# The Best Guns N' Roses Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Guns N' Roses guitar solos, ranked. #1 is November Rain (1991), then Sweet Child O' Mine and Estranged. Every video starts at the solo.

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Guns N' Roses dragged late-'80s hard rock back toward the blues, and Slash's singing Les Paul lines became the decade's most hummable lead guitar. His solos balance melody, swagger and pentatonic fire, which is why so many of them are learned note-for-note by beginners and pros alike.

Informed by: [Guitar World](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/slash-best-solos), [Guitar.com](https://guitar.com/features/guns-n-roses-10-greatest-guitar-moments-ranked/), [Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/features/slashs-10-best-guitar-solos-from-guns-n-roses-to-velvet-revolver-and-beyond), [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/slash-in-20-solos/)

1. [November Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-november-rain/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
2. [Sweet Child O' Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-sweet-child-o-mine/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
3. [Estranged](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-estranged/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
4. [Paradise City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-paradise-city/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
5. [Civil War](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-civil-war/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
6. [Nightrain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-nightrain/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
7. [Coma](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-coma/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
8. [Knockin' on Heaven's Door](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-knockin-on-heaven-s-door/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
9. [Welcome to the Jungle](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-welcome-to-the-jungle/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
10. [Rocket Queen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-rocket-queen/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
11. [Locomotive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-locomotive/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
12. [Double Talkin' Jive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-double-talkin-jive/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
13. [Don't Cry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-don-t-cry/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
14. [You Could Be Mine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-you-could-be-mine/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
15. [Mr. Brownstone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-mr-brownstone/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987
16. [Patience](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-patience/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1988
17. [Bad Obsession](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-bad-obsession/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991
18. [It's So Easy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-it-s-so-easy/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1987

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