Artist	Song
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	All Along the Watchtower
from Experience Hendrix - The Best of Jimi Hendrix (2010)
Chuck Berry	Johnny B. Goode
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Chuck Berry (1999)
Derek & The Dominos	Layla
from Complete Clapton (2007)
Led Zeppelin	Over the Hills and Far Away
from Mothership (Remastered) (2007)
B.B. King	The Thrill Is Gone
from Why I Sing the Blues (2007)
Lynyrd Skynyrd	Free Bird
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd (1999)
T-Bone Walker	Stormy Monday Blues
from Blues Legends (1994)
Cream	Crossroads
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Cream (2007)
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble	Texas Flood
from Texas Flood (1994)
Van Halen	Eruption
from The Best of Both Worlds (2004)
Robert Johnson	I Believe I'll Dust My Broom
from Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings (1996)
Django Reinhardt	Limehouse Blues
from The Best of Django Reinhardt (1996)
Dire Straits	Sultans of Swing
from Private Investigations - The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (2005)
Guns N' Roses	Sweet Child O' Mine
from Guns N' Roses: Greatest Hits (2004)
Ozzy Osbourne	Crazy Train
from The Essential Ozzy Osbourne (2003)
Santana	Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
from The Best of Santana (1998)
Charlie Christian	Flying Home
from The Genius of the Electric Guitar (2002)
Elmore James	Dust My Blues
from Blues At Heart (2010)
Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody
from Classic Queen (1994)
ZZ Top	Tush
from Hi-Five: ZZ Top - EP (2005)
Chet Atkins	Galloping On the Guitar
from Guitar Legend - The RCA Years (Remastered) (2000)
Wes Montgomery	Four On Six
from The Best of Wes Montgomery (2006)
Deep Purple	Highway Star
from Machine Head (2005)
Booker T. & The MG's	Green Onions
from The Best of Booker T & The MGs (2005)
Jeff Beck	Cause We've Ended As Lovers
from Beckology (1992)
Richard Thompson	1952 Vincent Black Lightning
from Rumor and Sigh (1991)
Muddy Waters	I Can't Be Satisfied
from The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection: Muddy Waters - His Best, 1947 to 1955 (1997)
Grant Green	Miss Ann's Tempo
from Grant's First Stand (1999)
Prince & The Revolution	Let's Go Crazy
from Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) (2007)
Joe Satriani	Always With Me, Always With You
from The Electric Joe Satriani: An Anthology (2003)
The Who	Won't Get Fooled Again
from Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (1994)
Led Zeppelin	Since I've Been Loving You
from Mothership (Remastered) (2007)
David Bowie	Moonage Daydream
from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Remastered) (1999)
George Harrison	Wah-Wah
from All Things Must Pass (30th Anniversary Edition) [Remastered] (2001)
Richard & Linda Thompson	Shoot Out the Lights
from Shoot Out the Lights (2006)
Aerosmith	Walk This Way
from A Little South of Sanity (1998)
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers	Steppin' Out
from Blues Breakers (with Eric Clapton) (2001)
Yngwie Malmsteen	Far Beyond the Sun
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Yngwie Malmsteen (2005)
Pat Metheny	Bright Size Life
from Bright Size Life (1985)
Steve Vai	For the Love of God
from The Infinite Steve Vai - An Anthology (2003)
Edgar Winter	Frankenstein
from They Only Come Out At Night (1986)
George Benson	Shadow Dancers
from The New Boss Guitar of George Benson (2006)
Iron Maiden	The Trooper
from Somewhere Back In Time - The Best of 1980-1989 (2011)
Neil Young	Cortez the Killer
from Zuma (2007)
Megadeth	Hangar 18
from Greatest Hits - Back to the Start (2005)
Freddie King	Going Down
from The Best of Freddie King: The Shelter Records Years (2000)
Dick Dale and His Del-Tones	Misirlou
from Greatest Hits 1961-1976 (1992)
The Ventures	Walk-Don't Run
from Walk-Don't Run - All-Time Greatest Hits (1990)
Metallica	Master of Puppets
from Master of Puppets (2008)
The Allman Brothers Band	Blue Sky
from A Decade of Hits 1969-1979 (1991)
Thin Lizzy	The Boys Are Back in Town
from Dedication - The Very Best of Thin Lizzy (1991)
Steely Dan	Kid Charlemagne
from Citizen Steely Dan 1972-1980 (1993)
The Isley Brothers	That Lady, Pts. 1 & 2
from The Essential Isley Brothers (2004)
Pink Floyd	Comfortably Numb
from The Wall (Remastered) (2011)
Yes	Starship Trooper: A. Life Seeker, B. Disillusion, C. Wurm
from Ultimate Yes (2004)
Ted Nugent	Stranglehold
from Ted Nugent (1994)
Steve Morse	Tumeni Notes
from High Tension Wires (1989)
Pantera	Walk
from Vulgar Display of Power (2007)
Jerry Reed	The Claw
from The Essential Jerry Reed (1994)
Rage Against the Machine	Know Your Enemy
from Rage Against the Machine (1992)
Shuggie Otis	Cold Shot
from Shuggie's Boogie: Shuggie Otis Plays the Blues (1994)
Eric Johnson	Desert Rose
from Ah Via Musicom (2007)
The Outlaws	Green Grass & High Tides
from Platinum & Gold Collection: The Outlaws (2003)
Rick Derringer	Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
from The Best of Rick Derringer - Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo (1996)
Johnny Winter	Be Careful With a Fool
from A Rock N' Roll Colection (1994)
Paco De Lucía, John McLaughlin & Al Di Meola	La Estiba
from Guitar Trio - Paco De Lucía/John McLaughlin/Al Di Meola (1996)
Dream Theater	Erotomania
from Awake (2008)
The Stone Roses	Waterfall
from Waterfall - Single (2008)
Merle Travis	Cannonball Rag
from In Boston, 1959 (2003)
Phish	Weekapaug Groove
from Slip, Stitch and Pass (2004)
Ricky Skaggs	Country Boy
from Ricky Skaggs: Super Hits (1993)
Jim Hall & Ron Carter	Alone Together
from Alone Together (Live) [Remastered] (2006)
Joe Maphis	Flying Fingers
from Fire On the Strings (2001)

Comment:

These aren’t just guitar heroes; they’re six-string superheroes, leaping long fretboards in a single bound and paving a path to a picker’s paradise. They come from every spot on the sonic spectrum — blues, country, jazz, Southern rock, heavy metal, and beyond — but the one thing they’ve got in common is their commitment to stamping their own sound on the strings. Some are soloists and some are the awe-inspiring axemen in legendary bands; some say it all in a few notes, and others unleash a frenzied firestorm of lightning-speed licks. But whether it’s Steve Howe pushing prog-rock warriors Yes out into the cosmos on “Starship Trooper” or Delta blues godfather Robert Johnson picking like there’s a hellhound at his heels on “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom,” we’ve gathered up the most groundbreaking artists ever to strap on a guitar, placing their finest moments at your fingertips right here.

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