# The Best Acoustic Guitar Solos of All Time > The Best Acoustic Guitar Solos of All Time: #1 is Nutshell by Alice In Chains, then I Could Have Lied and Minor Swing. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: No amp, no pedals, nowhere to hide. These are the greatest solos played on acoustic guitar: Jerry Cantrell's Unplugged break on Nutshell, John Frusciante on I Could Have Lied, Django Reinhardt's gypsy jazz, the Friday Night in San Francisco trio, and bluegrass flatpicking from Doc Watson, Clarence White and Tony Rice. Every video starts at the solo. 1. [Nutshell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-nutshell/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1994 2. [I Could Have Lied](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-i-could-have-lied/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 1991 3. [Minor Swing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/django-reinhardt-minor-swing/) — Django Reinhardt · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1937 4. [Mediterranean Sundance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/al-di-meola-paco-de-luc-a-mediterranean-sundance/) — Al Di Meola & Paco de Lucía · solo by Al Di Meola & Paco de Lucía · 1977 5. [Passion, Grace & Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mclaughlin-al-di-meola-paco-de-lucia-passion-grace-and-fire/) — John McLaughlin, Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin · 1983 6. [Entre dos aguas](https://greatestsolos.com/song/paco-de-lucia-entre-dos-aguas/) — Paco de Lucía · solo by Paco de Lucía · 1973 7. [Never Going Back Again](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleetwood-mac-never-going-back-again/) — Fleetwood Mac · solo by Lindsey Buckingham · 1977 8. [Little Martha](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-little-martha/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972 9. [Anji](https://greatestsolos.com/song/simon-and-garfunkel-anji/) — Simon & Garfunkel · solo by Paul Simon · 1966 10. [Embryonic Journey](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jefferson-airplane-embryonic-journey/) — Jefferson Airplane · solo by Jorma Kaukonen · 1967 11. [Suite: Judy Blue Eyes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/crosby-stills-and-nash-suite-judy-blue-eyes/) — Crosby, Stills & Nash · solo by Stephen Stills · 1969 12. [Black Mountain Rag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/doc-watson-black-mountain-rag/) — Doc Watson · solo by Doc Watson · 1964 13. [Wild Horse](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-kentucky-colonels-wild-horse/) — The Kentucky Colonels · solo by Clarence White · 1964 14. [Blackberry Blossom](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muleskinner-blackberry-blossom/) — Muleskinner · solo by Clarence White · 1973 15. [Manzanita](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tony-rice-manzanita/) — Tony Rice · solo by Tony Rice · 1979 16. [Tamacun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rodrigo-y-gabriela-tamacun/) — Rodrigo y Gabriela · solo by Rodrigo Sánchez · 2006 17. [Revelator](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gillian-welch-revelator/) — Gillian Welch · solo by David Rawlings · 2001 18. [Dust in a Baggie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/billy-strings-dust-in-a-baggie/) — Billy Strings · solo by Billy Strings · 2017 19. [Crooked Tree](https://greatestsolos.com/song/molly-tuttle-and-golden-highway-crooked-tree/) — Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway · solo by Molly Tuttle · 2022 20. [To Zion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lauryn-hill-to-zion/) — Lauryn Hill · solo by Carlos Santana · 1998 ## Quick answers ### What is the best acoustic guitar solo of all time? Among rock songs, Jerry Cantrell's solo on Alice in Chains' Nutshell (MTV Unplugged) and John Frusciante's on I Could Have Lied rank highest on the site. For pure acoustic virtuosity, the Al Di Meola, Paco de Lucía and John McLaughlin trio recordings are hard to beat. ### What acoustic solos are good for beginners? Lindsey Buckingham's Never Going Back Again and Davey Graham's Anji (as recorded by Paul Simon) are fingerstyle staples that most players tackle early. Bluegrass tunes like Wild Horse and Blackberry Blossom are good ways into flatpicking. ### Is flamenco included? A few flamenco landmarks are here, like Paco de Lucía's Entre dos aguas. The site also has a separate list of the 25 greatest flamenco guitar recordings. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)