# The Best Guitar Solos of 2004

> The best guitar solos of 2004, ranked. #1 is While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Prince, then Slither and Fall to Pieces. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2004, 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 While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Prince, Slither by Velvet Revolver and Fall to Pieces by Velvet Revolver.

1. [While My Guitar Gently Weeps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 2004
2. [Slither](https://greatestsolos.com/song/velvet-revolver-slither/) — Velvet Revolver · solo by Slash · 2004
3. [Fall to Pieces](https://greatestsolos.com/song/velvet-revolver-fall-to-pieces/) — Velvet Revolver · solo by Slash · 2004
4. [Holiday](https://greatestsolos.com/song/green-day-holiday/) — Green Day · solo by Billie Joe Armstrong · 2004
5. [Wake Me Up When September Ends](https://greatestsolos.com/song/green-day-wake-me-up-when-september-ends/) — Green Day · solo by Billie Joe Armstrong · 2004
6. [Amassakoul 'n' Ténéré](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-amassakoul-n-tenere/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2004
7. [Take Me Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/franz-ferdinand-take-me-out/) — Franz Ferdinand · solo by Nick McCarthy, Alex Kapranos · 2004
8. [Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/los-lonely-boys-heaven/) — Los Lonely Boys · solo by Henry Garza · 2004
9. [Jesus of Suburbia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/green-day-jesus-of-suburbia/) — Green Day · solo by Billie Joe Armstrong · 2004
10. [Sick Sad Little World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/incubus-sick-sad-little-world/) — Incubus · solo by Mike Einziger · 2004
11. [Playing with Pink Noise](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kaki-king-playing-with-pink-noise/) — Kaki King · solo by Kaki King · 2004
12. [Laid to Rest](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lamb-of-god-laid-to-rest/) — Lamb of God · solo by Mark Morton · 2004
13. [In the Kitchen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-in-the-kitchen/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2004
14. [Megalomaniac](https://greatestsolos.com/song/incubus-megalomaniac/) — Incubus · solo by Mike Einziger · 2004
15. [The End of Heartache](https://greatestsolos.com/song/killswitch-engage-the-end-of-heartache/) — Killswitch Engage · solo by Adam Dutkiewicz & Joel Stroetzel · 2004
16. [Ashes of the Wake](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lamb-of-god-ashes-of-the-wake/) — Lamb of God · solo by Mark Morton, Alex Skolnick and Chris Poland · 2004
17. [Plunger](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-plunger/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2004
18. [The Pursuit of Vikings](https://greatestsolos.com/song/amon-amarth-the-pursuit-of-vikings/) — Amon Amarth · solo by Olavi Mikkonen, Johan Söderberg · 2004
19. [Fury of the Storm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dragonforce-fury-of-the-storm/) — DragonForce · solo by Herman Li · 2004
20. [Never Gonna Change](https://greatestsolos.com/song/drive-by-truckers-never-gonna-change/) — Drive-By Truckers · solo by Jason Isbell · 2004

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