Really nailing a guitar solo feels great, but deciding on which ones to really learn is often a hard choice. Here’s some of the best guitar solos that people find the most… learnable (is that a word?).

Check out some easy guitar solos by some artists you’re sure to recognize

7. Island in the Sun by Weezer

It’s pretty easy to find the video clip for Island in the Sun, the hard part is finding JUST the solo. So I’ve got the full video linked to here (it will open in a new window), you just need to fast forward to 1:55 which is just a couple of bars before the solo kicks off, you’ll know you’re in the right place if you see a gigantic bear licking River in the back of the head.

Btw, I can’t embed the video here because it’s copyrighted

Now that you’re familiar with the solo I want you to take a look at the tabs for it, click here to load them up in a new window.

6. Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers

This guy does an awesome job of breaking it down for you and showing you exactly how to play this solo, the only thing I’d recommend is listening to the solo before and after so you get the context and timing right.

Oh… here’s a link to listen to the full version of Californication (Apparently you have to be in the US to watch it due to Copyright restrictions… what a load of shit!)… Songza to the rescue!

5. When I Come Around by Greenday

If you don’t already know the song, start listening to it now:

And open up the tabs to the song here… try and read the tabs in time with the music to get a good understanding of how the solo is structured. One thing tablature lacks is the ability to show time… which is also one of its advantages.

Oh, and this song is tuned down half a step, so you might want to try it after the other ones.

4. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

Umm, here’s the song:

Here’s the tabs

Now get to work! Oh… and here’s a series of videos showing you exactly how to play it:

3. Money by Pink Floyd

Believe it or not, this is actually a pretty easy guitar solo, maybe not as easy as the ones above, you’ll want to learn this in parts, there’s a lot to remember but when you start chunking it down you’ll be able to nail it.

It’s a real shame this video is so out of sync… you get the feeling its fake… but its not.

Click here to open up the tabs in a new window.

2. Fade to Black by Metallica (The beginning Solo)

Check out this dude nailing the solo to Fade to Black… he’s got a good backing track too (and some nice guitars!)

This one is also kind of long, but worth the time. Click here to open the tabs in a new window.

1. Live Forever by Oasis

This is a pretty good rendition of the solo in Live Forever… Check it out to get a good idea of what you’re supposed to do, and what it sounds like:

And check out the guitar tabs here.

So that’s it! I hope I gave you some cool resources and things to practice tonight, let me know how you get on in the comments section.

Cheers

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The 7 Greatest Guitar Solos – And How to Play Them

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Guns N Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine

You try to take the best of me
Go away
You try to take the best of me
Go away
You try to take the best of me
Go away
You try to take the best of me
Go away
You try to take the best of me
Go away
You try to take the best of me
Go away
You try to take the best of me
Go away
You try to take the best of me
Go away

I want to be in another place
I hate when you say you don’t understand
(You’ll see it’s not meant to be)
I want to be in the energy, not with the enemy
A place for my head

Shut…up

I’m so sick of the tension / sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
Find another place / to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest

I’m so sick of the tension / sick of the hunger
Sick of you acting like I owe you this
Find another place / to feed your greed
While I find a place to rest

Read more here:
Linkin Park – A Place For My Head

Verse:
] A E/G# ]F#m A] D A ] E ]
Would you know my name if I saw you in Heaven
] A E/G# ]F#m A] D A ] E ]
Would it be the same if I saw you in Heaven

] F#m ] C#/E# ] Em ] F# ]
I must be strong and carry on

] Bm ]E7sus E7 ] A E/G# ]
Cause I know I don’t belong here in heaven

] F#m A ] D E7sus E7] A ]

Would you hold my hand, if I saw you in heaven
Would you help me stand, if I saw you in heaven
I’ll find my way through night and day
`Cause I know I just can’t stay here in heaven.

Bridge:
] C G/B ] Am D ] G D ] Em D G ]
Time can bring you down Time can bend your knees

] C G/B ] Am D ] G D ] E ]
Time can break your heart Have you beggin please beggin please

Instrumental of first two lines, then:

] F#m ] C#/E# ] Em ] F# ]
Beyond the door, there’s peace for sure
] Bm ]E7sus E7 ] A E/G# ]
and I know there’ll be no more tears in heaven.

] F#m A ] D E7sus E7] A ]

repeat 1st verse

] Bm ]E7sus E7 ] A E/G# ]
Cause I know I don’t belong here in heaven

] F#m A ] D E7sus E7] A ]

Fingerpick it [2 beats per pattern].
There are a couple of places where achord
only gets 1 beat -Just squeeze the chord
pluck the 4 strings simultaneously.

