# The Most Beautiful Guitar Solos of All Time > The Most Beautiful Guitar Solos of All Time: #1 is Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, then November Rain and Purple Rain. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: The most beautiful guitar solos of all time: slow, melodic, singing leads from ballads and slow-burners, ranked by how often published lists include them. Led by Comfortably Numb (David Gilmour), November Rain (Slash) and Purple Rain (Prince). Updated October 2026 · ranked from 80 published lists 1. [Comfortably Numb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-comfortably-numb/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1979 2. [November Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-november-rain/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Slash · 1991 3. [Purple Rain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/prince-purple-rain/) — Prince · solo by Prince · 1984 4. [Fade to Black](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-fade-to-black/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1984 5. [Since I've Been Loving You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/led-zeppelin-since-i-ve-been-loving-you/) — Led Zeppelin · solo by Jimmy Page · 1970 6. [Little Wing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-little-wing/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967 7. [Cause We've Ended As Lovers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jeff-beck-cause-we-ve-ended-as-lovers/) — Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck · 1975 8. [Cemetery Gates](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pantera-cemetery-gates/) — Pantera · solo by Dimebag Darrell · 1990 9. [Still Got the Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-still-got-the-blues/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1990 10. [Something](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beatles-something/) — The Beatles · solo by George Harrison · 1969 11. [Europa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-europa/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1976 12. [Beyond the Realms of Death](https://greatestsolos.com/song/judas-priest-beyond-the-realms-of-death/) — Judas Priest · solo by Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing · 1978 13. [Brothers in Arms](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dire-straits-brothers-in-arms/) — Dire Straits · solo by Mark Knopfler · 1985 14. [The Unforgiven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-the-unforgiven/) — Metallica · solo by Kirk Hammett · 1991 15. [Gravity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-mayer-gravity/) — John Mayer · solo by John Mayer · 2006 16. [Tender Surrender](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-vai-tender-surrender/) — Steve Vai · solo by Steve Vai · 1995 17. [Still In Love With You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/thin-lizzy-still-in-love-with-you/) — Thin Lizzy · solo by Gary Moore & Brian Robertson · 1974 18. [Watermelon in Easter Hay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-zappa-watermelon-in-easter-hay/) — Frank Zappa · solo by Frank Zappa · 1979 19. [Nothing Else Matters](https://greatestsolos.com/song/metallica-nothing-else-matters/) — Metallica · solo by James Hetfield · 1991 20. [Easter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/marillion-easter/) — Marillion · solo by Steve Rothery · 1989 21. [I Could Have Lied](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-i-could-have-lied/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 1991 22. [Parisienne Walkways](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-moore-parisienne-walkways/) — Gary Moore · solo by Gary Moore · 1978 23. [Sloe Gin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-sloe-gin/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2007 24. [Always with Me, Always with You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-satriani-always-with-me-always-with-you/) — Joe Satriani · solo by Joe Satriani · 1987 25. [Nutshell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/alice-in-chains-nutshell/) — Alice In Chains · solo by Jerry Cantrell · 1994 26. [Dry County](https://greatestsolos.com/song/bon-jovi-dry-county/) — Bon Jovi · solo by Richie Sambora · 1992 27. [Samba Pa Ti](https://greatestsolos.com/song/santana-samba-pa-ti/) — Santana · solo by Carlos Santana · 1970 28. [Lines on My Face](https://greatestsolos.com/song/peter-frampton-lines-on-my-face/) — Peter Frampton · solo by Peter Frampton · 1976 29. [Life Without You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stevie-ray-vaughan-and-double-trouble-life-without-you/) — Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1985 30. [Red House](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-jimi-hendrix-experience-red-house/) — The Jimi Hendrix Experience · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)