Free Bird Solo

The famous guitar solo from Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird, often used in memes, edits and dramatic payoff moments when a scene suddenly goes all out.

This clip features the instantly recognizable lead guitar section from Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird," the part most listeners mean when they talk about the Free Bird solo. It starts with a soaring, melodic feel and builds into a fast, fiery Southern rock shred that sounds huge even in a short snippet. In videos, the solo creates a sense of escalation, release and glorious excess, turning an ordinary moment into something overblown, triumphant or absurdly intense.