Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
People Are Strange

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Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on "People Are Strange" from The Doors' 1967 album Strange Days. Krieger solos at a medium 120 BPM in E with a rock feel on the track that became one of The Doors' signature songs, reaching number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's cabaret-like minor key verses create a distinctive harmonic context for Krieger's solo, which navigates the composition's unusual tonal character. Morrison and Krieger co-wrote the song, and Krieger's guitar solo extends its themes of alienation and otherness through instrumental expression.

Robby Krieger was 20 to 21 years old at the time.