Solo guitar

Looking to learn lead guitar and some awesome solos? The songs below have been selected to help you do just that. These guitar lessons on playing solos and lead guitar will have you practicing all aspects of lead guitar, from hammer-ons and bends to scale theory.

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Hysteria Guitar Lesson – Muse

Hysteria

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Skills: Alternate picking, Fast plucking, Octaves

Pink Panther Theme Guitar Lesson – Henry Mancini

Pink Panther Theme

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Skills: Alternate picking, Multiple string slides, Power chords

Crossroads Guitar Lesson – Eric Clapton – Cream

Crossroads

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Skills: 12 bar blues, Alternate picking, Minor pentatonic blues scale, String skipping

Can’t Stop Guitar Lesson – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Can’t Stop

Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Skills: Barre chords, String skipping

12 Bar Blues Guitar Lesson – Key of E

12 Bar Blues

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Skills: 12 bar blues, Blues shuffle rhythm, Chords, Lead guitar techniques

Beautiful Disaster Guitar Lesson – 311

Beautiful Disaster

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Skills: Chords, Minor scale, Power chords, Rock strumming

Wish You Were Here Guitar Lesson – Pink Floyd

Wish You Were Here

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Skills: Arpeggios, Chord alterations, Hammer-ons, Major pentatonic scale, Multiple string slides, Open chords, Pull-offs, Slides, String bending, Strumming patterns, Vibrato

Classico Guitar Lesson – Tenacious D

Classico

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Skills: Arpeggios, Barre chords, Hammer-ons, Open chords, Palm muting, Pull-offs, Strumming patterns, Trills, Vibrato

Godfather Theme Guitar Lesson – Slash

Godfather Theme

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Skills: Alternate picking, Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Slides, String bending, Vibrato

Walk This Way Guitar Lesson – Aerosmith

Walk This Way

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Skills: Barre chords, Palm muting, Power chords, Vibrato