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Do you know any easy guitar solos?
It’s one of the most asked questions I get from guitar players who are just starting out playing solo guitar. And I get that.
The most solos you hear in songs are not exactly beginner solos. They are often intermediate or advanced guitar solos.
For the beginner lead guitar player it almost feels like every solo is out of reach and that can be discouraging. How do other guitar players go about this?
Well almost every guitar player starts off with an easy guitar solo. Those who don’t are up for a major challenge and often left disappointed. You’ve got to work your way up one solo at a time.
My first solo was Wonderful tonight by Eric Clapton. Beautiful, short and fairly easy.
Once you practiced a couple of solos and you get the hang of the basic techniques like pull-offs, hammer-ons, slides and bend-ups it get’s easier and more fun. Then you also want to work on scales, dexterity and speed which you will achieve with regular practice and specific exercises.
But first thing first, let’s start off with choosing one easy guitar solo and have loads of fun with.
You can click the song title and listen to the song and solo on Youtube or click Tab to find the tablature for the song.
Enjoy!
1 – Wonderful tonight – Eric Clapton Tabs
2 – High and dry – Radiohead Tabs
3 – Smells like teen spirit – Nirvana Tabs
4 – Let it be – The Beatles Tabs
5 – Californication – RHCP Tabs
6 – Wish you were here – intro solo – Pink Floyd Tabs
7 – Dance the night away – The Mavericks Tabs
8 – Champagne supernova – Oasis Tabs
9 – Black magic woman – Santana Tabs
10 – I wanna be sedated – The Ramones Tabs
12 – Easy – Faith no more Tabs
13 – About a girl – Nirvana Tabs
14 – Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix Tabs
15 – Everything I do – Bryan Adams Tabs
17 – Zombie – The Cranberries Tabs
18 – When I come around – Greenday Tabs
19 – Luther played the boogie – Johnny Cash Tabs
20 – What’s up – For Non Blondes Tabs
21 – This is the life – Amy McDonald Tabs
22 – The one I love – REM Tabs
23 – ’74 ’75 – The Connels Tabs
24 – Deep blue something – Breakfast at Tiffany’s Tabs
25 – Come as you are – Nirvana Tabs
26 – Angels – Robbie Williams Tabs
27 – Come together – The Beatles Tabs
28 – Can’t stop – RHCP Tabs
29 – Cinnamon girl – Neil Young Tabs
30 – Boulevard of broken dreams – Greenday Tabs
Do you know any easy guitar solos?
Please share in the comments.
Peter says
June 26, 2015 at 12:12 pmSomething – The Beatles
Klaus Crow says
June 26, 2015 at 4:59 pmThanks Peter.
Prasana says
June 26, 2015 at 5:06 pmHi Klaus,
I liked these guitar solos.Thanks for providing tabs.My favourite is
“This is the life”.I also learnt something from these solos.Thanks for sharing.
Sambal says
June 26, 2015 at 9:39 pmThe “tabs” link only goes to Amazon, not to any tabalature?
Klaus Crow says
June 27, 2015 at 9:41 amHi Sambal,
The “tabs” indeed link to amazon. Each link goes to the official tablature book for the song and solo.
Best regards,
Klaus Crow
Sam says
June 27, 2015 at 10:01 amEl Farol – Santana :)
Klaus Crow says
June 29, 2015 at 8:51 amHi Sam,
I guess Santana has a number of songs with fairly easy solos.
El Farol is a perfect example.
Thanks.
Stopro says
June 29, 2015 at 3:30 pmI would recomend some of the Arctic Monkeys. Like Arabella, R U Mine, Crying lightning, 505 or I bet you look good on the dancefloor. Madness by Muse is pretty easy too ;)
cheers :D
Wayne says
July 13, 2015 at 12:48 amAbsolutely ”Married with Children- Oasis”. You will enjoy this song it’s one of my oasis favourites and ”Definitely Maybe” classics, has an easy solo you can play entire lead guitar of the song, especially if you are an acoustic guitar player, strongly recommended song. Nice sound , good riffs, brilliant and meaningful song, never bored of listening. it touches some special places inside me . Love to play it on my guitar :):)
Jason says
February 1, 2016 at 12:15 amThanks a lot for these, I’ve always played rhythm so I’m excited to learn these.
I have a good one for any funk lovers, it was the first solo I learnt a few weeks ago.
Blue feather – Let’s funk tonight (its at about 3 mins in I believe) Easy to transcribe and simple :)
All the best, and thanks again for this list it’s a great help!
Jason
Poli says
August 5, 2016 at 5:20 pmSmells like teen spirit-Nirvana
Noah Dioxn says
March 3, 2017 at 2:28 amWish you were here by pink floyd has a solo that seems to teach fundamental solo skills
Zmuda says
December 11, 2017 at 6:59 pmGreen Day is two words. Just sayin’.
jeffrey hallman says
January 4, 2018 at 9:55 pmTry Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum
Matt Burris says
December 13, 2018 at 12:08 am‘links to Amazon’ just SMH.
Matt Burris says
December 13, 2018 at 12:10 am‘Links to Amazon’ …..SMH………annnnyywaaaay, “Crazy Little Thing Calle Love”??? Go Brian!
Beep Beep Lettuce says
March 12, 2019 at 2:36 amNothing Else Matters – Metallica