# The Best Guitar Solos of 2011

> The best guitar solos of 2011, ranked. #1 is Surgeon by St. Vincent, then Lonely Boy and Tenere Taqhim Tossam. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2011, 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 Surgeon by St. Vincent, Lonely Boy by The Black Keys and Tenere Taqhim Tossam by Tinariwen.

1. [Surgeon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-surgeon/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2011
2. [Lonely Boy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-black-keys-lonely-boy/) — The Black Keys · solo by Dan Auerbach · 2011
3. [Tenere Taqhim Tossam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tinariwen-tenere-taqhim-tossam/) — Tinariwen · solo by Tinariwen · 2011
4. [You and I](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lady-gaga-you-and-i/) — Lady Gaga · solo by Brian May · 2011
5. [Midnight In Harlem](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tedeschi-trucks-band-midnight-in-harlem/) — Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011
6. [Bright Lights](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-clark-jr-bright-lights/) — Gary Clark Jr. · solo by Gary Clark Jr. · 2011
7. [Tar Hani](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bombino-tar-hani/) — Bombino · solo by Bombino · 2011
8. [Sim Sala Bim](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleet-foxes-sim-sala-bim/) — Fleet Foxes · solo by Skyler Skjelset · 2011
9. [Pressure and Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rival-sons-pressure-and-time/) — Rival Sons · solo by Scott Holiday · 2011
10. [A Martian Winter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/angel-vivaldi-a-martian-winter/) — Angel Vivaldi · solo by Angel Vivaldi · 2011
11. [Rope](https://greatestsolos.com/song/foo-fighters-rope/) — Foo Fighters · solo by Dave Grohl, Chris Shiflett · 2011
12. [When My Train Pulls In](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-clark-jr-when-my-train-pulls-in/) — Gary Clark Jr. · solo by Gary Clark Jr. · 2011
13. [Cheerleader](https://greatestsolos.com/song/st-vincent-cheerleader/) — St. Vincent · solo by Annie Clark · 2011
14. [Bound for Glory](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tedeschi-trucks-band-bound-for-glory/) — Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011
15. [Bad Asteroid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-aristocrats-bad-asteroid/) — The Aristocrats · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2011
16. [Little Black Submarines](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-black-keys-little-black-submarines/) — The Black Keys · solo by Dan Auerbach · 2011
17. [Norgaard](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-vaccines-norgaard/) — The Vaccines · solo by Freddie Cowan · 2011
18. [In Waves](https://greatestsolos.com/song/trivium-in-waves/) — Trivium · solo by Corey Beaulieu · 2011
19. [A Mercurian Summer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/angel-vivaldi-a-mercurian-summer/) — Angel Vivaldi · solo by Angel Vivaldi · 2011
20. [Furtive Jack](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-aristocrats-furtive-jack/) — The Aristocrats · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2011

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