Fastest Guitar Solos of All Time

1. Through The Fire And Flames - Herman Li and Sam Totman

   Definitely one of the fastest guitar solos I’ve ever heard. This is the most iconic solo from DragonForce and it overshadows solos from songs like their newer music like Fallen World, Ashes of the Dawn, and Once in a Lifetime.

   Wanna hear the fastest guitar solos? Listen to Shawn Lane.

   Damn kids need to stop playing guitar hero 3, and educate yourselves.

   Fastest guitar solos I've ever heard I'm in love with this song simply due to the skill required for the shredding.

2. One - Kirk Hammett

   Look at the tapping part, it's faster than everything on this page, 16th notes triplets at 216 BPM it's a insane speed, 21 notes per second, seriously...

   Quite fast but shouldn't be on number 2.

   Start of solo is stupidly fast

3. Raining Blood - Kerry King, Gary Holt, and Jeff Hannerman

4. Far Beyond the Sun - Yngwie Malmsteen

   

   Faster than One, Free Bird or Taxman.

5. Afterlife- Synyster Gates

   There is a point in the solo where the guitar sounds like it is about to die from being played so fast

6. Kissing the Shadows - Children of Bodom

   

7. The Number Of The Beast - Janick Gers, Dave Murray, and Adrian Smith

8. Killing In The Name - Tom Morello

9. Free Bird - Hughie Thomasson

10. Heroes Of Our Time - Herman Li and Sam Totman

    Deserves a bit higher position

The Newcomers
11. ?

    Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson

    
12. ?

    The Blind Leader - Kalmah

    
The Contenders

13. Rising Force - Yngwie Malmsteen

    

    I love this solo, it's crazy fast. Probably faster than most of the top 10.

14. A Light in the Black - Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore)

    

15. Double Guitar Solo - Michael Angelo Batio

16. Don't Know What I Got - Tom Keifer

17. Revolution Is My Name - Dimebag Darrell

18. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen

    The fastest guitar solo ever played (or at least what seems like it) deserves a much higher position

19. Nosferatu - Coroner (Tommy Baron)

    

20. Kill the King - Rainbow (Ritchie Blackmore)

    

21. Sweet Child O' Mine - Slash

22. Peace Sells - Dave Mustaine

    It's faster than most of this list.

23. Mr Crowley - Randy Rhoads

24. Akroasis - Obscura

    

25. Domination - Pantera

    

    Maybe not the most difficult solo but its definitely the fastest I've ever heard. (and also one of the most unique and memorable, usually fast solos are meh). And I listened to malmsteen, MAB, gilbert and others. Those 2 ascending runs with triplets are INSANELY fast. Especially live version he plays even faster than on album and its very clear.

26. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin

    

    Sorry not the fastest compared to the other solos on this list.

    Listen to the guitar solo and go back here to vote

27. Bangarang - Skrillex