# The Best Big Star Guitar Solos

> The 14 best Big Star guitar solos, ranked. #1 is September Gurls (1974), then Feel and O My Soul. Every video starts at the solo.

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Big Star's guitar breaks were never about flash; Alex Chilton and Chris Bell wrote tight, melodic leads that fit the song like a second vocal. Their chiming, overdriven Memphis pop became the blueprint for generations of indie and alternative guitarists.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Big Star](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Star)

1. [September Gurls](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-september-gurls/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974
2. [Feel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-feel/) — Big Star · solo by Chris Bell · 1972
3. [O My Soul](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-o-my-soul/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974
4. [In the Street](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-in-the-street/) — Big Star · solo by Chris Bell, Alex Chilton · 1972
5. [Don't Lie to Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-don-t-lie-to-me/) — Big Star · solo by Chris Bell · 1972
6. [When My Baby's Beside Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-when-my-baby-s-beside-me/) — Big Star · solo by Chris Bell · 1972
7. [Back of a Car](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-back-of-a-car/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974
8. [She's a Mover](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-she-s-a-mover/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974
9. [Mod Lang](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-mod-lang/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974
10. [Daisy Glaze](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-daisy-glaze/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974
11. [You Get What You Deserve](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-you-get-what-you-deserve/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1974
12. [My Life Is Right](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-my-life-is-right/) — Big Star · solo by Chris Bell · 1972
13. [Kizza Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-kizza-me/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1978
14. [Kanga Roo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-star-kanga-roo/) — Big Star · solo by Alex Chilton · 1978

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