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Slash's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this dynamic Use Your Illusion II track, written by Axl Rose. The twenty-seven-second solo arrives at an uptempo 174 BPM in D-flat, emerging from the song's alternating pattern of restrained verses and explosive choruses. The solo functions as a climactic instrumental moment within the song's expansive structure, with Slash building from controlled melodic phrases to more aggressive, distortion-laden passages. The track is one of the album's longer and more ambitious compositions, and the guitar solo contributes to its sense of emotional escalation.
Slash was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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