# The Best Guitar Solos of 1940

> The best guitar solos of 1940, ranked. #1 is Nuages by Quintette du Hot Club de France, then Wholly Cats and Till Tom Special. Every video starts at the solo.

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The greatest guitar solos released in 1940, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by Nuages by Quintette du Hot Club de France, Wholly Cats by Benny Goodman Sextet and Till Tom Special by Benny Goodman Sextet.

1. [Nuages](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-nuages/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1940
2. [Wholly Cats](https://greatestsolos.com/song/benny-goodman-sextet-wholly-cats/) — Benny Goodman Sextet · solo by Charlie Christian · 1940
3. [Till Tom Special](https://greatestsolos.com/song/benny-goodman-sextet-till-tom-special/) — Benny Goodman Sextet · solo by Charlie Christian · 1940
4. [Gone with "What" Wind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/benny-goodman-sextet-gone-with-what-wind/) — Benny Goodman Sextet · solo by Charlie Christian · 1940
5. [Rythme Futur](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quintette-du-hot-club-de-france-rythme-futur/) — Quintette du Hot Club de France · solo by Django Reinhardt · 1940

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