# The Best Tosin Abasi Guitar Solos

> The 16 best Tosin Abasi guitar solos, ranked. #1 is CAFO (2009), then Tempting Time and Physical Education. Every video starts at the solo.

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Tosin Abasi reshaped modern guitar playing with Animals as Leaders, making the eight-string guitar a vehicle for thumping, hybrid tapping and jazz-fusion harmony. His instrumental compositions blend djent heaviness with fluid legato and slap techniques, influencing a generation of progressive players.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Animals as Leaders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animals_as_Leaders), [Ultimate Guitar](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tosin_abasi_how_i_compose_guitar_solos.html), [MetalSucks](https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/06/03/2-tosin-abasi-animals-as-leaders/)

1. [CAFO](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-cafo/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
2. [Tempting Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-tempting-time/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
3. [Physical Education](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-physical-education/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
4. [Wave of Babies](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-wave-of-babies/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2011
5. [Tooth and Claw](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-tooth-and-claw/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
6. [Air Chrysalis](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-air-chrysalis/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
7. [Ka$cade](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-ka-cade/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2014
8. [The Brain Dance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-the-brain-dance/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2022
9. [Red Miso](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-red-miso/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2022
10. [Song of Solomon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-song-of-solomon/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
11. [Soraya](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-soraya/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
12. [Ectogenesis](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-ectogenesis/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2016
13. [Arithmophobia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-arithmophobia/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2016
14. [Inner Assassins](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-inner-assassins/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2022
15. [On Impulse](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-on-impulse/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
16. [Behaving Badly](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-behaving-badly/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2011

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