20 Best Guitar Solos
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1.
Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page)
95 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
2.
Freebird (Allen Collins)
94 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
3.
Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
82 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
4.
Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)
80 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
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Highway Star (Ritchie Blackmore)
74 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
6.
All Along the Watchtower
46 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
7.
Goodbye to Romance (Randy Rhoads)
Crazy Train and Crowley are superb, but this is Rhoads' best solo work. And in a ballad!
39 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
8.
Crazy Train (Randy Rhoads)
37 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
9.
Eruption (Eddie Van Halen)
This is the songless solo that prompted a generation to pick up guitars, and quite a few players to put theirs down.
35 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
10.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
30 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
11.
Under a Glass Moon (Dream Theater)
Can anyone really argue that John Petrucci is one of the single most talented guitarists out there? This is some of his best work in this song. (The whole song is even better put together.)
29 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
12.
Mr. Crowley (Randy Rhoads)
28 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
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Sweet Child O' Mine (Slash)
22 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
14.
Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour)
Tone. Tone. Tone. Gilmour mastered the smoothest hard rock tone of them all. Fairly criticized for being a bit mechanical, Gilmour nonetheless wrote solos that fit the song to perfection. The harmonic that begins the second solo is the single greatest note in the history of lead guitar.
13 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
15.
Cliffs of Dover (Eric Johnson)
12 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
16.
Walk away -Joe walsh
11 points - added 12 years ago by redbarron80 -
17.
Killer Queen (Brian May)
10 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
18.
Sultans of Swing (Mark Knopfler)
This is what it would sound like if Chet Atkins played modern rock and roll. Flawless execution. The outro solos are phenomenal, but the solo work within the verses is inspired.
9 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
19.
Hotel California (Felder and Walsh)
Walsh took The Eagles to greater heights, but Felder was as accomplished as any other player of his time. Together they created one of rock's most memorable solos.
9 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
20.
Cause We've Ended as Lovers (Jeff Beck)
8 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
21.
Time (David Gilmour)
7 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
22.
Alive (Mike McCready)
7 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
23.
afterlife(synyster gates)
best solo ever XD
4 points - added 14 years ago by screamoCORE14 -
24.
For the Love of God (Steve Vai)
3 points - added 15 years ago by BradHemphill -
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