44 songs for the step past beginner — recognisable riffs and solos that build real technique, most popular first. Each links to its researched amp settings, so you sound right while you learn. Then dial it in on your rig, free.
🎛️ Get any of these tones on YOUR amp — free →1Master of PuppetsMetallica Intermediate9GAIN6BASS3MID7.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking at high tempo · precise palm muting and right-hand control · tight synchronization between left and right handSettings →2Enter SandmanMetallica Intermediate8GAIN5.5BASS4.5MID7TREBLE4.5PRESENCEFocus: precise palm muting technique · tight alternate picking at moderate tempo · consistent right-hand rhythmSettings →3Sweet Child O' MineGuns N' Roses Intermediate8GAIN5.5BASS7.5MID7TREBLE7PRESENCEFocus: string skipping and wide interval jumps · precise alternate picking · syncopated rhythm and timingSettings →4Hotel CaliforniaEagles Intermediate5GAIN5.5BASS7MID6.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: precise bending and vibrato · synchronized harmonized lead lines · smooth legato phrasingSettings →5Creeping DeathMetallica Intermediate8GAIN5.5BASS3MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking with strict downstrokes · tight palm muting at high speed · precise timing for galloping rhythmSettings →6FloodsPantera Intermediate7.5GAIN6BASS4.5MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: Complex whammy bar and pitch-shifting techniques · Wide vibrato and expressive bends · Fast legato runs and dynamic volume swellsSettings →7Ain't Talkin' 'Bout LoveVan Halen Intermediate7.5GAIN6BASS7MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: Fast palm muting and alternate picking · Syncopated rhythm and timing · String skipping and muting accuracySettings →8Unholy ConfessionsAvenged Sevenfold Intermediate8.5GAIN6BASS6.5MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · tight palm muting · precise rhythm synchronizationSettings →9Seek & DestroyMetallica Intermediate8.5GAIN7BASS2.5MID8TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · tight palm muting · precise timing for staccato riffsSettings →10Cowboys from HellPantera Intermediate8.5GAIN6BASS4MID7.5TREBLE7PRESENCEFocus: Fast alternate picking and legato runs · Complex whammy bar and pinch harmonic techniques · Precise palm muting and string skippingSettings →11EverlongFoo Fighters Intermediate7GAIN6BASS6MID7.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: fast, consistent alternate picking · tight palm muting throughout riff · syncopated rhythm patternsSettings →12OneMetallica Intermediate8.5GAIN5.5BASS3.5MID7TREBLE4.5PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · precise palm muting · tight synchronization with drumsSettings →13Comfortably NumbPink Floyd Intermediate5GAIN6.5BASS7.5MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: Extensive use of expressive bends and vibrato · Precise control of sustain and feedback · Dynamic phrasing and note articulationSettings →14Fade to BlackMetallica Intermediate8GAIN6.5BASS5MID7.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking runs · wide string bends and vibrato · precise phrasing and timingSettings →15LaylaDerek & The Dominos Intermediate6GAIN6BASS6.5MID7.5TREBLE5.5PRESENCEFocus: fast tempo and syncopated riffing · precise muting and articulation required · dynamic pick attack for claritySettings →16November RainGuns N' Roses Intermediate7.5GAIN5.5BASS8MID7TREBLE8PRESENCEFocus: wide, expressive bends · precise vibrato and sustain control · fast legato runs and slidesSettings →17Every Breath You Take (Remastered 2003)The Police Intermediate0GAIN5BASS7MID7.5TREBLE5.5PRESENCEFocus: complex chord voicings with added intervals · precise right-hand muting and picking dynamics · syncopated arpeggios with consistent timingSettings →18Welcome To The JungleGuns N' Roses Intermediate8.5GAIN5.5BASS8MID7TREBLE7PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking and palm muting · precise timing with delay repeats · string skipping and power chord accuracySettings →19TimePink Floyd Intermediate5.5GAIN6.5BASS7MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: precise bends and vibrato control · dynamic volume swells and sustain management · timing with delay repeatsSettings →20Sultans of SwingDire Straits Intermediate0GAIN6BASS4.5MID7.5TREBLE5PRESENCEFocus: complex fingerstyle picking · syncopated phrasing and timing · string skipping and hybrid pickingSettings →21Diamond EyesDeftones Intermediate8GAIN6BASS5MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: tight palm muting on low F# string · syncopated rhythm patterns · extended range 8-string techniqueSettings →22MayonaiseThe Smashing Pumpkins Intermediate7.5GAIN6BASS7MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: Layered chord