50 of the most demanding guitar songs and solos — expert and advanced pieces, hardest first. Each shows the specific techniques that make it tough and links to its researched amp settings, so you can chase the tone while you build the chops. Then dial it in on your rig, free.
🎛️ Get any of these tones on YOUR amp — free →1Tornado of SoulsMegadeth Expert8GAIN5BASS6MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →2Surfing with the AlienJoe Satriani Expert7GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →3For the Love of GodSteve Vai Expert7GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →4Black StarYngwie Malmsteen Expert7GAIN4BASS7MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →5ScarifiedRacer X Expert8GAIN5BASS6MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →6OneMetallica Expert8GAIN6BASS5MID7TREBLE7PRESENCESettings →7Cliffs of DoverEric Johnson Expert6GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →8Kid CharlemagneSteely Dan Expert5GAIN5BASS7MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →9Mr. CrowleyOzzy Osbourne Expert6GAIN5BASS6MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →10Machine GunJimi Hendrix Expert6GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →11G.O.A.T.Polyphia Expert7GAIN5BASS6MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →12Handmade CitiesPlini Expert6GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →13A Voice WithinIntervals Expert7GAIN5BASS6MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →14Concealing Fate Part 1TesseracT Expert8GAIN6BASS5MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →15Four on SixWes Montgomery Expert2GAIN6BASS6MID4TREBLE3PRESENCESettings →16West Coast BluesWes Montgomery Expert2GAIN6BASS6MID4TREBLE3PRESENCESettings →17Bright Size LifePat Metheny Expert2GAIN5BASS6MID5TREBLE4PRESENCESettings →18Autumn LeavesJoe Pass Expert1GAIN6BASS6MID4TREBLE3PRESENCESettings →19Minor SwingDjango Reinhardt Expert1GAIN5BASS7MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →20NuagesDjango Reinhardt Expert1GAIN5BASS7MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →21Mediterranean SundanceAl Di Meola Expert3GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →22So WhatJohn McLaughlin Expert4GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →23Metropolis Pt 1Dream Theater Expert8GAIN6BASS6MID7TREBLE6PRESENCESettings →24AngelinaTommy Emmanuel Expert1GAIN5BASS6MID7TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →25DriftingAndy McKee Expert1GAIN5BASS6MID7TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →26Asturias (Leyenda)Isaac Albeniz Expert1GAIN5BASS6MID6TREBLE5PRESENCESettings →27TrademarkEric Johnson Expert-level7GAIN5BASS4MID4.5TREBLE3.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: fast pentatonic/arpeggio runs · pick-and-finger hybrid · smooth legatoSettings →28ZapEric Johnson Expert-level7GAIN5BASS4.5MID5TREBLE4PRESENCEWhy it's hard: fast pentatonic/arpeggio runs · pick-and-finger hybrid · smooth legatoSettings →29Crazy TrainOzzy Osbourne Expert-level7GAIN3.5BASS6MID6.5TREBLE5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: fast harmonic-minor runs · classical-influenced phrasing · precise alternate pickingSettings →30Flying High AgainOzzy Osbourne Expert-level7GAIN3.5BASS6MID6.5TREBLE5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: fast harmonic-minor runs · classical-influenced phrasing · precise alternate pickingSettings →31SchismTOOL Expert-level6GAIN3.5BASS8.5MID7TREBLE7.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: odd-time phrasing · precise palm-muting · mid-heavy EQ unusual for metalSettings →32LateralusTOOL Expert-level6GAIN4BASS8MID7TREBLE7.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: odd-time phrasing · precise palm-muting · mid-heavy EQ unusual for metalSettings →33Forty Six & 2TOOL Expert-level6.5GAIN4BASS8.5MID7TREBLE7PRESENCEWhy it's hard: odd-time phrasing · precise palm-muting · mid-heavy EQ unusual for metalSettings →34SilveraGojira Expert-level7.5GAIN5BASS5.5MID6.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: syncopated rhythmic riffing · pick scrapes & pinch harmonics · Whammy pedal techniqueSettings →35StrandedGojira Expert-level7.5GAIN5BASS5.5MID6.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: syncopated rhythmic riffing · pick scrapes & pinch harmonics · Whammy pedal techniqueSettings →36L'Enfant SauvageGojira Expert-level7.5GAIN5BASS6MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: syncopated rhythmic riffing · pick scrapes & pinch harmonics · Whammy pedal techniqueSettings →37The End of HeartacheKillswitch Engage Expert-level7.5GAIN4.5BASS7MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: tight palm-muting · melodic lead phrasing · mid-forward EQ unusual for metalcoreSettings →38Rose of SharynKillswitch Engage Expert-level7.5GAIN4.5BASS7MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: tight palm-muting · melodic lead phrasing · mid-forward EQ unusual for metalcoreSettings →39Holy DiverKillswitch Engage Expert-level7GAIN5BASS7MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: tight palm-muting · melodic lead phrasing · mid-forward EQ unusual for metalcoreSettings →40Eternally YoursMotionless in White Expert-level7.5GAIN5BASS5.5MID6.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop B/A tuning · tight palm-muting · staccato timingSettings →41VoicesMotionless in White Expert-level7.5GAIN5BASS5.5MID6.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop B/A tuning · tight palm-muting · staccato timingSettings →42Another LifeMotionless in White Expert-level7GAIN5BASS6MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop B/A tuning · tight palm-muting · staccato timingSettings →43Sunshine of Your LoveEric Clapton Expert-level7GAIN8BASS8MID7TREBLE7PRESENCEWhy it's hard: vibrato & bends · woman-tone neck-pickup controlSettings →44White RoomEric Clapton Expert-level7GAIN7BASS7.5MID7TREBLE7PRESENCEWhy it's hard: vibrato & bends · woman-tone neck-pickup controlSettings →45B.Y.O.B.System of a Down Expert-level7.5GAIN5BASS6.5MID6TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop C tuning · fast staccato riffing · tight rhythmSettings →46HypnotizeSystem of a Down Expert-level7GAIN5BASS6.5MID6TREBLE5.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop C tuning · fast staccato riffing · tight rhythmSettings →47Lonely DaySystem of a Down Expert-level6GAIN5BASS6.5MID6TREBLE5.5PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop C tuning · fast staccato riffing · tight rhythmSettings →48Before I ForgetSlipknot Expert-level8GAIN6.5BASS4.5MID6TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop B/A tuning · fast staccato palm-muting · tight rhythmic precisionSettings →49Wait and BleedSlipknot Expert-level7.5GAIN6BASS5MID6TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop B/A tuning · fast staccato palm-muting · tight rhythmic precisionSettings →50SulfurSlipknot Expert-level8GAIN6.5BASS4.5MID6TREBLE6PRESENCEWhy it's hard: drop B/A tuning · fast staccato palm-muting · tight rhythmic precisionSettings →🎛️ Match the tone to your guitar & amp — 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