Slash
Electric Guitar Solo on
Civil War

About

Closing out the solo section, returning for a second turn, this electric guitar improvisation runs approximately 29 seconds at a slow 70 BPM. "Civil War" is a sprawling anti-war epic from Guns N' Roses' 1991 album Use Your Illusion II, written by Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan. The solo showcases a characteristic blend of blues-based phrasing and rock intensity, with expressive string bends, vibrato, and dynamic shifts that build toward a climactic peak. This is the final solo statement on the track, building on the momentum established earlier.

Slash was 25 to 26 years old at the time.