Ram­ble On by Led Zeppelin:

This song is a per­fect exam­ple for what dynam­ics can do with music. The acoustic gui­tar changes to nat­ural dis­tor­tion in the refrain which cre­ates a com­plete new part with a dif­fer­ent atmosphere.

Man must dance by Johnossi:

Two men are able to achieve this com­plex groove. This is done with per­fect fin­ger­style gui­tar and per­fectly chooses percussion.

Com­ing back to life by Pink Floyd:

David Gilmour is the mas­ter of ambi­ent, atmos­pheric gui­tar. The intro of this song is nearly the best exam­ple for the abil­ity of a gui­tar to get the lis­tener in a spe­cial mood.

Jimi Hen­drix — Pur­ple Haze:

Nearly every song writ­ten by Jimi is remark­able. But Pur­ple Haze is so full of power and a per­fect exam­ple how to use Fuzz dis­tor­tion to get a unique sound.

Guns’N’Roses — Par­adise City:

Slash is a gui­tarist that denies any spe­cial tech­nique like fret tap­ping and prefers clean and dis­torted sounds. Par­adise City is his song to show this.

Van Halen — Eruption:

This solo is prob­a­bly the best ever pro­duced. Eddie Van Halen shows up his var­i­ous tech­niques com­bined with really impos­si­ble velocity.

The White Stripes — Blue Orchid

The sound you will hear is achieved with just two instru­ments. The White Stripes are the best way to show up what peo­ple can do with musi­cal nihilism.

Cream — Sun­shine of your Love:

Sin­gle notes make up Creams most rec­og­niz­able riff. And Clap­tons solos are just stunning.

The Racon­teurs — Con­sol­ers of the Lonely:

Blues­rock is not dead. And with this song The Racon­teurs define the genre quite new. Stun­ning rhythm with more than three changes in veloc­ity are com­bined with really cool, effected singing.

RHCP — Under the Bridge:

Frus­ciantes break­through. Under the Bridge is a song that every acoustic gui­tarist should learn. Play­ing it teaches you nearly every­thing about both fin­ger­style and rhythm guitar.