What Are Some Cool Lead Guitar Songs?
We’ve had a reader question come in on the subject of lead guitar. Let’s take a look:
Question: you know, just guitar playing all the way to the end. e.g Devil takes tomorrow – Marty Friedman. but I need more so, thanks for sharing guys!
Answer: Back in black – AC/DC.
Enter sandman – Metallica.
Wildflower – The Cult.
You could be mine – Guns N Roses.
All along the watchtower – Jimi Hendrix.
Enter sandman – Metallica.
Wildflower – The Cult.
You could be mine – Guns N Roses.
All along the watchtower – Jimi Hendrix.
Pretty much anything by Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Steve Vai, Dave Martone, Rob Balducci, Jon Finn, Guthrie Govan, Ron Thal, Buckethead, Steve Morse, Gary Moore, Andy Timmons, Rusty Cooley, Shawn Lane, Ron Jarzombek, John 5… so many phenomenal guitarists out there.
Here’s a Pandora station I made dedicated to instrumental rock guitar music:
http://www.pandora.com/stations/416dcd5754d499656f166a1759370810425ba2910f7abf8b
Oh, and Tony MacAlpine
Dear Prudence by the Beatles is a good one if you go to drop d often.
"Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson
"Trademark" by Eric Johnson
"Europa" by Santana
"Jessica" by The Allman Brothers (there’s a piano solo, but it’s mostly guitars)
"Erotomania" by Dream Theater
"Stream of Consciousness" by Dream Theater (some keyboard work, but heavy on the guitar)
"YYZ" by Rush
"La Villa Strangiata" by Rush
Do you know the classics? You can never go wrong with those! Everything else is up for grabs…
1. Enter Sandman
2. Stairway to Heaven
3. Crazy Train
4. Sweet Child O Mine
5. Cowboys From Hell
6. Comfortably Numb
…etc…
Here is a link to the solos: http://www.effective-lead-guitar.com/top-10-guitar-solos.html
Good luck!