# The Best Slide Guitar Solos of All Time

> The Best Slide Guitar Solos of All Time: #1 is Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd, then All Along the Watchtower and Layla. Every video starts at the solo.

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Bottlenecks, lighters and glass.

1. [Free Bird](https://greatestsolos.com/song/lynyrd-skynyrd-free-bird/) — Lynyrd Skynyrd · solo by Allen Collins & Gary Rossington · 1973
2. [All Along the Watchtower](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimi-hendrix-all-along-the-watchtower/) — Jimi Hendrix · solo by Jimi Hendrix · 1968
3. [Layla](https://greatestsolos.com/song/derek-and-the-dominos-layla/) — Derek and the Dominos · solo by Eric Clapton & Duane Allman · 1970
4. [Scar Tissue](https://greatestsolos.com/song/red-hot-chili-peppers-scar-tissue/) — Red Hot Chili Peppers · solo by John Frusciante · 1999
5. [High Hopes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/pink-floyd-high-hopes/) — Pink Floyd · solo by David Gilmour · 1994
6. [Highway 61 Revisited](https://greatestsolos.com/song/johnny-winter-highway-61-revisited/) — Johnny Winter · solo by Johnny Winter · 1969
7. [One Way Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-one-way-out/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman & Dickey Betts · 1972
8. [Statesboro Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-statesboro-blues/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1971
9. [Dreams](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-dreams/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
10. [Love Spreads](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stone-roses-love-spreads/) — The Stone Roses · solo by John Squire · 1994
11. [Rocky Mountain Way](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-walsh-rocky-mountain-way/) — Joe Walsh · solo by Joe Walsh · 1973
12. [Beck's Bolero](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jeff-beck-becks-bolero/) — Jeff Beck · solo by Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page · 1967
13. [Dust My Broom](https://greatestsolos.com/song/elmore-james-dust-my-broom/) — Elmore James · solo by Elmore James · 1951
14. [How Soon Is Now?](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-smiths-how-soon-is-now/) — The Smiths · solo by Johnny Marr · 1984
15. [Seven Nation Army](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-white-stripes-seven-nation-army/) — The White Stripes · solo by Jack White · 2003
16. [Midnight In Harlem](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tedeschi-trucks-band-midnight-in-harlem/) — Tedeschi Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2011
17. [Running on Empty](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jackson-browne-running-on-empty/) — Jackson Browne · solo by David Lindley · 1977
18. [The Weight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/aretha-franklin-the-weight/) — Aretha Franklin · solo by Duane Allman · 1969
19. [Sahib Teri Bandi/Maki Madni](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-derek-trucks-band-sahib-teri-bandi-maki-madni/) — The Derek Trucks Band · solo by Derek Trucks · 2002
20. [Day After Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/badfinger-day-after-day/) — Badfinger · solo by Pete Ham, George Harrison · 1971
21. [Dixie Chicken](https://greatestsolos.com/song/little-feat-dixie-chicken/) — Little Feat · solo by Lowell George · 1973
22. [Ain't Wastin' Time No More](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-allman-brothers-band-aint-wastin-time-no-more/) — The Allman Brothers Band · solo by Dickey Betts · 1972

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