# The Best Elvis Presley Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Elvis Presley guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Hound Dog (1956), then Jailhouse Rock and That's All Right. Every video starts at the solo.

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Elvis Presley's records carried the guitar breaks that defined rock and roll's first wave, mostly thanks to Scotty Moore's echo-laden blend of country and blues. Later sidemen such as Hank Garland and James Burton carried that twang-and-bite tradition into the 1960s and 70s.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Scotty Moore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotty_Moore), [Wikipedia: James Burton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burton)

1. [Hound Dog](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-hound-dog/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956
2. [Jailhouse Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-jailhouse-rock/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1957
3. [That's All Right](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-that-s-all-right/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954
4. [Mystery Train](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-mystery-train/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1955
5. [Too Much](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-too-much/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1957
6. [Baby Let's Play House](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-baby-lets-play-house/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1955
7. [Heartbreak Hotel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-heartbreak-hotel/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956
8. [Little Sister](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-little-sister/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Hank Garland · 1961
9. [Blue Suede Shoes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-blue-suede-shoes/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1956
10. [Good Rockin' Tonight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-good-rockin-tonight/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1954
11. [Milkcow Blues Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-milkcow-blues-boogie/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1955
12. [A Big Hunk o' Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-a-big-hunk-o-love/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Hank Garland · 1959
13. [Burning Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-burning-love/) — Elvis Presley · solo by James Burton · 1972
14. [Polk Salad Annie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-polk-salad-annie/) — Elvis Presley · solo by James Burton · 1970
15. [Guitar Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-guitar-man/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Jerry Reed · 1968
16. [Hard Headed Woman](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elvis-presley-hard-headed-woman/) — Elvis Presley · solo by Scotty Moore · 1958

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