# The Best Les Paul Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Les Paul guitar solos, ranked. #1 is How High the Moon (1951), then Lover (When You're Near Me) and Brazil. Every video starts at the solo.

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Les Paul was both a dazzling jazz-pop guitarist and the pioneer of multitrack recording and the solid-body electric guitar. His layered, speed-shifted records with Mary Ford invented a studio guitar sound nobody had heard before.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Les Paul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul)

1. [How High the Moon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-how-high-the-moon/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1951
2. [Lover (When You're Near Me)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-lover-when-you-re-near-me/) — Les Paul · solo by Les Paul · 1948
3. [Brazil](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-brazil/) — Les Paul · solo by Les Paul · 1948
4. [Tiger Rag](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-tiger-rag/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1952
5. [The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-the-world-is-waiting-for-the-sunrise/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1951
6. [Nola](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-nola/) — Les Paul · solo by Les Paul · 1950
7. [Bye Bye Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-bye-bye-blues/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1953
8. [Vaya con Dios](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-vaya-con-dios/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1953
9. [Whispering](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-whispering/) — Les Paul · solo by Les Paul · 1951
10. [Meet Mister Callaghan](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-meet-mister-callaghan/) — Les Paul · solo by Les Paul · 1952
11. [Mockin' Bird Hill](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-mockin-bird-hill/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1951
12. [Guitar Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-trio-guitar-boogie/) — Les Paul Trio · solo by Les Paul · 1947
13. [Tennessee Waltz](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-tennessee-waltz/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1950
14. [Just One More Chance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/les-paul-and-mary-ford-just-one-more-chance/) — Les Paul and Mary Ford · solo by Les Paul · 1951
15. [It's Been a Long, Long Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bing-crosby-with-the-les-paul-trio-it-s-been-a-long-long-time/) — Bing Crosby with the Les Paul Trio · solo by Les Paul · 1945

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