# The Best Chet Atkins Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Chet Atkins guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Yakety Axe (1965), then Mr. Sandman and Galloping on the Guitar. Every video starts at the solo.

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'Mr. Guitar' Chet Atkins turned Merle Travis-style thumb picking into a complete orchestral technique, playing bass, harmony and melody at once. His recordings and his role shaping the Nashville Sound made him one of the most influential guitarists of the twentieth century.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Chet Atkins discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Atkins_discography)

1. [Yakety Axe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-yakety-axe/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1965
2. [Mr. Sandman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-mr-sandman/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1954
3. [Galloping on the Guitar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-galloping-on-the-guitar/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1952
4. [Country Gentleman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-country-gentleman/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1953
5. [Poor Boy Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-mark-knopfler-poor-boy-blues/) — Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler · solo by Chet Atkins · 1990
6. [There'll Be Some Changes Made](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-mark-knopfler-there-ll-be-some-changes-made/) — Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler · solo by Chet Atkins · 1990
7. [Freight Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-freight-train/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1964
8. [Moonglow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-les-paul-moonglow/) — Chet Atkins and Les Paul · solo by Chet Atkins · 1976
9. [Trambone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-trambone/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1957
10. [Cannonball Rag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-jerry-reed-cannonball-rag/) — Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed · solo by Chet Atkins · 1970
11. [Black Mountain Rag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-black-mountain-rag/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1952
12. [Blue Angel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-blue-angel/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1968
13. [Snowbird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-snowbird/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1971
14. [Wildwood Flower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-wildwood-flower/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1954
15. [Hot Mocking Bird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-hot-mocking-bird/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1961
16. [Main Street Breakdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-main-street-breakdown/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1950
17. [Boot and the Stone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-boot-and-the-stone/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1985
18. [I Still Write Your Name in the Snow](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-i-still-write-your-name-in-the-snow/) — Chet Atkins · solo by Chet Atkins · 1996

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