# The Best Tragically Hip Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Tragically Hip guitar solos, ranked. #1 is New Orleans Is Sinking (1989), then Little Bones and Blow at High Dough.

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The Tragically Hip became Canada's defining rock band, and Rob Baker's lead guitar gave their songs a bluesy snarl and atmospheric sweep. His solos favour texture, slide and melodic hooks over speed, always serving Gord Downie's songs.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Rob Baker (guitarist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Baker_(guitarist)), [Guitar World - The Tragically Hip's Rob Baker](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-tragically-hip-rob-baker), [Wikipedia - The Tragically Hip](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tragically_Hip)

1. [New Orleans Is Sinking](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-new-orleans-is-sinking/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1989
2. [Little Bones](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-little-bones/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1991
3. [Blow at High Dough](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-blow-at-high-dough/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1989
4. [Grace, Too](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-grace-too/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1994
5. [Nautical Disaster](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-nautical-disaster/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1994
6. [At the Hundredth Meridian](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-at-the-hundredth-meridian/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1992
7. [Three Pistols](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-three-pistols/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1991
8. [Highway Girl](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-highway-girl/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1989
9. [Poets](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-poets/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1998
10. [Fireworks](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-fireworks/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1998
11. [Gift Shop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-gift-shop/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1996
12. [Courage (for Hugh MacLennan)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-courage-for-hugh-maclennan/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1992
13. [Locked in the Trunk of a Car](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-locked-in-the-trunk-of-a-car/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1992
14. [Twist My Arm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-twist-my-arm/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1991
15. [Boots or Hearts](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tragically-hip-boots-or-hearts/) — The Tragically Hip · solo by Rob Baker · 1989

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