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Top Ten Best Guitar Solos of all Time

One​
One​

The editors of Guitar World magazine put together a poll to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. The results reflect the magazine's demographic (all rock solos), but the top 15 winners clearly boast great guitar work.

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Stairway to ​Heaven​
Stairway to ​Heaven​

Jimmy Page’s iconic solo on Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven has been voted the greatest guitar solo ever by Classic ... The 100 greatest guitar solos of all time.

Eruption​
Eruption​

The editors of Guitar World magazine put together a poll to find out what their readers considered to be the best guitar solos of all time. The results reflect the magazine's demographic (all rock solos), but the top 15 winners clearly boast great guitar work. The following lists the top 15 guitar solos ever recorded including guitar tab, details on the guitarist who played the solo, album name, and links to audio.

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The Spirit ​Carries On​
The Spirit ​Carries On​

Place your vote on the top 10 list of Greatest Guitar Solos. Greatest Guitar Solos. rockman ... This is one of the best solos of all time. ... 31 The Spirit Carries ...

Bohemian ​Rhapsody​
Bohemian ​Rhapsody​

100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 20 "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Brian May) Features Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: Sweet 16 — "Comfortably Numb" (David Gilmour) Vs.

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Whole Lotta ​Love​
Whole Lotta ​Love​

A few years ago, the editors of Guitar World compiled what we feel is the ultimate guide to the 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time. The list, which has been quoted by countless artists, websites and publications around the world, starts with Richie Sambora's work on Bon Jovi's “Wanted Dead or Alive” (100) and builds to a truly epic finish with Jimmy Page's solo on "Stairway to Heaven" (01).

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Mr. Crowley​
Mr. Crowley​

Round 2 of our Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time readers poll continues with Jimi Hendrix's classic guitar solo on his Bob Dylan cover, "All Along the Watchtower" (05), against Randy Rhoads' solo on Ozzy Osbourne's "Mr. Crowley" (28).

Voodoo Child​
Voodoo Child​

Unlike all of his other shred solos like master of puppets (the first, more tasteful solo is James's) and One, which get quite repetitive, it seems like Kirk actually put a lot of time and effort into this one.

Layla​
Layla​

Without further ado, we are thrilled to present the Top 10 Guitar Solos of All Time: 10. “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Queen (Brian May) Truly a solo worthy of Wayne and Garth’s Mirth Mobile, Brian May’s work on “Bohemian Rhapsody” transports the song from its ballad portion to the monstrous opera that’s to come.

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High Hopes​
High Hopes​

Place your vote on the top 10 list of Best Pink Floyd Guitar Solos. ... the best gutar solos of all time #1 - ravikanth. The best ... Hey you, High Hopes, Dogs, Time, ...

All Along the ​Watchtower​
All Along the ​Watchtower​

100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 32 "Machine Gun" (Jimi Hendrix) Features Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: Round 2 — "All Along the Watchtower" (Jimi Hendrix) Vs.

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Tornado of ​Souls​
Tornado of ​Souls​

Based on over 3,000 votes, Tornado of Souls is ranked number 1 out of 173 choices. Agree? Disagree? Place your vote on the top 10 list of Best Metal Guitar Solos.

Beyond the ​Realms of Death​
Beyond the ​Realms of Death​

Judas Priest - Beyond The Realms Of Death - Guitar Solo Performance With Danny Gill Licklibrary Licklibrary - Online Guitar Lessons. Loading ...

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Hangar 18​
Hangar 18​

3 Hangar 18 it is my favorite song and it is the only solo I can't play on guitar The second part is just jaw dropping, no one can understand it the first time, but once you understand it you'll really admire Mustaine's work.

Maggot Brain​
Maggot Brain​

Just to put this out there. The guitar solo masterpiece that is "Maggot Brain" does not appear in the 50 greatest guitar solos by guitarworld.com, Greatest Guitar Solos by thetoptens.com, 7 of the Best: Guitar Solos by clash music.com, 50 Greatest Guitar Solos by NME.com and the list goes on and on and on and fucking on.

White Room​
White Room​

The twin guitar workout of Walsh and Felder on The Eagles' hymn to excess was voted the greatest guitar solo of all time in our last poll back in 1998. With just 2.24% of the vote this time around, this former heavyweight champion has been undone by a knock-out punch from a hungry young pretender.

Breaking All ​Illusions​
Breaking All ​Illusions​

2 Breaking All Illusions. My favorite guitar solo from Dream Theater. Getting chills every time! Very emotional solo, not just shredding. This solo inspired me to play the guitar

Heartbreaker​
Heartbreaker​

100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 38 "Whole Lotta Love" (Jimmy Page) Features Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: Round 1 — "Heartbreaker" (Jimmy Page) Vs.

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Moment of ​Surrender​
Moment of ​Surrender​

Or are the greatest solos ever played the ones that somehow manage to do all of the above? Gibson.com is on a mission to find out, so we polled a panel of rock and roll experts (Gibson editorial staff and writers, some of our favorite musicians and, most importantly, our fans), asking for everyone to name the greatest guitar solos in music history.

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Sultans of ​Swing​
Sultans of ​Swing​

“ ‘Sultans of Swing’ was originally written on a National Steel guitar in an open tuning, ... Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Readers Poll: ...

Sweet Child ​O' Mine​
Sweet Child ​O' Mine​

“When ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ was written, it was a joke as far as I was concerned,” Slash says. “I was just fuckin’ around when I came up with that riff. To me it was a nightmare because, for some strange reason, everyone picked up on it and, the next thing you knew, it had turned into a song. I hated it forever!