# The Best Electric Light Orchestra Guitar Solos

> The 13 best Electric Light Orchestra guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Do Ya (1976), then 10538 Overture and Showdown. Every video starts at the solo.

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Although strings and synths define Electric Light Orchestra, Jeff Lynne's guitar work supplied the rock backbone beneath the orchestral sheen. His concise, Beatles- and Chuck Berry-influenced breaks balance the band's grand arrangements.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Electric Light Orchestra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra), [Wikipedia: Jeff Lynne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Lynne)

1. [Do Ya](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-do-ya/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1976
2. [10538 Overture](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-10538-overture/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1971
3. [Showdown](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-showdown/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1973
4. [Roll Over Beethoven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-roll-over-beethoven/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1973
5. [Rockaria!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-rockaria/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1976
6. [Rock 'n' Roll Is King](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-rock-n-roll-is-king/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1983
7. [Poker](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-poker/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1975
8. [Fire on High](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-fire-on-high/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1975
9. [In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-in-old-england-town-boogie-no-2/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1973
10. [Kuiama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-kuiama/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1973
11. [Twilight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-twilight/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1981
12. [Hold On Tight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-hold-on-tight/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1981
13. [Tightrope](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-light-orchestra-tightrope/) — Electric Light Orchestra · solo by Jeff Lynne · 1976

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