Guitar lovers love the guitar solo. Whether Slash breaks it on “November Rain” or Eddie Van Halen breaks it on “Eruption,” that’s what great guitarists are made of.
If you’re just getting started on the guitar, you probably don’t want to try and learn the intro to “Hot for Teacher” right away. It’s best to start with some easier guitar solos to improve your skills and then progress to more difficult solos as you go.
In this article I will share with you three simple guitar solos that I think most guitarists who have been playing for three to four months will be able to learn. I suggest looking up a tablature for each of these solos on your favorite guitar tablature website and giving yourself a couple of days with each one to master it.
Introduction to Sweet Child O Mine
The intro to this song, while not one of Slash’s solos per se, is a very memorable riff and it sounds great. It takes a little time to keep track of time and changes, but once you do, your friends will love it. I would suggest playing and practicing this with an electric guitar. Playing it acoustically just doesn’t have the same impact.
Solo from the acoustic version of Layla
The original version of this song was amazing, and somehow Eric Clapton did it with his disconnected version of Layla. The solo on this song sounds a lot harder than it actually is. He’s not around his neck and he’s not playing too fast. With a little solid practice over a day or two, you’ll have this single just under your fingers.
This is probably the best easy guitar solo for acoustic guitar out there.
Clean up
I wanted to launch this there for two reasons. One, it is very fun to play and easy to learn. Two, if you’re a fresh beginner on guitar, the other two easy solos I listed are probably still a bit difficult for you.
Wipeout is played on 3 strings only and is repetitive, so it helps increase speed for both moving and playing hands.
With all three guitar solos, be sure to start learning them slowly first, and then add speed as you begin to get the changes and notes under your fingers.