Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
Summer's Almost Gone

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Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on "Summer's Almost Gone" from The Doors' 1968 album Waiting for the Sun. Krieger solos over a blues structure in C at a relaxed 92 BPM with a rock feel, complementing the song's wistful, melancholic mood. Morrison wrote the piece as one of his earliest songs, and its contemplative quality is reflected in Krieger's restrained solo, which prioritizes emotional expression over technical display. The blues form grounds the performance in a traditional structure while the arrangement's folk-tinged atmosphere gives it a distinctive character.

Robby Krieger was 21 to 22 years old at the time.