# The Best John Mayer Guitar Solos

> The 17 best John Mayer guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Gravity (2006), then Slow Dancing in a Burning Room and Who Did You Think I Was.

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John Mayer started out as an acoustic pop singer-songwriter and became one of the most admired blues-based electric guitarists of his generation. His trio work with Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino and the Continuum era brought Strat-driven soloing back into the mainstream.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - John Mayer discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayer_discography), [Wikipedia - Continuum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuum_(John_Mayer_album)), [Wikipedia - Try!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try!), [Wikipedia - Battle Studies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Studies_(album)), [Wikipedia - Room for Squares](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_for_Squares)

1. [Gravity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-gravity/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
2. [Slow Dancing in a Burning Room](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-slow-dancing-in-a-burning-room/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
3. [Who Did You Think I Was](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-trio-who-did-you-think-i-was/) — John Mayer Trio · solo by John Mayer · 2005
4. [I Don't Trust Myself (With Loving You)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-i-dont-trust-myself-with-loving-you/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
5. [Vultures](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-vultures/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
6. [Bold as Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-bold-as-love/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
7. [Out of My Mind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-trio-out-of-my-mind/) — John Mayer Trio · solo by John Mayer · 2005
8. [I Don't Need No Doctor](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-trio-i-don-t-need-no-doctor/) — John Mayer Trio · solo by John Mayer · 2008
9. [Crossroads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-crossroads/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2009
10. [Edge of Desire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-edge-of-desire/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2009
11. [Belief](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-belief/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006
12. [Neon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-neon/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2001
13. [Assassin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-assassin/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2009
14. [Another Kind of Green](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-trio-another-kind-of-green/) — John Mayer Trio · solo by John Mayer · 2005
15. [Heartbreak Warfare](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-heartbreak-warfare/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2009
16. [Helpless](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-helpless/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2017
17. [Last Train Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-last-train-home/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2021

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