Great Guitar Tracks
Best Guitar Songs!
Seriously, though: If you intend to add these pieces to your act, God love you, but don’t blame us if you meet up with your own personal John Belushi.
- Stairway To Heaven, Black Dog, Heart Breaker – Led Zepplin
- Let There Be Rock, Long Way To The Top, High Voltage – AC/DC
- Eleanor Rigby – great cover version by The Zoot
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles, with Eric Clapton
- I Want You/She’s So Heavy – The Beatles
- Hotel California, One Of These Nights, Life In The Fast Lane – The Eagles
- Rocky Mountain Way – Joe Walsh
- Radar Love – Golden Earring
- Down Down – Status Quo
- Smoke On The Water, Black Night, Child In Time, Burn – Deep Purple
- Once Bitten Twice Shy – Ian Hunter & Mott The Hoople
- Sweet Jayne – Lou Reed (live version with Hunter & Wagner)
- The Boys Are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy
- Bad Boy For Love, We Can’t Be Beaten – Rose Tattoo
- Star Fleet -Brian May with Eddie Van Halen
- Sweet Child Of Mine, Welcome To The Jungle – Guns & Roses
Instrumental Rock
- Surfing With The Alien, Always With Me Always With You, Satch Boogie – Joe Satriani
- Sacha – Hank Marvin
- Albatross – Fleetwood Mac (with Peter Green)
- Third Stone From The Sun/Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
- Apache, Wonderful Land – The Shadows (with Hank Marvin)
- Sleepwalk – by Santo & Johnny (but check out the Brian Setzer remake – its fabulous!)
- Miserlou – Dick Dale
- Wipe Out – The Surfaris
- Rumble – Link Wray
- Pipeline – The Chantays
- Bombora, The Crusher – The Atlantics
- The Cruel Sea – The Dakotas
- Telstar – The Tornados
- Walk Don’t Run – The Ventures (twangy Surf Rock supremos!)
- Orleans Stomp, Sly Din – The Cruel Sea
- Wedding Cake Island – Midnight Oil
- Jessica – The Allman Brothers
- Europa, Flor D ‘Luna, Samba Pa Ti – Carlos Santana
- The Loner – Gary Moore
- Dead Man – Neil Young
- Led Boots – Jeff Beck
- Eruption – Van Halen
- Rude Mood, Scuttlebuttin’ – Stevie Ray Vaughan
- For The Love Of God, Sisters, Frank – Steve Vai
- Indianola, Rugged Road, Politician, Revelation, Misdirected Blues – Robben Ford
- Cliffs Of Dover, Trademark, Pavilion, Zap, SRV – Eric Johnson
- Electric Gypsy – Andy Timmons (Rob & Dave’s favourite solo!)
Great Lead Solos
- Something, Fixing a Hole, Back in The USSR – The Beatles
- All Along The Watch Tower – Jimi Hendrix
- Stairway To Heaven, Whole Lotta Love, Since I’ve Been Lovin’ You – Led Zepplin/Jimi Page
- Smoke On The Water, Highway Star, Space Truckin’ – Deep Purple/Ritchie Blackmore
- Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’ – Rolling Stones, featuring Mick Taylor
- Fooled Around and Fell in Love – Alvin Bishop
- Hotel California, One Of These Nights, Take It Easy – The Eagles
- Love Will Find a Way – Pablo Cruise
- Your No Good – Linda Ronstadt (with Waddy Watchel)
- No Regrets – The Walker Brothers
- Conquistador – Procol Harem
- Minstrel In The Gallery – Jethro Tull
- Sultans Of Swing, Lady Writer, Tunnel Of Love, Love Over Gold – Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler
- Physical – Olivia Newton-John – features THAT solo by Steve Lukather
- Shadow Boxer/Marseilles/No Secrets – The Angels
- I’ll Be Around – Doug Parkinson
- Before Too Long – Paul Kelly
- Rosanna/Hold The Line – Toto
- Comfortably Numb, Time, Money – Pink Floyd/David Gilmour
- Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush – feaures wonderful solo lines by David Gilmour
- Back In Black, Let There Be Rock (live version is great) – AC/DC
- Beat It – Michael Jackson with Eddie Van Halen
- China Grove, Jesus Is Just Alright, Take Me In Your Arms – Doobie Brothers
- More Than A Feeling – Boston
- Its a Long Way There – Little River Band (featuring Rick Formosa)
- Is This Love – Whitesnake
- Don’t Stop Believin/Stone In Love/Lights – Journey
- China Girl, Let’s Dance – David Bowie, with Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Still Got The Blues – Gary Moore
- Errol/Things Don’t Seem/Beautiful People/Oh Not Not You Again – Australian Crawl
- Live Forever – Oasis
- Standing On The Outside – Cold Chisel
- Tucker’s Daughter – Ian Moss
- Black Dog, Heart Breaker, The Immigrant Song – Led Zepplin
- Walk This Way – Aerosmith
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction/Paint It Black – Rolling Stones
- Johnny B. Goode, Oh Carol, Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
- My Generation – The Who
- The Peter Gunn Theme – composed by Henry Mancini, original played by his orchestra: the guitarist?
