Songs by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day, The Beatles, Eric Clapton, etc. About a Girl is an acoustic guitar song in the unmistakable style of Nirvana. a|-12-12-10-12--12---11-|-10-------------------| G|--------------------2/4-----4\2p0--------2/4-----4\2p0---0--| They wrote songs that were not hard to play, but awesome to listen to and party to. B|------12-----12--12-|------12-----12--12-|------13-----13--13-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| B|-19-15---17b19r17v-------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| Do you have any favorites that I missed? G|------------------------| G|------------------------------|------------------------------| It is not as difficult as it looks though, as it is mostly played in a single position. C#|-------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------| B|------------------9----9-9-10---------------9-9---------9-------| B|-12--10------------10~--| E|----------------------------|, Genre: Rock | BPM: 124 | Released: 1970 | Tabs | Tutorial. The cool solo is played in the key of G major, and is suitable for players of all levels. e|-------12-------12----------|--------------------------| Alternate Picking Technique Once you’ve mastered strumming all the strings of your guitar, focusing in on alternate picking technique will help you play notes on single strings quickly and fluidly. d|---------------------------|-14--14--------------|--------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| B|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--17~~~~~------|------------------------------| B|-15----15----------------------------------|---------------| D|-----3--3-3--3-5--3-----3---------------------------5/8---8\3--3--------3------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|, Genre: Soft Rock | BPM: 124 | Released: 1990 | Tabs | Tutorial. This Pink Floyd song has great riffs, but the solo we'll be learning is the melodic solo after the intro riffs. You can use a guitar slide for this one if you want, it adds for a nice effect. D|--------------------------| D|--------------------------------3~-------| E|-------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|--------------|, e|------------12h13-12-|-13p12p10-------------------|-------10----------------| G|-14(16)---14(16)------------|--------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------|, |---------------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|, Genre: Rock And Roll | BPM: 93 | Released: 1956 | Tabs | Tutorial. B|-5---4-5-----4-5-|----4-5/7-5-4---|-5---4-5-----2---| D|-7---7---9---7----7-|-2---2---4---2-0-2-|--3333--3333--3333--3333-2--------| B|-----------------------------------| B|----4-6\----4-4b--2~1--2-1---------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------| d#|------------|--------|------------------------------------| Bryan Adams was a master of writing simple, yet really enjoyable songs. B|-----------------------------------------| It is a bit harder than the first one was. A|------------------------| D|—---------------------------|-7p5-7p5----------------5h7---|-----7---------------------| G|-----------/9------------|-------------------11s13~~-| B|--------------------17------17---14---17--14-14--14--14--| E|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|, Genre: Rock | BPM: 116 | Released: 1970 | Tabs | Tutorial. A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--1-0-----1-0-----1-0-----1p0-0----------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------8---5--8-----------------| D|-------------14-----------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|. B|-------------------------| This catchy song is easy to learn, the entire song uses 3 chords. B|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Enter your email address below to have the weekly guitar lesson delivered to your email address. A|----------------------|------------------------------------| All Rights Reserved. d#|-8p7-8--8/10--8----------------------|--10/12-10-10~~--|---12/14-12---10h12-10~~--| D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|, Genre: Soft Rock | BPM: 94 | Released: 1977 | Tabs | Tutorial. G|----------12.--10.--12b14---(13).--(14).--(13).--(14)(12)-----------| Here is the solo we'll be learning, it is the one played after the 2nd verse. There are 2 phrases to this solo, so get your funky on and have a go at it! As you learn each solo, you will want to pay attention to these 4 things: Now let's go through my list of the best guitar solos for beginner and intermediate guitar players. A|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| This is the key to getting this solo to sound great. F#|-------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------| When you start learning to play guitar, you envision yourself shredding like a rock star in 2 weeks, only to realize that it's not as easy as it looks. The Mavericks is a very underrated band, I really like their songs. I absolutely recommend learning solos from early on, since each one gives you a chance to advance your technique and develop your unique playing style. D|----------------------------------|----------|------------------------------| B|--------13-11-10-13-11-10-10---------------------------------------| B|----------------17------------|------17----17-17-17----------| B|-----------16---------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|, Genre: Pop Rock | BPM: 134 | Released: 1992 | Tabs | Tutorial. Many genres of music, particularly rock, blues, and jazz, are built around guitarists improvising, both in solos and throughout the song. D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); e|-----15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17r15-13-12h13p12------13-12------------| This one was one of Elvis's greatest hits. Genre: Pop Rock | BPM: 88 | Released: 1969 | Tabs | Tutorial. B|-b(15)13--b(17)15--13-----------13--13-------------------------------| D|--------------------------------0--14-----------|--------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Your email address will not be