# The Best Frank Zappa Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Frank Zappa guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Watermelon in Easter Hay (1979), then Black Napkins and Inca Roads. Every video starts at the solo.

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Frank Zappa treated the guitar solo as live composition, spinning odd-meter, speech-like improvisations that ignored rock convention. Albums built entirely from his solos cemented him as one of the most original lead players of his era.

Informed by: [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/frank-zappa-best-guitar-solos/), [Far Out Magazine](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/frank-zappa-6-greatest-guitar-solos/), [ClassicRockHistory.com](https://www.classicrockhistory.com/frank-zappas-greatest-studio-guitar-solos/)

1. [Watermelon in Easter Hay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-watermelon-in-easter-hay/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979
2. [Black Napkins](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-black-napkins/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1976
3. [Inca Roads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-and-the-mothers-of-invention-inca-roads/) — Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention · solo by Frank Zappa · 1975
4. [Willie the Pimp](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-willie-the-pimp/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1969
5. [Zoot Allures](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-zoot-allures/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1976
6. [Yo' Mama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-yo-mama/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979
7. [Montana](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-montana/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1973
8. [Muffin Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-muffin-man/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1975
9. [Rat Tomago](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-rat-tomago/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979
10. [Son of Mr. Green Genes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-son-of-mr-green-genes/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1969
11. [Outside Now](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-outside-now/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979
12. [He Used to Cut the Grass](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-he-used-to-cut-the-grass/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979
13. [Chunga's Revenge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-chunga-s-revenge/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1970
14. [The Torture Never Stops](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-the-torture-never-stops/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1976
15. [Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-shut-up-n-play-yer-guitar/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1981
16. [Po-Jama People](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-and-the-mothers-of-invention-po-jama-people/) — Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention · solo by Frank Zappa · 1975
17. [Stevie's Spanking](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-stevie-s-spanking/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Dweezil Zappa · 1984
18. [Fifty-Fifty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-fifty-fifty/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1973

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