Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
Five to One

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Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on "Five to One" from The Doors' 1968 album Waiting for the Sun. Krieger solos at a relaxed 90 BPM in A with a rock feel on the album's hard-hitting closer, a raw, blues-inflected rocker that represents one of the band's heaviest performances. The solo functions as an explosive instrumental climax within the song's confrontational framework, channeling the track's aggressive energy through distorted, blues-based guitar work. The raw, unpolished quality of Krieger's playing suits the song's stripped-down intensity and punk-anticipating attitude.

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