published. B|------------------------------|-17~~~~~----------------------| Crank up the gain on your amp and play around with the rest of your settings. G|-14(16)14-12----12-14(16)-|----------------------------------| E|-------------------------|---------------------------|, Genre: Alternative Rock | BPM: 105 | Released: 2004 | Tabs | Tutorial. This one is played on the D minor scale and has lots of technical elements, so it's best to learn it phrase by phrase. B|-----------16------16-------------------------------------| That way you can stay in standard tuning. B|-12-12-12-12-12-15----|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16| e|-----------------------------------------| D|------------------12-14-----------------------------------------12-------| Rorry Gallagher is one of the most underrated rock artists I can think of. G|----------------------------------------------------------------| This groovy song is very easy to play, and the solo is super easy. A|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-1--2-s4-----6-~~~-------|---------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|, d#|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------|------------------------------------|, e|-----------------------------|--------------x2------------------| G|---9-9---9-11-------11--------9\----------------11-9-11---9-9-9-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|-13^12^10--13^12^10--13^12^10--------------------------------------| A|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| The phrasing and style of this one is iconic, so spend some time on it. E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|, e|-------------------------| Just a few notes played with feel. Easy was originally a Commodores song, but Faith No More's classic cover is better I think. G|---7---7------------|---2---2-----------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-3-5---5-0~-------------------------------------------------------|, Genre: Rock And Roll | BPM: 168 | Released: 1958 | Tabs | Tutorial. e|-------------------------------------------6---------------------1-------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|----------------------12--|-------12-15(17)15--12h15b17--r15-| e|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---0-------0-----|--0-----0-----0-|---0-------0-----| B|-2-2--5-5--10-10----0-0---------0--0---------------------| A|-4/5-6/7-------6/7--------------------| Active Melody LLC. The song is filled with awesome riffs in the key of D Minor, so if you like them, learn them all. More like an outro really. G|----8b------8b-----------|-8b------8b------8b------|----8b------8b-----------| B|-------9--12-12b13r12--8v-----/15-15-17-17--19--19-20-17v----15-20b22r20-| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|, e|-------6-----------8--6--|-------------------6-----|----------6----6---------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------| D|---------------11~~\-----|---------------------------| G|---------/9p7-------------------------------------------| Great for TV, radio, films and commercials. e|------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| This intro solo to Still Got the Blues is Gary Moore at his best. e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------| Notice that the tabs to Come As You Are are in an alternate tuning, where you tune each string down by 2 semitones. D|-----------------14-----------|------------------------------| B|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------8-----8-----8--| It gets a bit fast at the end, but it's nothing an intermediate level player can't handle. D|------------------------------14--------------------------------| B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------|------------------------------| This solo is one of my favorites. B|------------------------------0-------0-| D|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------|------10-------10-----|, e|----------------------|----------------------| How to Improvise on Guitar. Of course, Elvis famously said that he only knows 5 chords on the guitar, so he needed all the help he could get. e|---------------------------------------------------------12-----| G|---------------------------------------11---11----11-9----9--------| E|--------------------|-----------------|, Genre: Pop Rock | BPM: 140 | Released: 1998 | Tabs | Tutorial. E|---------------------------------------------------------|, Genre: Alternative | BPM: 119 | Released: 1991 | Tabs | Tutorial. Genre: Alternative Rock | BPM: 124 | Released: 2003 | Tabs | Tutorial. B|-14-15p14-15p14-14-14~~---14-15p14-15p14-14-14-----14-| You just gotta love 80's rock. A|-4/5-6/7-------------7------------------------7p5-7~7\--| D|-3-------------------------|-3----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Paul Gilbert's solo in Mr Big is uncharacteristically light for his regular style. D|—----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------| Big bends and even bigger vibratos make this solo one of the most soulful on this list. G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| The chords played under the solo help in guiding the solo, so it's a good idea to learn them as well. D|-------------/12-----------------------------------------------------| The funky guitar solo in Billie Jean is a great one for beginner-intermediate players. G|--------9---11b----9-------------------------------------| It brought us songs like Run To You. John Fogerty plays this in D tuning, which is tuning all strings down by 2 semitones. It is fairly easy to play, and will give you a chance to learn a lot abounding bending to a target pitch. D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-------------------10h12p10--10--10--10h12p10--10--10--10h12p10--10-| This is definitely one of the easiest solos on this list. This solo was literally the first solo I learned to play back when I got my first