Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
Shaman's Blues

About

Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the first of two solos on "Shaman's Blues" from The Doors' 1969 album The Soft Parade. Krieger solos at an uptempo 148 BPM in G with a waltz feel on this moody, atmospheric Jim Morrison composition. The waltz meter creates a trance-like rhythmic foundation that evokes the shamanic themes of Morrison's lyrics, and Krieger's solo navigates the three-beat groupings with characteristic fluidity. His guitar weaves through the song's incantatory atmosphere with a sense of ritual intensity, establishing the instrumental mood before Ray Manzarek's harpsichord solo follows.

Robby Krieger was 22 to 23 years old at the time.