Top 10 Songs with the Most Beautiful Guitar Solos

Simply beautiful, not just super fast strings of notes (Eruption), repeated licks (Freebird), or empty playing. This solo is filled with such emotion, translated beautifully by one of the best guitarists, in my opinion.

Maybe the best guitar solo ever. Everything is perfect: sound, timing, and pure emotion. This one will never get old.

My absolute favorite of all time. I saw this in concert, and it just blew me away!

Slash does an awesome job on this solo.

Far better than all other songs on this list (Comfortably Numb being #2). The 3rd greatest next to Eruption and November Rain.

Sad song, especially Slash's solo. The intro is the best too. One of the best guitar solos in rock and metal. Should be in the top 3.

Marty is a wizard, and people don't know what the term solo means. How the hell does Nothing Else Matters rank higher than Tornado of Souls? Everyone is a poser nowadays.

Most awesome solo, if not the best metal solo of all time that has ever been created. Marty Friedman put all his talent into this one solo... Rate it high.

I guess this is the most underrated guitar solo ever... It actually makes the song better each time you hear it. Many of us who know the song listen to it just for the guitar solo.

A great solo by one of the most underrated rock bands. I agree that this guitar solo is way too underrated, and I bet it gives essence to this song. Truly a great guitar solo.

A great song by a not-so-famous band. I remember this song back then, and I used to listen to it all day long.

The solos in the middle of the song are great!

Such an elegant solo.

The first solo is like the greatest solo ever.

Jimmy Page in this music plays like a real boss, and the song is insanely beautiful.

I love the guitar playing in this!

All the other songs at the top are just up there due to them being mainstream. Although Pantera can be considered mainstream as well, this song isn't. The solo and outro are incredibly moving. One of the most powerful solos I have ever heard.

How is this not on this list? The outro solo is one of the most beautiful, most underrated solos I've ever heard.

The one and only solo to make my tears flow as movingly as the string bends. May you rest in peace, Darrell Abbott. Forever in my heart, and memories with you will always be loved. See you again, brother! M/

Pink Floyd's most beautiful guitar solo.

This should be much, much higher. At least in the top 5. That solo by Brian May just before the rock 'n' roll begins is something you'll never forget. And the end solo is great too.