guitar. A#|-3/5--5-7--5/3--3-5--3/1--3p5--------|-3/5--5h7-5/3-3-5-7------7p5---| |---------------------------------|----------------------x-----| G|-----------------|-----------7-7-9~-|-----0-----------|---------------| B|-10-8-10-8----10---10-8-10-10-| E|--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|, e|--------------------------|-12-------------------------------| It is one of those songs everybody is familiar with, but few know the title of. B|-------------------------|----6--8--6--------------|----6-------6------------| e|-------------|-----------|-----------------10---| G|----------14-----12------------------9--11-|-12------------| G|-1--2-s4-----6-~~~-4-----|-8-~~~-9--9---------9--9---| E|----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|, e|------------8-10b12--10b12r10-8h10-|-8----15b17r15-|-----------------------------------| Jangle or jingle-jangle is a sound typically characterized by undistorted, treble-heavy electric guitars (particularly 12-strings) played in a droning chordal style (by strumming or arpeggiating).The sound is mainly associated with pop music as well as 1960s guitar bands, folk rock, and 1980s indie music.It is sometimes classed as its own subgenre, jangle pop. D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------|------------------------------| A|--------------------2-2-0-1-2---2--2-2-2-1---------------| C#|-------------5-------3--|-----------------5------3---|-----------------------------| There is another longer solo later in the song, but that is for advanced guitarists. A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|---------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|, E|-------------------------|-------------------------| This is the second solo from Patience. Scales do have their place, but learning real songs is super important. G|-----------------|----------------|---------------4-| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| You can try it on the electric guitar if you want to go easy on your fingertips though. A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Country Pop Medium, with Brent Guitar Solo Ev 120 (110-140) Demo Country Fast Train Beat with Res.Guitar Solo, Ev16 130 (120-160) Demo COUNTRY POP 16THS. b|----------------------|----------------------| E|------------------------------|------------------------------|, e|------15-17-17b--17--15-17-15b|--------15-17-15p17p15--------| G|---------------2--1---------------------| E|----------------------------|--------------------------|, e|-15(17)--15---14-15-|----15-14----14-15-14-12-|--------------------| He actually had Scotty Moore and Chet Atkins play during this song as well, which is pretty cool. A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12-------------------------b(9)7--b(9)7--5--b(9)7--b(9)7--b(9)7--5--| The first one is suitable for beginners, which is the one you'll be learning below. That concludes my list of the best guitar solos for beginner and intermediate guitar players. a|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| G|-----------------------5\4------9\8~~-| G|-7/9---9\7-5h7-7b9(9)-9r7-5-|----------------------------5-|-5-----5-7/9---7/9---7/9---| e|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|, e|-----------------|--------15b--15-----------|---------------|---------| E|------------------------------|------------------------------|, e|------------------------------|------------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------10-9-10-9-7-9-7-7\5-4-5-5~~~---| A|-13br-----------------------------------------16---16\/\/-| Well, now you know the title, and can learn to play it as well. Jamplay review His music never gets old, as you'll see when you listen to Bad Penny. Here is how to play the solo, but if you want to learn the entire song, I have the full lesson here. You can, of course, play it on the electric guitar as well. B|-14h15-15--15p14-----14-14h15-15-15-15p14-15p14-| B|-/15---15.--15.--15.--15.--15~~~-\----------------------------------| 10 master guitarists deliver the best music courses on the Internet. It is very unique in every way, just like Keith Richards, guitarist for the Stones. This is the first, which is played as part of the intro. A|-9---6--9--------------------------| It is super easy and still sounds great. B|----------------------------| G|--------------------12-14-----|------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Johnny Cash was a great musician, I think Folsom Prison Blues was one of his best songs. A|---------------------5---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------3---5-------pbr5p3-----3-------------3--5----------------------| e|-12--12-15-12-12-15b--14~---12--12-15-17-15--15-15/17-15-14~----| Country-Pop Even 16ths (110-130) Country 16ths Ballad, Piano and Mandolin Ev16 65 (55-100) Demo A|-4/5-6/7-------6/7--------7/10-----------7p5-7~-| A|--------------------|-----------------| Your fingers and fingertips are getting stronger. The famous intro solo to Johnny B Goode is one of the harder solos on this list, so if you just started playing this guitar, you might want to wait a bit before tackling this one. A|----------------------------|--------------------------| D|------------------------14\-----\11--------|------14\------| A|--------------------------|----------------------------------| D|-/12---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---2/4-------4------------------4---2------4b------------4b--2------------| The entire song is simple, as is the solo you will learn below. e|---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| Genre: Movie Theme | BPM: 103 | Released: 1980 | Tabs | Tutorial. A#|-3/5-3-3----------------|---5/8--7-7~~---------------|--5/8-7-7~~--5-7-8-7-5-7~~---| A|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------| B|------10-13----------|----------13b15b13b15b13p10-|-13b15----13-10----------| F#|------------------------------3-1----|-------------------------------| If you want to play along with the original track, you will need to do that, or simply play all notes of the solo 2 frets higher. A|-13br-----------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| B|----17------------------------|----------------17~~~~~-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|, e|----------14br--12------12---------------12--10–9--------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| This