{"id":83254,"date":"2021-01-28T19:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=83254"},"modified":"2021-04-15T12:45:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T11:45:10","slug":"how-to-play-the-greatest-guitar-solo-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-play-the-greatest-guitar-solo-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"How to play the greatest guitar solo of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> Not only has the best guitar solo ever been revealed but you can easily play along with it too&#8230;\n<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s official. The experts at <em>Total Guitar <\/em>magazine polled their readers in a quest to find the greatest guitar solo of all time, and the results are in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, what makes a solo the greatest depends on your criteria. Is it technical prowess? Emotion? A memorable melodic line? Arguably, the champion has it all\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what was the winner \u2013 the blistering finger-tapping marathon of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/L9r-NxuYszg\">\u2018Eruption\u2019<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QxIWDmmqZzY\">\u2018Free Bird\u2019<\/a> with its pulse-quickening tempo switch, the cheesiness of <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/811QZGDysx0\">\u2018Hotel California\u2019<\/a>, or did a different legendary solo make the top spot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen \u2013 Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fJ9rUzIMcZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4>That&#8217;s right. Brian May\u2019s solo from <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-do-you-think-the-most-streamed-song-of-the-20th-century-is\/\">\u2018Bohemian Rhapsody\u2019<\/a> by Queen was voted the best guitar solo ever. It manages to be epic without being spotlight-hogging in length, and fits in seamlessly with the operatic song. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The reaction by May to winning the title was suitably modest: \u2018I am not worthy, but it\u2019s much appreciated.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year over <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-add-your-music-to-facebook-and-instagram-for-free\/\">Instagram<\/a> the Queen guitarist gifted fans and budding shredders a step-by-step guide of <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/learn-guitar-whilst-isolated-at-home-with-free-lessons-tips-and-tricks-for-beginners-to-pros\/\">how to play <\/a>the iconic solo, and also gave everyone a nice view of his knee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/B9_rNwFh4gF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/B9_rNwFh4gF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto\"> <div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/B9_rNwFh4gF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Brian Harold May (@brianmayforreal)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> \n\n\n\n<p>(The tutorial is 2:00 to 5:00 if you\u2019re in a hurry.) May offered insight into his playing, saying that he uses the guitar as a voice: \u2018I\u2019m not the world\u2019s expert greatest technical guitar player,\u2019 he insisted in typically humble fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inevitably many, <em>many<\/em> people will disagree with the results of the poll \u2013 but all that means is hours of listening to guitar solos and watching videos on concerts on <a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-my-music-on-youtube-music-free\/\">YouTube<\/a> until a balanced argument is reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll have to buy Total Guitar magazine to discover what was ranked where in the top 50. <b>Please do argue away in the comments over what <em>you<\/em> think deserves to be crowned the greatest guitar solo of all time.<\/b> My vote\u2019s for \u2018All Along the Watchtower\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not only has the best guitar solo ever been revealed but you can easily play along with it too&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":83260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[24798,8614,143],"tags":[21798,21797,2006,10440,21801,21799,21796,614,21803,21802,21800],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - 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