<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Jagger / Richards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Jimmy Miller </Td> </Tr> <P> "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones from their 1971 album Sticky Fingers . The song is over seven minutes long, and begins with a Keith Richards open - G tuned guitar intro . At two minutes and forty - three seconds, an instrumental break begins, with Rocky Dijon on congas; tenor saxophonist Bobby Keys performs an extended saxophone solo over the guitar work of Richards and Mick Taylor, punctuated by the organ work of Billy Preston . At 4: 40 Taylor takes over from Keys and carries the song to its finish with a lengthy guitar solo . </P> <P> Richards described writing the guitar riff: </P>

Who played the guitar solo on can you hear me knocking