# The Best Yes Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Yes guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Yours Is No Disgrace (1971), then Starship Trooper and Siberian Khatru. Every video starts at the solo.

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Steve Howe brought jazz, country, classical and rock together on a hollow-body guitar, making Yes one of the most guitar-rich bands in progressive rock. Later, Trevor Rabin gave the band a sharper, radio-ready edge in the 1980s.

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. [Yours Is No Disgrace](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-yours-is-no-disgrace/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971
2. [Starship Trooper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-starship-trooper/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971
3. [Siberian Khatru](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-siberian-khatru/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1972
4. [Close to the Edge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-close-to-the-edge/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1972
5. [Roundabout](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-roundabout/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971
6. [Awaken](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-awaken/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1977
7. [The Gates of Delirium](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-the-gates-of-delirium/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1974
8. [The Clap](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-the-clap/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971
9. [Going for the One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-going-for-the-one/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1977
10. [Heart of the Sunrise](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-heart-of-the-sunrise/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971
11. [And You and I](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-and-you-and-i/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1972
12. [Sound Chaser](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-sound-chaser/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1974
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. [Perpetual Change](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-perpetual-change/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1971
16. [Ritual (Nous sommes du soleil)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-ritual-nous-sommes-du-soleil/) — Yes · solo by Steve Howe · 1973
17. [Owner of a Lonely Heart](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-owner-of-a-lonely-heart/) — Yes · solo by Trevor Rabin · 1983
18. [Changes](https://greatestsolos.com/song/yes-changes/) — Yes · solo by Trevor Rabin · 1983

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