20 Best Guitar Solos
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1.
Freebird (Allen Collins)
80 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
2.
Stairway to Heaven (Jimmy Page)
75 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
3.
Highway Star (Ritchie Blackmore)
67 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
4.
Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
63 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
5.
Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)
63 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
6.
Goodbye to Romance (Randy Rhoads)
Crazy Train and Crowley are superb, but this is Rhoads' best solo work. And in a ballad!
32 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
7.
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.
31 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
8.
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 3 years ago by guest -
9.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
27 points - added 3 years ago by guest -
10.
Walk away -Joe walsh
12 points - added 1 year ago by redbarron80 -
11.
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.
11 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
12.
All Along the Watchtower
11 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
13.
Mr. Crowley (Randy Rhoads)
11 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
14.
Killer Queen (Brian May)
10 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
15.
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 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
16.
Cause We've Ended as Lovers (Jeff Beck)
8 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
17.
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.
7 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
18.
Alive (Mike McCready)
7 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
19.
Cliffs of Dover (Eric Johnson)
6 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
20.
afterlife(synyster gates)
best solo ever XD
4 points - added 2 years ago by screamoCORE14 -
21.
Time (David Gilmour)
3 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
22.
For the Love of God (Steve Vai)
3 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
23.
Crazy Train (Randy Rhoads)
2 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
24.
Sweet Child O' Mine (Slash)
2 points - added 3 years ago by BradHemphill -
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