Slash
Electric Guitar Solo on
Estranged

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Slash's electric guitar solo is the second of three solos on "Estranged," following Axl Rose's extended piano feature. This thirty-one-second passage at 90 BPM in B marks a shift in the song's instrumental texture, moving from the introspective quality of the piano solo into more assertive rock territory. As part of the track's sprawling nine-minute-plus architecture, this solo occupies a transitional role, building emotional intensity while leaving room for the longer, climactic guitar solo that concludes the song. The slightly increased tempo from the piano solo reflects the composition's gradual escalation.

Slash was 25 to 26 years old at the time.