Robby Krieger
Electric Guitar Solo on
An American Prayer

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Robby Krieger's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on the album's title track, a composition created by Manzarek, Krieger, and Densmore in 1978 as newly recorded instrumental music to accompany Jim Morrison's spoken poetry. Entering at approximately 2:22, Krieger solos for about 28 seconds in G at 111 BPM with a contemplative, atmospheric quality that reflects the reverential tone of the project. His guitar lines are more restrained and meditative than his typical rock improvising, showing sensitivity to the delicate task of creating a musical setting for Morrison's posthumous words.

Robby Krieger was 32 to 33 years old at the time.