Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
The Soft Parade

About

Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on the title track of The Doors' 1969 album The Soft Parade. The solo arrives amid the song's multi-sectioned, suite-like structure at a medium 124 BPM in A-flat with a rock feel. This epic composition represents the band's most ambitious studio creation, with lyrics assembled from Jim Morrison's poetry notebooks by producer Paul Rothchild. Krieger's guitar solo occupies a pivotal moment within the track's shifting sections, providing a familiar rock anchor amid the orchestral and theatrical elements that define this elaborate composition.

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