# The Best Steve Morse Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Steve Morse guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Take It Off the Top (1978), then Tumeni Notes and Cruise Control. Every video starts at the solo.

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Steve Morse's staggering alternate picking and genre-hopping compositions made him a perennial Guitar Player poll winner. From the Dixie Dregs' fusion to over two decades in Deep Purple, he blended country, classical and rock into a singular voice.

Informed by: [Guitar Player](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-morse-my-career-in-five-songs), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Morse)

1. [Take It Off the Top](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dixie-dregs-take-it-off-the-top/) — Dixie Dregs · solo by Steve Morse · 1978
2. [Tumeni Notes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-morse-tumeni-notes/) — Steve Morse · solo by Steve Morse · 1989
3. [Cruise Control](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dixie-dregs-cruise-control/) — Dixie Dregs · solo by Steve Morse · 1977
4. [Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-sometimes-i-feel-like-screaming/) — Deep Purple · solo by Steve Morse · 1996
5. [Night Meets Light](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dixie-dregs-night-meets-light/) — Dixie Dregs · solo by Steve Morse · 1978
6. [Punk Sandwich](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dixie-dregs-punk-sandwich/) — Dixie Dregs · solo by Steve Morse · 1979
7. [Contact Lost](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-contact-lost/) — Deep Purple · solo by Steve Morse · 2003
8. [Vavoom: Ted the Mechanic](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-vavoom-ted-the-mechanic/) — Deep Purple · solo by Steve Morse · 1996
9. [The Introduction](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-morse-band-the-introduction/) — Steve Morse Band · solo by Steve Morse · 1984
10. [General Lee](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steve-morse-band-general-lee/) — Steve Morse Band · solo by Steve Morse · 1984
11. [Hereafter](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dixie-dregs-hereafter/) — Dixie Dregs · solo by Steve Morse · 1980
12. [Refried Funky Chicken](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dixie-dregs-refried-funky-chicken/) — Dixie Dregs · solo by Steve Morse · 1977
13. [Silhouettes in Disguise](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kansas-silhouettes-in-disguise/) — Kansas · solo by Steve Morse · 1986
14. [Uncommon Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-uncommon-man/) — Deep Purple · solo by Steve Morse · 2013
15. [Man Alive](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-man-alive/) — Deep Purple · solo by Steve Morse · 2020
16. [Rapture of the Deep](https://greatestsolos.com/song/deep-purple-rapture-of-the-deep/) — Deep Purple · solo by Steve Morse · 2005
17. [Infinite Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/flying-colors-infinite-fire/) — Flying Colors · solo by Steve Morse · 2014
18. [Odyssey](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dixie-dregs-odyssey/) — Dixie Dregs · solo by Steve Morse · 1978

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