The Beatles Bible - Topic: Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Inner Light on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49697 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49697 I'm enjoying the lists that everyone is putting together. George pretty much did all the solos.

]]> Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:58:41 +0000 Another One on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49616 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49616 Beginnig of the song; In my life is very effective and simple and beauty...

]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:31:59 +0000 Another One on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49614 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49614 About The Beatles , I can't choose, but I think the solo of Brian May for Killer Queen is the best melody I ever heard.

]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:28:47 +0000 GniknuS on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49594 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49594 The cool thing about guitar solos is some are great by how technically proficient they are and some are great simply because they fit the emotion of the song so perfectly. Although I think a top 20 is a bit excessive, I'll give a top 10 or so.
1) I Want You (She's So Heavy) - I don't know who played it but I suspect John because of its simplicity and how...what's the word for it, raw the solo is. Perfectly fits the emotion of the song.
2) I'm Only Sleeping - never ceases to amaze me with its coolness
 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:12:53 +0000 The Beatles bassist on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49576 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49576 Von Bontee said:

I'd like to vote in this, but - and don't be mad! - I don't think I can come up with 20 truly great guitar solos, as opposed to merely passable ones. For one thing, they really didn't play all that many - "And Your Bird Can Sing" has fine lead guitar work, sure, but nothing that I'd consider a solo; the leads are part of the song's composition. And furthermore, I don't care for "solos" that do nothing but repeat the vocal melody, which leaves out "And I Love Her", "I Want You", "I Should Have ...]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:31:16 +0000 The Beatles bassist on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49574 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49574 The Walrus said:

Tomorrow Never Knows?

It's not a guitar solo!

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:23:31 +0000 JET! on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49568 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49568
Beatles Bassist, I was scrolling through your list, scrolling, scrolling, (me: "WHERE IS I SAW HER STANDING THERE I can't believe it's not in here!!") scrolling scrolling ("stupid list without that in it") scrolling scrolling *stop* ("oh.")

a-hard-days-night-john-6

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:53:26 +0000 Into the Sky with Diamonds on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49559 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49559 "Let It Be" - absolutely; but the "single" release on Past Masters,   not the album version!

 

I still don't see how that album version was ever released. The guitar "solo" was never meant to be. If I recall, it was simply going to be the backing to an eventual two-guitar solo.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:37:37 +0000 Von Bontee on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49536 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49536 I'd like to vote in this, but - and don't be mad! - I don't think I can come up with 20 truly great guitar solos, as opposed to merely passable ones. For one thing, they really didn't play all that many - "And Your Bird Can Sing" has fine lead guitar work, sure, but nothing that I'd consider a solo; the leads are part of the song's composition. And furthermore, I don't care for "solos" that do nothing but repeat the vocal melody, which leaves out "And I Love Her", "I Want You", "I Should Have Known Better" and ...]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:23:05 +0000 The Walrus on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49515 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49515 Tomorrow Never Knows?

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:34:51 +0000 The Beatles bassist on Top 20 guitar solos by The Beatles http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49510 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/top-20-guitar-solos-by-the-beatles/#p49510 Well, this is not going to be easy, there are so many great solos out there, especially by George. It's also really hard to compensate between the early and their later stuff.

In my opinion, I will say that "Twist and Shout", "Any Time At All", "Michelle", "Girl", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", "I Feel Fine" is not real guitar solos, but rather guitar/lead breaks.

Remember this is a list for "Guitar" solos only! and it's based on the melody (the way it sounds to me).a-hard-days-night-george-10

 

The rest (I think) of The Beatles' solos:

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Matchbox

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

And Your Bird ...]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:36:32 +0000