# The 25 Best Psychedelic Rock Guitar Solos of All Time

> The 25 best psychedelic rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix, then Maggot Brain.

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Psychedelic guitar grew out of feedback, fuzz, Eastern modes and long improvisations in the mid-1960s. This list covers studio breaks and extended live jams, from the Yardbirds and the Byrds through Hendrix, Cream and the San Francisco bands.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Psychedelic rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_rock)

1. [Voodoo Child (Slight Return)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-voodoo-child-slight-return/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
2. [Maggot Brain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/funkadelic-maggot-brain/) — Funkadelic · solo by Eddie Hazel · 1971
3. [All Along the Watchtower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-all-along-the-watchtower/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
4. [Machine Gun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-machine-gun/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1970
5. [Purple Haze](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-purple-haze/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967
6. [Eight Miles High](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-byrds-eight-miles-high/) — The Byrds · solo by Roger McGuinn · 1966
7. [Little Wing](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-little-wing/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1967
8. [White Room](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-white-room/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1968
9. [Light My Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-doors-light-my-fire/) — The Doors · solo by Robby Krieger · 1967
10. [Star Spangled Banner](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-star-spangled-banner/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1969
11. [Sunshine of Your Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-sunshine-of-your-love/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
12. [Morning Dew (Cornell, 5/8/77)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-morning-dew-cornell-5-8-77/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1977
13. [East-West](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-paul-butterfield-blues-band-east-west/) — The Paul Butterfield Blues Band · solo by Mike Bloomfield · 1966
14. [Shapes of Things](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-yardbirds-shapes-of-things/) — The Yardbirds · solo by Jeff Beck · 1966
15. [Who Do You Love Suite](https://greatestsolos.com/song/quicksilver-messenger-service-who-do-you-love-suite/) — Quicksilver Messenger Service · solo by John Cipollina, Gary Duncan · 1969
16. [Somebody to Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jefferson-airplane-somebody-to-love/) — Jefferson Airplane · solo by Jorma Kaukonen · 1967
17. [Dark Star](https://greatestsolos.com/song/grateful-dead-dark-star/) — Grateful Dead · solo by Jerry Garcia · 1969
18. [Interstellar Overdrive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-interstellar-overdrive/) — Pink Floyd · solo by Syd Barrett · 1967
19. [Tales of Brave Ulysses](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cream-tales-of-brave-ulysses/) — Cream · solo by Eric Clapton · 1967
20. [In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iron-butterfly-in-a-gadda-da-vida/) — Iron Butterfly · solo by Erik Brann · 1968
21. [Dear Mr. Fantasy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/traffic-dear-mr-fantasy/) — Traffic · solo by Steve Winwood · 1967
22. [Holy Are You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/electric-prunes-holy-are-you/) — Electric Prunes · solo by Ken Williams · 1968
23. [Ball and Chain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-brother-and-the-holding-company-ball-and-chain/) — Big Brother & the Holding Company · solo by Sam Andrew, James Gurley · 1968
24. [Summertime Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blue-cheer-summertime-blues/) — Blue Cheer · solo by Leigh Stephens · 1968
25. [You're Gonna Miss Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-13th-floor-elevators-youre-gonna-miss-me/) — The 13th Floor Elevators · solo by Stacy Sutherland · 1966

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