Finger both the E/G# and the C#/E# chords in a open D chord shape
with the thumb wrapped around to the 6th string. Like this:

C#/E# The E/G# is the same thing played at the
–X-X—— 4th fret
T ] ] 1 ] 2
———–
] ] ] ] 3 ]
Chorus:
] F#m ] C#/E# ] Em ] F# ]
I must be strong and carry on

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Tears In Heaven

C
Shed a tear cause I’m missing you
G
I’m still allright to smile
A D
Girl I think about you every day now

C
Was a time when I wasn’t sure
G
But you set my mind at ease
A D
There is no doubt, you’re in my heart now

C G
Sad woman take it slow
C Em
It will work itself out fine
C G D
All we need is just a little patience

C G
Sad sugar make it slow and
C Em
It comes together fine
C G D
All we need is just a little patience

Sit here on the stairs
Cause I’d rather be alone
If I can’t have you right now
I’ll wait dear

Sometimes I get so candescent
But I can’t speed up the time
You know love, there’s one more thing
To consider

Sad woman take it slow
And things will be just fine
You and I just use a little patience

Sad sugar take the time
Cause the lights are shining bright
You and I got what it takes to make it

D
We don’t fake it
D
Ahh and never break it
D
Cause I can’t take it

Solo

G C
A little patience
G C
Mhh Yeah

G
I’ve been walking the streets tonight
C
Just trying to get it right
G
It’s hard to see with so many around
C
Noone doesn’t like my stucking the ground
G
And the streets don’t change but maybe the name
C
I ain’t got time for the game
G
Cause I need you
C
Yeah Yeah cause I need you
G
Uh I need you
D
Woh I need you
G C G
Uhh this time

Continued here:
Patience

[Bm]There she stood in the doorway, [F#]I heard the mission bell
[A]And I was thinking to myself: this could be [E]heaven or this could be hell
[G]Then she lit up a candle [D]and she showed me the way
[Em]There were voices down the corridor; [F#]I thought I heard them say:

{start_of_chorus}
“[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia
[F#]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face
[G]Plenty of room at the Hotel Califor[D]nia
Any [Em]time of year (any time of year), you can [F#]find it here”
{end_of_chorus}

[Bm]Her mind is Tiffany twisted, [F#]she got the Mercedes Benz
[A]She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, [E]that she calls friends
[G]How they dance in the courtyard, [D]sweet summer sweat
[Em]Some dance to remember, [F#]some dance to forget

[Bm]So I called up the captain, “[F#]Please bring me my wine”, He said
[A]“We haven’t had that spirit here since [E]nineteen sixty-nine”
[G]And still those voices are calling from [D]far away
[Em]Wake you up in the middle of the night, [F#]just to hear them say:

“[G]Welcome to the Hotel Califor[D]nia
[F#]Such a lovely place (such a lovely place), such a [Bm]lovely face
They [G]livin’ it up at the Hotel Califor[D]nia
What a [Em]nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your [F#]alibis”

[Bm]Mirrors on the ceiling, [F#]the pink champagne on ice, and she said
“[A]We are all just prisoners here, [E]of our own device”
[G]And in the master’s chambers, [D]they gathered for the feast
[Em]They stab it with their steely knives but they [F#]just can’t kill the beast

[Bm]Last thing I remember, I was [F#]running for the door
[A]I had to find the passage back to the [E]place I was before
“[G]Relax,” said the night man, “We are [D]programmed to receive
[Em]You can check out any time you like, but [F#]you can never leave”

See the rest here:
Hotel California

I used to Love her, but I had to Kill her (repeat as necessary)

G A G A G D

She bitched so much, she drove me nuts, and now we’re happier this way.

Continue reading here:
I Used To Loved Her

Am [0,0,2,2,1,0]
G [3,2,0,0,0,3]
F [1,3,3,2,1,1]
C [0,3,2,0,1,0]

[Intro = Am F G]

Am G
A hundred days have made me older Since the last time that I saw your
Am F G
pretty face,
Am G
A thousand lies have made me colder, And I don’t think I can look at this the same
Am G
An all the miles that separate,
Am F G
They Disappear now when I’m dreamin’ of your face

CHORUS
C G Am
I’m here without you baby, But you’re still on my lonely mind
F G C
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time
G Am
I’m here without you baby, But you’re still with me in my dreams,
F G Am G Am F G
And tonight, there’s only you and me yeah.

Am G Am F G
The miles just keep rollin’, As the people leave their way to say hello
Am G Am
I’ve heard this life is overrated, But I hope that it gets better as we go
F G
hooh yeah yeah.

