Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
End Of The Night

About

Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on "End of the Night" from The Doors' 1967 self-titled debut album. Krieger solos at a slow 72 BPM in E with a rock feel on this dark, atmospheric track inspired by William Blake's poetry and Louis-Ferdinand Céline's novel Journey to the End of the Night. The slow tempo and eerie mood create a distinct context for Krieger's guitar work, which takes on a more textural, exploratory quality suited to the song's psychedelic atmosphere. The solo enhances the song's unsettling, dreamlike quality.

Robby Krieger was 19 to 20 years old at the time.