# The Greatest Irish Guitar Solos

> The Greatest Irish Guitar Solos: #1 is Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore, then Parisienne Walkways and The Rocker. Every video starts at the solo.

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Ireland has produced some of rock's most emotional lead guitar. Rory Gallagher's battered Stratocaster, Gary Moore's long, singing notes, Eric Bell's playing on Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey in the Jar', Henry McCullough's solo on Wings' 'My Love', and The Edge's echo-drenched textures with U2 are all here. The list covers guitarists from both sides of the border who grew up in Ireland, and every video starts at the solo.

1. [Still Got the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-still-got-the-blues/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1990
2. [Parisienne Walkways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-parisienne-walkways/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1978
3. [The Rocker](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-the-rocker/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Eric Bell · 1973
4. [Whiskey in the Jar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-whiskey-in-the-jar/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Eric Bell · 1972
5. [Shadow Play](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rory-gallagher-shadow-play/) — Rory Gallagher · solo by Rory Gallagher · 1978
6. [The Fly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/u2-the-fly/) — U2 · solo by The Edge · 1991
7. [My Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/paul-mccartney-and-wings-my-love/) — Paul McCartney and Wings · solo by Henry McCullough · 1973
8. [A Million Miles Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rory-gallagher-a-million-miles-away/) — Rory Gallagher · solo by Rory Gallagher · 1973
9. [Tattoo'd Lady](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rory-gallagher-tattoo-d-lady/) — Rory Gallagher · solo by Rory Gallagher · 1973
10. [Bullfrog Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rory-gallagher-bullfrog-blues/) — Rory Gallagher · solo by Rory Gallagher · 1972
11. [What's Going On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/taste-what-s-going-on/) — Taste · solo by Rory Gallagher · 1970
12. [Black Rose (A Rock Legend)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-black-rose-a-rock-legend/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Gary Moore · 1979
13. [Over the Hills and Far Away](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-over-the-hills-and-far-away/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1987
14. [Empty Rooms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-empty-rooms/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1983
15. [Bullet the Blue Sky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/u2-bullet-the-blue-sky/) — U2 · solo by The Edge · 1987
16. [Until the End of the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/u2-until-the-end-of-the-world/) — U2 · solo by The Edge · 1991
17. [Calling Card](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rory-gallagher-calling-card/) — Rory Gallagher · solo by Rory Gallagher · 1976
18. [Hi, Hi, Hi](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wings-hi-hi-hi/) — Wings · solo by Henry McCullough · 1972

## Quick answers

### Who is the greatest Irish guitarist?

Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore are the usual answers. Guitar.com reported Gallagher being voted Ireland's greatest musical artist. Belfast-born Moore has the highest-ranked Irish solo on the site, 'Still Got the Blues'.

### Who played the solos on Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey in the Jar' and 'Black Rose'?

Belfast-born Eric Bell played on 'Whiskey in the Jar' (1972) and 'The Rocker'. Gary Moore played lead on the 1979 album 'Black Rose'.

### Is The Edge Irish?

He was born in England and moved to Ireland as a small child, growing up in Dublin, where U2 formed. We include him as an Irish-raised guitarist.

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