# The Best Duane Allman Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Duane Allman guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Layla (1970), then Whipping Post and In Memory of Elizabeth Reed. Every video starts at the solo.

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In a career of barely five years, Duane Allman redefined slide guitar and long-form rock improvisation, both with the Allman Brothers Band and as an in-demand Muscle Shoals session man. His singing, glass-bottleneck tone and melodic jamming remain the template for southern rock guitar.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Duane Allman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Allman), [Wikipedia: Duane Allman discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Allman_discography), [Wikipedia: Eat a Peach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_a_Peach)

1. [Layla](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-and-the-dominos-layla/) — Derek and the Dominos · solo by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman · 1970
2. [Whipping Post](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-band-whipping-post/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1971
3. [In Memory of Elizabeth Reed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-in-memory-of-elizabeth-reed/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1971
4. [Statesboro Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-statesboro-blues/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
5. [Mountain Jam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-mountain-jam/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman, Dickey Betts · 1972
6. [Stormy Monday](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-stormy-monday/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1971
7. [Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-dreams/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
8. [Loan Me a Dime](https://greatestsolos.com/song/boz-scaggs-loan-me-a-dime/) — Boz Scaggs · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
9. [Hey Jude](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilson-pickett-hey-jude/) — Wilson Pickett · solo by Duane Allman · 1968
10. [You Don't Love Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-you-don-t-love-me/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
11. [Blue Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/allman-brothers-blue-sky/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
12. [Key to the Highway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-and-the-dominos-key-to-the-highway/) — Derek and the Dominos · solo by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman · 1970
13. [Done Somebody Wrong](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-done-somebody-wrong/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
14. [Little Martha](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-little-martha/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
15. [Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-and-the-dominos-why-does-love-got-to-be-so-sad/) — Derek and the Dominos · solo by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman · 1970
16. [One Way Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-one-way-out/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
17. [The Weight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/aretha-franklin-the-weight/) — Aretha Franklin · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
18. [Trouble No More](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-trouble-no-more/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1972

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