classic solo uses loads of lead guitar techniques. E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|----10-13-12-10-13-10-12-10----------------------------------------| It is played on acoustic guitar, which makes it all the more challenging. G|-14b16r14-12-14--14b16r14-12------14b16r14-12-14----------------| E|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|, e|----12-------------------------------------|---------------| A|-------------------------|-------------/11-----------| G|-------------|-----------|----------10----------| E|--------16------------------------------------------------|, e|----------------------------------------------------------| Learn to play the entire song, here is the complete lesson. E|------------------0----------------------|---------------------------------|, e|-12-12-12-------12------------------------------|-------12-15b---15--12----| TheGuitarLesson.com, created by Tom Fontana, is dedicated to bringing the highest quality guitar tutorials to beginner guitarists. B|-/11-10.------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Kurt Cobain was a very charismatic frontman. G|-12-------------------------------|----------|-12b14b12p10h12---12-10h12p10-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--17^20^17--17^20^17--17------------------| The solo to I Wanna Be Sedated might not win any awards, but it's a good exercise in keeping rhythm. D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------15B-|------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|-----------------------------9-10----------------------------------| A#|--10p8-10~~-|-10/15--|--13-15--12-13--10-12--8-10^--8-(8)-| C|------------------------------------------------------------------|, D|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------14--/14----------14-------12--12--------------| Lots of Green Day songs have similar solos, so check them out as well. E|------------------------------|------------------------------|, Genre: Soft Rock | BPM: 83 | Released: 1991 | Tabs | Tutorial. You would need to transpose the chords the same way if you wanted to learn the entire song in standard tuning. It keeps you motivated and engaged. Through creating fun and engaging guitar lessons, we aim to spread our love of the guitar to as many new players as possible. B|-15b~--15b-15b15p14-|-----------------| E|--------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|, e|---------------------------|---------------------3-------6---6v-| B|--------------------11-10----10-13-10-8----8-11-9-10-----10--------| It is played on the C major scale and uses loads of lead techniques. D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| It's not as simple as it sounds, you really need to focus on your plucking. A|--------------------\14------14----------|---------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------| Slash's rendition of the theme to Godfather, Speak Softly Love, is a great solo even early beginners can learn. g|----------------------|----------------------| B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| D|-14h16-16--16p14-----14-14h16-16-16-16p14-16p14-| A|--------------------------------12\----7\---------| It is a true classic, and it's actually a bit harder than it looks. G|------------------------|----------------------------|-16b--16b--16b----------|------------------------| G|-9s10----------------|----------------------------|----------------12b14p10-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------|------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-/14(15)-14.-12.-10.-12b14--12.-(14).-12.-(14).-12.-(14)(12)-10~~~--| B|-15---14-15-18--15-14-15b-r-----14b-r----------14b-r---------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|------------------------------------------| d|-12-12-10-12----------|----------------------| G|-------------------------|-----|----------------12-12b14-10--|-p9-----------| G|-7-9-7--------------------------------| Pay attention to the timing and rhythm. E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|, e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|----2/4------4---------------------------2------4b---br(4)----2--------| Even though, it is a good exercise in keeping rhythm and timing. B|-6-------6-------6-------|------6-------6----------|-6-------6-------6-------| E|--------------------------------------|, e|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------|, Genre: Slow Pop | BPM: 66 | Released: 1968 | Tabs | Tutorial. D#|-------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------|, d#|-------------------------------------|---------------------7p5-------| D|---------------9\7-5---8pb7-8pb7-8pb7-8pb7--5-----------| E|-------------------------|---------------------------|, N.H. A lot of things are going on, but even beginner guitar players will be able to learn it relatively quickly. E|------------------------------------------|, Genre: Pop | BPM: 75 | Released: 1997 | Tabs | Tutorial. e|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-----14--13--12/16--15--14-------------------------------------------| As always, Slash's guitar is tuned down 1 semitone. E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|, Genre: Punk | BPM: 83 | Released: 2004 | Tabs | Tutorial. e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| The original recording of Come Together actually has 2 guitars playing during solo, but you can play it on one guitar as you'll see in the tabs below. Visualize the Chord Changes – Improvising on guitar – EP401, How triads can change the way you play guitar – EP399. As for the tone, you need to use a phaser pedal to get the sound used in the original track. It has several lead guitar techniques that all guitar players need to master, including slides, bends, hammer-ons and double stops. B|----------------------------------------/7---7\5----4/8---6\3--1----1---3------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|, e|-10-10-9-8-10/12-10-----------------------------------------10-----|