chicago? Jeff Tweedy played the solo on Wilco's Via Chicago (1999). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)