# The Best Queen Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Queen guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Bohemian Rhapsody (1975), then Brighton Rock and Killer Queen. Every video starts at the solo.

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Brian May gave Queen one of rock's most recognizable guitar voices: a homemade Red Special played with a sixpence and run through a wall of Vox AC30s. His layered, orchestrated guitar harmonies and melodic solos made the guitar sing like a choir inside some of the biggest songs ever recorded.

Informed by: [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/ten-classic-brian-may-solos/), [Ultimate Guitar](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/9_of_the_most_spectacular_solos_by_brian_may_of_queen-107423), [Guitar Player](https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-may-names-his-best-solo-it-was-quite-a-step-into-the-unknown)

1. [Bohemian Rhapsody](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-bohemian-rhapsody/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1975
2. [Brighton Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-brighton-rock/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974
3. [Killer Queen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-killer-queen/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974
4. [Somebody to Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-somebody-to-love/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1976
5. [We Will Rock You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-we-will-rock-you/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1977
6. [Keep Yourself Alive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-keep-yourself-alive/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1973
7. [Tie Your Mother Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-tie-your-mother-down/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1976
8. [Innuendo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-innuendo/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1991
9. [Save Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-save-me/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1980
10. [Now I'm Here](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-now-im-here/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974
11. [Hammer to Fall](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-hammer-to-fall/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1984
12. [The Show Must Go On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-the-show-must-go-on/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1991
13. [Father to Son](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-father-to-son/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1974
14. [Crazy Little Thing Called Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-crazy-little-thing-called-love/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1979
15. [I Want It All](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-i-want-it-all/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1989
16. [Who Wants to Live Forever](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-who-wants-to-live-forever/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1986
17. [Dragon Attack](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-dragon-attack/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1980
18. [Bijou](https://greatestsolos.com/song/queen-bijou/) — Queen · solo by Brian May · 1991

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