# The Best Guitar Solos of the 2000s

> The Best Guitar Solos of the 2000s: #1 is Blackbird by Alter Bridge, then Ball and Biscuit and Knights of Cydonia. Every video starts at the solo.

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Garage revival, metal's melodic turn and a few late-career classics.

1. [Blackbird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alter-bridge-blackbird/) — Alter Bridge · solo by Mark Tremonti & Myles Kennedy · 2007
2. [Ball and Biscuit](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-white-stripes-ball-and-biscuit/) — The White Stripes · solo by Jack White · 2003
3. [Knights of Cydonia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-knights-of-cydonia/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2006
4. [While My Guitar Gently Weeps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 2004
5. [I Believe In A Thing Called Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-darkness-i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love/) — The Darkness · solo by Dan Hawkins & Justin Hawkins · 2003
6. [Impossible Germany](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilco-impossible-germany/) — Wilco · solo by Nels Cline · 2007
7. [Gravity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-gravity/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
8. [Sloe Gin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-sloe-gin/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2007
9. [India/Mountain Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-india-mountain-time/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2008
10. [Let's Call It Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/sleater-kinney-let-s-call-it-love/) — Sleater-Kinney · solo by Carrie Brownstein · 2005
11. [Stockholm Syndrome](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-stockholm-syndrome/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2003
12. [While My Guitar Gently Weeps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/peter-frampton-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/) — Peter Frampton · solo by Peter Frampton · 2003
13. [Reptilia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-reptilia/) — The Strokes · solo by Nick Valensi · 2003
14. [Last Nite](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-strokes-last-nite/) — The Strokes · solo by Albert Hammond Jr. & Nick Valensi · 2001
15. [Dani California](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-dani-california/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 2006
16. [Time for Heroes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-libertines-time-for-heroes/) — The Libertines · solo by Carl Barât · 2002
17. [Bat Country](https://greatestsolos.com/song/avenged-sevenfold-bat-country/) — Avenged Sevenfold · solo by Synyster Gates · 2005
18. [Through the Fire and Flames](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dragonforce-through-the-fire-and-flames/) — DragonForce · solo by Herman Li, Sam Totman · 2006
19. [Parabola](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tool-parabola/) — Tool · solo by Adam Jones · 2001
20. [Slither](https://greatestsolos.com/song/velvet-revolver-slither/) — Velvet Revolver · solo by Slash · 2004
21. [The Count of Tuscany](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-count-of-tuscany/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2009
22. [Little Sister](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queens-of-the-stone-age-little-sister/) — Queens of the Stone Age · solo by Josh Homme · 2005
23. [Seven Nation Army](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-white-stripes-seven-nation-army/) — The White Stripes · solo by Jack White · 2003
24. [The Importance of Being Idle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/oasis-the-importance-of-being-idle/) — Oasis · solo by Noel Gallagher · 2005
25. [Kissing the Shadows](https://greatestsolos.com/song/children-of-bodom-kissing-the-shadows/) — Children of Bodom · solo by Alexi Laiho · 2000

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