# The Best Guitar Solos of the 2010s

> The Best Guitar Solos of the 2010s: #1 is Drive Home by Steven Wilson ft. Guthrie Govan, then Cry of Achilles and Anastasia. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 2010s proved the guitar solo was alive and well, from Guthrie Govan's solo on Steven Wilson's "Drive Home" (2013) to Derek Trucks' slide on "Midnight in Harlem" (2011) and St. Vincent's fuzz on "Rattlesnake" (2014). This list spans prog, blues, indie and metal, and every video starts right at the solo.

1. [Drive Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steven-wilson-drive-home/) — Steven Wilson ft. Guthrie Govan · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2013
2. [Cry of Achilles](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alter-bridge-cry-of-achilles/) — Alter Bridge · solo by Mark Tremonti · 2013
3. [Anastasia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slash-anastasia/) — Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators · solo by Slash · 2012
4. [Midnight In Harlem](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tedeschi-trucks-band-midnight-in-harlem/) — Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011
5. [Reapers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-reapers/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2015
6. [Rattlesnake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-rattlesnake/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2014
7. [Ghosts](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-wreck-ghosts/) — Big Wreck · solo by Ian Thornley · 2012
8. [Dystopia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/megadeth-dystopia/) — Megadeth · solo by Kiko Loureiro · 2016
9. [Handmade Cities](https://greatestsolos.com/song/plini-handmade-cities/) — Plini · solo by Plini · 2016
10. [Luck as a Constant](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-luck-as-a-constant/) — Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2012
11. [Surgeon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-surgeon/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2011
12. [Darkness Within](https://greatestsolos.com/song/machine-head-darkness-within/) — Machine Head · solo by Phil Demmel · 2011
13. [Atlas, Rise!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-atlas-rise/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield · 2016
14. [Change in Me (The Rebirth)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eric-gales-change-in-me-the-rebirth/) — Eric Gales · solo by Eric Gales · 2017
15. [Lonely Boy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-black-keys-lonely-boy/) — The Black Keys · solo by Dan Auerbach · 2011
16. [Ghost Walking](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lamb-of-god-ghost-walking/) — Lamb of God · solo by Mark Morton · 2012
17. [Silvera](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gojira-silvera/) — Gojira · solo by Joe Duplantier · 2016
18. [Rope](https://greatestsolos.com/song/foo-fighters-rope/) — Foo Fighters · solo by Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett · 2011

## Quick answers

### What is the best guitar solo of the 2010s?

On this list it is Guthrie Govan's solo on Steven Wilson's "Drive Home" (2013). Among 2010s songs in the GreatestSolos Consensus rankings, Muse's "Reapers" (2015) ranks highest, at number 184.

### Who played the solo on Slash's "Anastasia"?

Slash himself, on the 2012 song credited to Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. It ranks number 197 in the Consensus rankings.

### Which 2010s solos are played with a slide?

Derek Trucks' solo on Tedeschi Trucks Band's "Midnight in Harlem" (2011) is played with a slide.

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