Chords for Top 10 Guitar Solos

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_ _ _ _ It [E] takes a whole band to rock, but these solos will make [Em] you roll. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ Welcome to [A] WatchMojo.com, [E] and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 guitar [G] solos. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Em] For this list, we've limited [D] it to one [Am] guitar solo per artist, and excluded instrumentals.
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Richie Blackmore from Deep Purple, Highway Star.
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ With Smoke on the Water, the Deep [C] Purple [Bb] guitarist [Gm] paved the way for classical music and blues
rock, and [C] brought to life one [G] of the best heavy metal [C] riffs in history.
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[C] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] But when it [G] comes to solos, it's hard to overlook Highway Star.
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] Machine Head's fastest track [Gm] also contains an organ solo by John [Bb] Lord, but [C] it's Blackmore's
classically inspired guitar [A] piece that's the [Bb] killing machine.
It's got everything.
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Number [D] 9.
Eric Clapton from Cream, [Am] Crossroads.
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As one of the greatest guitarists of all time, [Cm] it's no surprise Clapton's got a number of
[D] signature solos to his name.
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_ While he and Dwayne Allman made history with [C] Layla's signature sound, it's with Cream's
Crossroads solo that he [A] really nails it.
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_ _ _ [D] This hard rock arrangement [Am] of Robert Johnson's original blues tune is so good, we think Slowhand
may have signed a deal with the devil too. _ _
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Don [Em] Felder and Joe Walsh from The Eagles, [Bm] Hotel [Gb] California. _ _
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After one of these nights set these country [A] and folk-influenced rockers on pace to live
life in the fast lane, The [G] Eagles produced another number one with Hotel [D] California.
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spawned the smooth and soulful title track that [Gb] classic rock radio stations
won't let us forget.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Aside from its surrealist lyrics, Hotel [D] California [Em] showcases some of the most memorable electric
[Bm] guitar chemistry [G] ever between [Gb] Felder and _ [Bm] Walsh.
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_ [C] Number 7.
Alan Collins and Gary Rossington from [G] Lynyrd Skynyrd, [Bb] Freebird. _ _
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_ _ [Gm] With their remarkable solos and defiant rock and [C] roll swagger, Lynyrd Skynyrd became fixtures
of the [G] southern rock scene.
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[Gm] _ It's because of this [Bb] cut off pronounced Lynyrd [Eb] Skynyrd that the [C] band first became household
names [G] across America.
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_ [Bb] Due in no small part to its structure, half [C] ballad, half up-tempo guitar solo, Freebird
also became their second [G] top 40 hit, [Bb] keeping crowds pumped for [C] decades. _ _ _ _
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Number 7.
Randy [A] Rhoades from Ozzy Osbourne, Mr.
Crowley.
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ Rhoades [C] exploded into the heavy metal universe after [Gm] giving Ozzy Osbourne's music a new [C] lease on life. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ And [Bb] while Crazy Train Off Blizzard of Oz [D] features one of the genre's [A] most [E] iconic riffs, [Gb] _ _ _ _ [A]
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[E] actually that album's second [A] single [Am] that captured Rhoades' guitar skills [Dm] best. _ _ _ _
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Crowley [C] contains not one, not two, but three standout guitar moments.
But [F] the masterpiece's climax is the outro [Bb] solo. _ _ _ _ _
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[Fm] _ [E] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [Bb] Number 5.
Brian May from Queen, Bohemian [Eb] Rhapsody.
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[Cm] Freddie Mercury's theatrical vocals and lively stage presence, [F] and May's virtuoso
[E] guitar [Eb] ability, _ [D] _
_ [Bb] Queen scored big overseas thanks to Bohemian [Eb] Rhapsody.
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Db] Featuring elements of hard rock, [B] balladry, [Bbm] and opera, [A] its unconventional style initially baffled critics.
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today, it's one of the Brits' [Em] most popular songs.
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It's in this [Bb] melodic, chorus-less tune that May [Cm] played one of the most incredible
act solos ever.
[Fm] And the song wouldn't be the same without [Em] it.
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] [Ebm] Number [Cm] 4.
Jimi [Bb] Hendrix from the Jimi Hendrix [Fm] Experience, All [Ab] Along the [C] Watchtower. _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ Though Little [Ebm] Wing or Voodoo Child [Cm] could have easily made [Bb] this list, [Ab] it's the Seattle
Rockers' cover [Bb] of All Along [Cm] the Watchtower [Ebm] that lands here.
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[C] The Jimi [Eb] Hendrix Experience gave [F] Bob Dylan's folk rock [Cm] original a psychedelic rock spin. _
_ [Ab] _ Which [Eb] included a killer [C] guitar solo that helped Hendrix [F] earn his only Top [C] 20 American hit.
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[D] Even Dylan was [C] inspired.
His later [Bb] performances [Ab] of the track were [Bb] influenced by [C] Jimi's version.
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Slash from Guns N' Roses, Sweet Child O' Mine.
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_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ While [Ab] Slash stood out on a [Eb] wide array of GNR songs, [Abm] from [Ebm] Night Train to [Bbm] November Rain,
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it's Sweet Child O' Mine that really [Eb] set the stage for the band's later work.
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _ Though it's brilliant riff was conceived [Gbm] as a joke, the track's [Ab] chart-topping success
[Ebm] and incredible solo [Ab] were anything but.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] It's parent album, Appetite for [Gb] Destruction, also became the best-selling [Ab] debut in American [B] history.
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[Am] Jimmy Page from Led [C] Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven.
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_ It's [Fm] quite fashionable to knock and [G] hate Led Zeppelin's radio staple, Stairway to Heaven.
But no list of the top guitar solos would be [Am] complete without it.
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With Plant's bluesy vocals [Em] and Bonham's thunderous bass drum, [F] you've got an unmatched [C] sound
blending [Am] blues, hard rock [A] and folk.
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ However, [F] it's Page's complex guitar [G] work that's truly left an [F]
immeasurable and all-encompassing
[Am] influence on later artists.
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_ David Gilmour from Pink Floyd, Comfortably [A] Numb. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Though Shine On You Crazy Diamond is sometimes [Bm] cited, it's with The Wall's third single
that [A] Pink Floyd ensured fans weren't comfortably numb to their music.
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_ _ [B] They may have been known for introspective lyrics, studio experimentation [A] and effects-heavy
extravagant shows, but their [G] sound wouldn't be the same without [E] Gilmour.
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[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ His evocative blues-inspired guitar on Comfortably Numb's two solos, [Gbm] especially [A] the final one,
helped solidify the band's popularity and [G] success. _ _
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Do you agree with our list?
What's [Cm] your favorite guitar solo?
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