- You Really Got Me – The Kinks + great cover version on 1st Van Halen album
- Day Tripper, I Feel Fine, Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds, Birthday – The Beatles
- Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream/Eric Clapton
- Smoke On The Water, Black Night, Pictures Of Home – Deep Purple
- Man On The Silver Mountain – Ritchie Blackmore & Rainbow
- All Right Now/Wishing Well – Free
- What Is Life – George Harrison
- Layla – Derek & The Dominoes (featuring Eric Clapton)
- Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie/Mick Ronson
- Children Of The Revolution – T Rex/Marc Bolan
- Hurricane, Hey Hey, My My, Needle and the Damage Done – Neil Young
- Breakdown, Refugee, Running Down a Dream – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Carry On Wayward Son – Kansas
- Rock & Roll All Night – Kiss
- School’s Out, Poison – Alice Cooper
- The Boys Are Back In Town, China Town – Thin Lizzy
- Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
- Message In A Bottle, Walking On The Moon – The Police
- Aint Talkin’ ‘Bout Love – Van Halen
- Hells Bells, Rock & Roll Aint Noise Pollution, Thunderstruck – AC/DC
- Beat It – Michal Jackson with Eddie Van Halen
- I Will Follow, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Vertigo – U2
- Smells Like Teen Spirit, Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana
- In a Big Country – Big Country
- Ungaurded Moment, When You Were Mine – The Church
- Bitter Sweet – The Hoodoo Gurus
- Boys Don’t Cry, The Forest, Just Like Heaven – The Cure/Robert Smith
- Money For Nothing – Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler
- Owner Of a Lonely Heart – Yes (featuring Trevor Rabin)
- This Charming Man/What Difference Does It Make/How Soon Is Now? – The Smiths
- Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
- Always On The Run – Lenny Kravitz, with Slash
- Snow (Hey Ho) – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
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Great Rhythm Tracks
- Space Oddity, Jean Jeanie, Suffragette City – David Bowie
- Thank You, Ramble On, Hangman, Tangerine – Led Zepplin
- Come Up and See Me (Make Me Smile) – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
- You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away, Savoy Truffle, Dear Prudence – The Beatles
- Jumping Jack Flash, It’s only Rock and Roll (But I like It), Brown Sugar, Start Me Up, Wild Horses, Angie – Rolling Stones
- White Room, Badge – Cream
- Venus – The Shocking Blue
- The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
- Little Green Bag – The George Baker Selection
- Lay Lady Lay, Knockin’ On Heavens Door, Hurricane – Bob Dylan
- Pinball Wizard, I’m Free, Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
- My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
- Lying Eyes, Tequila Sunrise, Take it Easy – The Eagles
- Born To Run, The River – Bruce Springsteen
- Listen To The Music, Rockin’ Down The Highway – Doobie Brothers
- Long Way To The Top, You Shook Me All Night Long, High Voltage, Jail Break – AC/DC
- Balwyn Calling, Lygon Street Limbo, Women in Uniform – Skyhooks
- Girls On The Avenue, Capricorn Dancer – Richard Clapton
- Almost With You, Under The Milky Way Tonight, 10,000 Miles – The Church
- Before Too Long, To Her Door – Paul Kelly
- Better Be Home Soon, Don’t Dream Its Over, Into Temptation, Weather With You – Crowded House
- Streets Of Your Town, Love Goes On – The Go Betweens
- Dead Or Alive – Bon Jovi
- Mr Cab Driver, Believe – Lenny Kravitz
- Patience – Guns & Roses
- Losing My Religion, Its The End of The World, Driver 8 – REM
- Wonder Wall, Live Forever, Roll With It – Oasis
- Under The Bridge, Breaking The Girl – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Smells Like Teen Spirit, Polly, About a Girl – Nirvana
- Light Up The Sky/Panama/Unchained/Somebody Get Me A Doctor/Summer Nights/Humans Being – Van Halen
- Crazy train – Ozzy Osbourne
Finger Picking Classics
- Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
- More Than Words – Extreme
- Road Trippin’ – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Feelin’ Groovy, The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
- Dust In The Wind – Kansas
- Fire & Rain, You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
- Landslide, Never Go Back Again – Fleetwood Mac
- Fast Car – Tracy Chapman
- Vincent – Don McClean
- Songbird – Eva Cassidy
- You Were Meant For Me – Jewel
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Heavy Rock Classics
- Iron Man, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Hole In The Sky – Black Sabbath
- Suicide Solution/Over The Mountain/Mr Crowley – Ozzy Osbourne, with Randy Rhodes
- Hocus Pocus – Focus
- Armageddon It/Pour Some Sugar On me – Def Leppard
- Number Of The Beast/Run To The Hills/ 2 Minutes To Midnight- Iron Maiden
- Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns ‘n Roses
- Welcome To The Jungle – Guns ‘n Roses
- Decadance Dance/Cupid’s Dead – Extreme