# The Best Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Solos

> The 11 best Tommy Emmanuel guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Classical Gas (1995), then Angelina and Train to Dusseldorf. Every video starts at the solo.

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Tommy Emmanuel is the leading modern ambassador of Chet Atkins-style fingerpicking, playing bass, rhythm and melody at once on a single acoustic guitar. Atkins made him one of only a handful of Certified Guitar Players, and his percussive, joyous solo performances have inspired a generation of acoustic players.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Tommy Emmanuel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Emmanuel), [Wikipedia - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_Finger_Pickers_Took_Over_the_World)

1. [Classical Gas](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-classical-gas/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 1995
2. [Angelina](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-angelina/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2000
3. [Train to Dusseldorf](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-train-to-dusseldorf/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2004
4. [Those Who Wait](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-those-who-wait/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2004
5. [Lewis & Clark](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-lewis-and-clark/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2010
6. [The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chet-atkins-and-tommy-emmanuel-the-day-finger-pickers-took-over-the-world/) — Chet Atkins & Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel & Chet Atkins · 1997
7. [Windy and Warm](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-windy-and-warm/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2004
8. [Guitar Boogie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-guitar-boogie/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2000
9. [Mombasa](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-mombasa/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2000
10. [Initiation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-initiation/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2000
11. [Halfway Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tommy-emmanuel-halfway-home/) — Tommy Emmanuel · solo by Tommy Emmanuel · 2006

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