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Slash's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this hard-hitting Use Your Illusion II rocker, co-written by Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin. The twenty-eight-second solo at a relaxed 93 BPM in B-flat serves as the track's instrumental climax, cutting through the song's driving arrangement. The tune gained additional fame through its inclusion on the Terminator 2: Judgment Day soundtrack, and the solo's muscular, melodically direct character fits the song's cinematic intensity. Slash's phrasing is assertive and focused, delivering a solo that balances technical proficiency with the anthem-like character of the composition.
Slash was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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