Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
L.A. Woman

About

Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the first of three improvisations on this sprawling recording. Entering at around the 1:31 mark over the song's driving A-major groove at 170 BPM, Krieger delivers a half-minute passage of blues-rock guitar that rides the propulsive rhythm established by John Densmore's drums and Jerry Scheff's bass. His lines draw on both his blues vocabulary and flamenco-influenced fingerpicking technique, building in intensity as the band locks into the song's hypnotic momentum. This solo sets the stage for the extended improvisatory middle section that defines the recording's arc.

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