Guitar lovers love the guitar solo. Whether it’s Slash smashing on “November Rain” or Eddie Van Halen smashing 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 to learn the “Hot for Teacher” intro right away. It’s best to start with some easier guitar solos to hone your skills, then progress to more difficult solos as you go.

In this article, I’m going to share with you three easy guitar solos that I think most guitarists who have been playing for three to four months will be able to pick up. I suggest finding a tab for each of these solos on your favorite guitar tab website and spending 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 sounds great. It takes a bit of time to keep track of time and changes, but once you do, your friends will love it. I would suggest playing and practicing this one on 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 Eric Clapton somehow outdid himself with his unplugged version of Layla. The solo on this song sounds a lot harder than it really is. It’s not all necked or playing too fast. With some solid practice over a day or so, you’ll have this single under your fingers.

This is probably the best easy guitar solo for acoustic guitar out there.

Wipe

I wanted to throw this one in there for two reasons. One, it’s super fun to play and easy to learn. Two, if you’re a new beginner on guitar, then 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 to increase speed for both wiped and wiped hands.

With these three guitar solos, be sure to start learning them slowly first, and then add speed as you start to get the changes and notes under your fingers.