# The Best Power Ballad Guitar Solos

> The Best Power Ballad Guitar Solos: #1 is Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, then November Rain and Purple Rain. Every video starts at the solo.

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Slow songs, big emotions.

1. [Comfortably Numb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-comfortably-numb/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1979
2. [November Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-november-rain/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
3. [Purple Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-purple-rain/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 1984
4. [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984
5. [Since I've Been Loving You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-since-i-ve-been-loving-you/) — Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1970
6. [Little Wing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-little-wing/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967
7. [Cause We've Ended As Lovers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jeff-beck-cause-we-ve-ended-as-lovers/) — Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 1975
8. [Cemetery Gates](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-cemetery-gates/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1990
9. [Still Got the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-still-got-the-blues/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1990
10. [Something](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beatles-something/) — The Beatles · solo by George Harrison · 1969
11. [Europa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-europa/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1976
12. [Beyond the Realms of Death](https://greatestsolos.com/song/judas-priest-beyond-the-realms-of-death/) — Judas Priest · solo by Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing · 1978
13. [Brothers in Arms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-brothers-in-arms/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985
14. [The Unforgiven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-the-unforgiven/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991
15. [Gravity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-gravity/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
16. [Tender Surrender](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-vai-tender-surrender/) — Steve Vai · solo by Steve Vai · 1995
17. [Still In Love With You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-still-in-love-with-you/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Gary Moore & Brian Robertson · 1974
18. [Watermelon in Easter Hay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-watermelon-in-easter-hay/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979
19. [Nothing Else Matters](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-nothing-else-matters/) — Metallica · solo by James Hetfield · 1991
20. [Easter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/marillion-easter/) — Marillion · solo by Steve Rothery · 1989
21. [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
22. [Parisienne Walkways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-parisienne-walkways/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1978
23. [Sloe Gin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-sloe-gin/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2007
24. [Always with Me, Always with You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-satriani-always-with-me-always-with-you/) — Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987
25. [Nutshell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-nutshell/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1994

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