voicings with alternate tuning · Maintaining clarity with heavy fuzz/distortion · Dynamic strumming and muting for definitionSettings →23Money for NothingDire Straits Intermediate4.5GAIN6.5BASS6MID6TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: complex fingerstyle picking technique · syncopated rhythm and muting · precise use of harmonics and dynamicsSettings →24Purple RainPrince & The Revolution Intermediate6GAIN5.5BASS6.5MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: Expressive, wide vibrato and bends · Sustained melodic phrasing with precise intonation · Dynamic control for feedback and sustainSettings →25Nothing Else MattersMetallica Intermediate6.5GAIN5.5BASS5.5MID7.5TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: string bending and vibrato control · melodic phrasing with expressive dynamics · precise timing and sustain managementSettings →26ToxicitySystem of a Down Intermediate8.5GAIN6.5BASS4.5MID6.5TREBLE7PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · tight palm muting · syncopated rhythm patternsSettings →27Bohemian RhapsodyQueen Intermediate6.5GAIN6BASS8MID6TREBLE5.5PRESENCEFocus: Complex phrasing and melodic lines · Precise bends and vibrato · Layered harmonies and double-trackingSettings →28For Whom the Bell TollsMetallica Intermediate8GAIN5BASS7MID7TREBLE7PRESENCEFocus: Syncopated chromatic intro mistaken for guitar · Use of distortion and wah for expressive phrasing · Maintaining clarity with heavy fuzz and sustainSettings →29Ride the LightningMetallica Intermediate7.5GAIN5.5BASS3.5MID7.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · precise palm muting · tight rhythm synchronizationSettings →30Dead!My Chemical Romance Intermediate7.5GAIN5.5BASS5.5MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: Fast alternate picking passages · Legato runs and slides · Precise bending and vibratoSettings →31Symphony of DestructionMegadeth Intermediate7.5GAIN6.5BASS4MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: precise palm muting and alternate picking · tight synchronization with drums and bass · fast power chord changesSettings →32WalkPantera Intermediate8.5GAIN6BASS3.5MID7.5TREBLE7PRESENCEFocus: precise palm muting and right-hand control · syncopated rhythm and groove · tight alternate pickingSettings →33Chapter FourAvenged Sevenfold Intermediate7.5GAIN6.5BASS6.5MID7TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · tight palm muting · precise rhythm synchronizationSettings →34Mr. CrowleyOzzy Osbourne Intermediate6.5GAIN4BASS5.5MID7TREBLE5.5PRESENCEFocus: tight palm muting at moderate tempo · precise alternate picking · syncopated rhythm patternsSettings →35EntombedDeftones Intermediate8GAIN6BASS5MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: tight, aggressive palm muting · precise rhythm timing in low B tuning · string muting to control noiseSettings →36Man in TheBoxAlice in Chains Intermediate7GAIN5BASS7.5MID6.5TREBLE5.5PRESENCEFocus: Expressive wah pedal control · Bends and vibrato with sustain · Dynamic pick attack and phrasingSettings →37EchoesPink Floyd Intermediate4.5GAIN6.5BASS7MID6.5TREBLE5.5PRESENCEFocus: Expressive slide technique required · Dynamic volume swells and touch sensitivity · Timing with delay repeatsSettings →38In Dying DaysAs Blood Runs Black Intermediate9GAIN6BASS4.5MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking and palm muting · string skipping and precise rhythm synchronization · tight muting to avoid string noiseSettings →39Parisienne WalkwaysGary Moore Intermediate6.5GAIN7BASS7.5MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: Extreme sustain control and feedback manipulation · Wide, expressive bends and vibrato · Precise phrasing and dynamic controlSettings →40Digital BathDeftones Intermediate7GAIN6BASS5.5MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: syncopated picking with delay repeats · precise timing to avoid muddy echoes · clean articulation with effectsSettings →41Clairvoyant DiseaseAvenged Sevenfold Intermediate8GAIN6BASS5MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · string skipping · precise bending and vibratoSettings →42DualitySlipknot Intermediate9GAIN6BASS4.5MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: fast, precise palm muting · tight alternate picking · syncopated rhythm patternsSettings →43Epidemic of HateDying Fetus Intermediate9GAIN6BASS4.5MID7TREBLE6.5PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · precise palm muting · complex rhythm changesSettings →44In My Darkest HourMegadeth Intermediate7.5GAIN5BASS5.5MID6.5TREBLE6PRESENCEFocus: fast alternate picking · precise palm muting · tight rhythm synchronizationSettings →🎛️ Match the tone to your guitar & amp — free →By level: easy · intermediate · hardest. 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