Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
The Changeling

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Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on "The Changeling," the opening track of The Doors' 1971 album L.A. Woman. Krieger solos at a medium 119 BPM in B-flat with a rock feel on this hard-charging track that establishes the album's return to blues-rock roots. L.A. Woman was The Doors' sixth and final studio album, recorded in their rehearsal space rather than a conventional studio, giving the performances a raw, live-in-the-room energy. Krieger's solo channels the track's funk-inflected intensity with driving, rhythmically assertive guitar work that sets the tone for the album.

Robby Krieger was 24 to 25 years old at the time.