# The 25 Best Funk and Soul Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 25 best funk and soul guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Maggot Brain by Funkadelic, then Purple Rain and That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2.

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In funk and soul the guitar usually plays rhythm, so the solos here are the exceptions that stand out. The list moves from Steve Cropper and Duane Allman's session work through Eddie Hazel, Ernie Isley and Prince to funk-metal crossovers.

1. [Maggot Brain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/funkadelic-maggot-brain/) — Funkadelic · solo by Eddie Hazel · 1971
2. [Purple Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-purple-rain/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 1984
3. [That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-that-lady-pts-1-2/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1973
4. [Let's Go Crazy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-and-the-revolution-lets-go-crazy/) — Prince and the Revolution · solo by Prince · 1984
5. [Hey Jude](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wilson-pickett-hey-jude/) — Wilson Pickett · solo by Duane Allman · 1968
6. [Summer Breeze](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-summer-breeze/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1973
7. [Lookin' for Another Pure Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-wonder-lookin-for-another-pure-love/) — Stevie Wonder · solo by Jeff Beck · 1972
8. [Strawberry Letter 23](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-brothers-johnson-strawberry-letter-23/) — The Brothers Johnson · solo by Lee Ritenour · 1977
9. [Easy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/commodores-easy/) — Commodores · solo by Thomas McClary · 1977
10. [Green Onions](https://greatestsolos.com/song/booker-t-and-the-m-g-s-green-onions/) — Booker T. & the M.G.'s · solo by Steve Cropper · 1962
11. [Get The Funk Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/extreme-get-the-funk-out/) — Extreme · solo by Nuno Bettencourt · 1990
12. [Computer Blue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-and-the-revolution-computer-blue/) — Prince and the Revolution · solo by Prince · 1984
13. [Voyage to Atlantis](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-voyage-to-atlantis/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1977
14. [California Dreamin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eddie-hazel-california-dreamin/) — Eddie Hazel · solo by Eddie Hazel · 1977
15. [Cult of Personality](https://greatestsolos.com/song/living-color-cult-of-personality/) — Living Colour · solo by Vernon Reid · 1988
16. [Super Stupid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/funkadelic-super-stupid/) — Funkadelic · solo by Eddie Hazel · 1971
17. [Who Knows](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-who-knows/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1970
18. [Tell Me Something Good](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rufus-tell-me-something-good/) — Rufus · solo by Al Ciner · 1974
19. [While My Guitar Gently Weeps](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 2004
20. [On Broadway](https://greatestsolos.com/song/george-benson-on-broadway/) — George Benson · solo by George Benson · 1978
21. [Harvest for the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-isley-brothers-harvest-for-the-world/) — The Isley Brothers · solo by Ernie Isley · 1976
22. [Standing on the Verge of Getting It On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/funkadelic-standing-on-the-verge-of-getting-it-on/) — Funkadelic · solo by Eddie Hazel · 1974
23. [The Weight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/aretha-franklin-the-weight/) — Aretha Franklin · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
24. [I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-i-could-never-take-the-place-of-your-man/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 1987
25. [Cissy Strut](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-meters-cissy-strut/) — The Meters · solo by Leo Nocentelli · 1969

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