# The Best Steve Howe Guitar Solos > The 17 best Steve Howe guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Starship Trooper (1971), then Roundabout and Siberian Khatru. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Steve Howe brought jazz, country, classical and flamenco ideas into progressive rock, making Yes one of the most guitar-rich bands of the 1970s. His hollow-body tone, fleet picking and wildly eclectic imagination made him a perennial poll winner. Informed by: [Guitar Player](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-howes-10-most-mind-blowing-yes-solos), [Ultimate Classic Rock](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/steve-howe-guitar-solos/), [Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-of-the-best-steve-howe-tracks) 1. [Starship Trooper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-starship-trooper/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 2. [Roundabout](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-roundabout/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 3. [Siberian Khatru](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-siberian-khatru/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1972 4. [The Clap](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-the-clap/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 5. [Close to the Edge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-close-to-the-edge/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1972 6. [Yours Is No Disgrace](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-yours-is-no-disgrace/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 7. [Awaken](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-awaken/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1977 8. [Going for the One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-going-for-the-one/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1977 9. [The Gates of Delirium](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-the-gates-of-delirium/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1974 10. [Sound Chaser](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-sound-chaser/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1974 11. [And You and I](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-and-you-and-i/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1972 12. [Perpetual Change](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-perpetual-change/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971 13. [Parallels](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-parallels/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1977 14. [Machine Messiah](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-machine-messiah/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1980 15. [Heat of the Moment](https://greatestsolos.com/song/asia-heat-of-the-moment/) — Asia · solo by Steve Howe · 1982 16. [Sole Survivor](https://greatestsolos.com/song/asia-sole-survivor/) — Asia · solo by Steve Howe · 1982 17. [Ram](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-howe-ram/) — Steve Howe · solo by Steve Howe · 1975 --- 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/)