CHORUS

Am C G
Everything I know, and anywhere I go
F
It gets hard but it won’t take away my love,
Am C G
And when the last one falls, when it’s all said and done.
F C G Am F G
It gets hard but it won’t take, away, my love, woah oh Woah wo-oh

CHORUS

Intro/Verse

Am F G Am G
e——————————————————————–
B——1–0–0-1—————0——-1–0–0-1——–0–1–0-1/3–
G—–2-2–2–2-2—–2——0–0—–2-2–2–2-2——0-0–0–0—–
D—-2—2–2—-2—3-3——0–0—2—2–2—-2—-0—0–0——-
A–0————–0-3—3—2——0—————0-2—————
E——————1——-3————————3—————-

CHORUS Repeat 2X’S
C G Am
e—————-1-0———–3–1-0————————
B—-1-3–1–1——3-1—–0———3—–1–3–1-3-1-0-1–
G—0-0-0–0–0———–0–0————2–2–2–2———
D——–2–2————0-0–0–0-0-0—2-2–2–2———–
A–3——————–2—————0——————–
E————————————————————

F G
e——————-
B—–1——–0—-
G—-2-2—–0–0—
D—3—3—–0–0–
A–3——–2——-
E———3———

play second time through chorus
Am G Am F G
e—————————————————————-
B—–1–0–0-1——–0–0–1/3—–1–0–0-1————–0—-
G—-2-2–2–2-2——0–0–0——-2-2–2–2-2—–2—–0–0—
D—2—2–2—-2—-0————-2—2–2—-2—3-3—–0–0–
A-0————–0–2————0————–0-3—3–2——-
E——————3—————————–1——3——–

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Here Without You by 3 Doors Down

*(Aqui o Riff volta a ser tocado, sem base)
F#m
Come
E
Dowsed in mud
F#m
Soaked in bleach
E F#m
As I want you to be
E
As a trend
F#m
As a friend
*(Aqui o Riff pára de ser tocado, fica só a base.)
E F#m A
As a old memory
F#m A
Memory
F#m A
Memory
F#m A
Memory

Bm D
And I swear
Bm D
That I don’t have a gun
Bm D
No I don’t have a gun
Bm D
No I don’t have a gun

(Solo) Base = F#m E (10x)
*O Riff é tocado durante o solo.

F#m A
Memory
F#m A
Memory
F#m A
Memory
F#m A
Memory (…don’t have a gun…)

Bm D
And I swear
Bm D
That I don’t have a gun
Bm D
No I don’t have a gun
Bm D
No I don’t have a gun
Bm D
No I don’t have a gun
Bm D
No I don’t have a gun

*(Volta a ser tocado o Riff, e a base continua)
F#m E F#m E
Memory
F#m E F#m E
Memory
F#m!

Final:
F#m
e|———|
B|———|
G|———|
D|———|
A|-2——-|
E|—0-1-2-|

More:
Come As U Are

Verse
F#–3–3–3-3-3-3–3-3-3–3–3–3-3–3-3–3–3-3-3———
C#–3–3–3-3-3-3–3-3-3–1–1–1-1–1-1–1–1-1-1———
A—0–0–0-0-0-0–0-0-0–0–0–0-0–0-0–0–0-0-0———
E—0–0–0-0-2-2–2-2-2–2–2–2-2–2-2–2–2-2-2———
B—2–2–2-2-2-2–2-2-2–3–3–3-3–3-3–3–3-3-3———
F#–3–3–3-3-0-0–0-0-0———————————–

Chorus
F#–0–0-0-0–0-0–0-0-0-0–2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2———
C#–0–0-0-0–0-0–0-0-0-0–3–3-3-3–3-3–3-3-3-3———
A—0–0-0-0–0-0–0-0-0-0–4–4-4-4–4-4–4-4-4-4———
E—2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2–4–4-4-4–4-4–4-4-4-4———
B—2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2–2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2———
F#–0–0-0-0–0-0–0-0-0-0–2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2———

(continued)
F#–3–3-3-3–3-3–3-3-3-3–2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2———
C#–3–3-3-3–3-3–3-3-3-3–3–3-3-3–3-3–3-3-3-3———
A—0–0-0-0–0-0–0-0-0-0–4–4-4-4–4-4–4-4-4-4———
E—0–0-0-0–0-0–0-0-0-0–4–4-4-4–4-4–4-4-4-4———
B—2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2–2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2———
F#–3–3-3-3–3-3–3-3-3-3–2–2-2-2–2-2–2-2-2-2———

Riff
F#———————————————————
C#———————————————————
A———2-0—0——-2-0—0——-2-0—0——2-0—0-
E—–0——-0—–0——-0—–0——-0—–0——0—
B———————————————————-
F#–3—3———3—3———0—0———0—0——–

(continued)
F#———————————————————
C#———————————————————
A———2-0—0——-2-0—0——-2-0—0——2-0—0-
E—–0——-0—–0——-0—–0——-0—–0——0—
B—-3–3———-3–3———-2–2———2—2——–
F#———————————————————

Fill
e———–12——-12——-12——-12——-12———
B—–12——-12——-12——-12——-12——-12——
G–14—-14——-14——-14——-14——-14——-14—
D———————————————————-
A———————————————————-
E———————————————————-

Verse
Chorus
Verse, Riff
Chorus
Verse
Verse, Fill
Verse
Verse, Riff

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Tomorrow by Avril Lavigne