who needs lyrics when you can make your
guitars sing welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 instrumental songs in the
classic rock blues R&B and rock and roll
categories for this list we’ve focused
on instrumental songs that are guitar
centric and limited it to one track per
artist
number 10 deep purple ring that neck
while smoke on the water paved the way
for classical music and blues rock it’s
this instrumental track off Deep
Purple’s second album that highlights
the band’s overall musicianship and
Yuchi Blackmore’s guitar skills
by showcasing a harder edge to the
English axe psychedelic and progressive
rock sound the busy tune has been
perfected for their live sets and is
still performed today
number nine the Allman Brothers Band
Jessica
named after dickey betts daughter this
rock instrumental is a great southern
folksy song with a very catchy riff
the seven-minute track features
instruments like guitar electric piano
grand piano and Hammond organ in
addition to finding a home on classic
rock radio jessica also earned the band
a Grammy over 20 years later and is
often used in movies and TV
number eight
Santana samba potty
after their debut albums fusion of rock
jazz and Latin vibes proved to success
Santana added Blues salsa and other
genres to Abraxas the result was a
critically and commercially successful
effort that topped the US charts it also
allowed Carlos Santana to truly
distinguish himself with his bluesy and
harmonious guitar playing and nowhere is
this more evident than on the
instrumental Samba potty
number seven Booker T and the MGS green
onions guitar isn’t the only instrument
used on the title cut to the R&B and
funk band’s debut record but it’s
certainly essential to the 12-bar blues
tune
also featuring drums and Hammond organ
green onions helped Booker T and the MGS
nab a top 40 record in the 1960s
it since become one of the most
recognizable instrumental songs ever and
has appeared frequently throughout pop
culture
number six Eric Johnson cliffs of Dover
he’s so versatile he can play electric
acoustic lap steel and bass guitar
though Eric Johnson doesn’t play all of
these instruments on this composition
from his third studio record the piece
suitably displays his many talents
particularly noble for its solos the
Grammy winning song was named after the
white cliffs found in southeast England
number five the Edgar Winter group
Frankenstein
with a memorable beat and synthesizer
heavy sound this they only come out at
night track help the band reach the
third position of the Billboard Pop
Albums Chart in the 1970s
but that wasn’t the only reason the song
went to number one it also featured a
wide variety of different instruments
from guitar to drums piano to sax &
clavinet to marimba thereby truly living
up to its categorization
as an instrumental
number four Led Zeppelin Moby Dick it
might be missing Robert Plant’s bluesy
vocals but that doesn’t mean Moby Dick
is any less impressive than Led
Zeppelin’s other work
after all it still got Jimmy Page’s
incomparable riffing John Paul Jones
timeless baselines
and John Bonham’s thunderous bass
drumming
by capturing the band’s innovative and
unmatched sound that blended blues folk
and hard rock the Sun was also a great
way for Bonham to flaunt his live skills
on the skins
on drugs
number three Funkadelic maggot brain
led by funk innovator George Clinton
this bands p-funk style was at its best
when experienced in concert
thanks to their blend of funk
psychedelic rock R&B soul and duo
this couldn’t be truer for the title cut
to Funkadelics third effort though it
has a slow build-up Eddy Hazel’s
emotional guitar solo really grabs you
and cozy tight
number two Jeff Beck cuz we’ve ended as
lovers
no Beck’s bolero is epic in its own
right it’s this Stevie Wonder pent track
that makes the cut taken from Jeff
Beck’s 7th record the jazz fusion piece
helped establish back as a solo artist
after the Guitar Hero played with The
Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group
it also aptly exhibited his technical
brilliance and perfectionism alongside
his innovative approach to instrumental
music and use of electronic Distortion
number one rush la Villa strand Giotto
whether or not you’re a fan it’s hard to
argue with Russia’s precision
musicianship and talent though moving
pictures YYZ could easily have made the
list we went with level astronauto as
the list hopper
as the band’s first completely
instrumental track the almost 10-minute
piece consists of over 10 different
parts and uses instruments like guitar
string synthesizer bass and drums which
makes it ambitious exciting and complex
do you agree with our list what is your
favorite classic rock instrumental
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
for more entertaining top 10
guitars sing welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 instrumental songs in the
classic rock blues R&B and rock and roll
categories for this list we’ve focused
on instrumental songs that are guitar
centric and limited it to one track per
artist
number 10 deep purple ring that neck
while smoke on the water paved the way
for classical music and blues rock it’s
this instrumental track off Deep
Purple’s second album that highlights
the band’s overall musicianship and
Yuchi Blackmore’s guitar skills
by showcasing a harder edge to the
English axe psychedelic and progressive
rock sound the busy tune has been
perfected for their live sets and is
still performed today
number nine the Allman Brothers Band
Jessica
named after dickey betts daughter this
rock instrumental is a great southern
folksy song with a very catchy riff
the seven-minute track features
instruments like guitar electric piano
grand piano and Hammond organ in
addition to finding a home on classic
rock radio jessica also earned the band
a Grammy over 20 years later and is
often used in movies and TV
number eight
Santana samba potty
after their debut albums fusion of rock
jazz and Latin vibes proved to success
Santana added Blues salsa and other
genres to Abraxas the result was a
critically and commercially successful
effort that topped the US charts it also
allowed Carlos Santana to truly
distinguish himself with his bluesy and
harmonious guitar playing and nowhere is
this more evident than on the
instrumental Samba potty
number seven Booker T and the MGS green
onions guitar isn’t the only instrument
used on the title cut to the R&B and
funk band’s debut record but it’s
certainly essential to the 12-bar blues
tune
also featuring drums and Hammond organ
green onions helped Booker T and the MGS
nab a top 40 record in the 1960s
it since become one of the most
recognizable instrumental songs ever and
has appeared frequently throughout pop
culture
number six Eric Johnson cliffs of Dover
he’s so versatile he can play electric
acoustic lap steel and bass guitar
though Eric Johnson doesn’t play all of
these instruments on this composition
from his third studio record the piece
suitably displays his many talents
particularly noble for its solos the
Grammy winning song was named after the
white cliffs found in southeast England
number five the Edgar Winter group
Frankenstein
with a memorable beat and synthesizer
heavy sound this they only come out at
night track help the band reach the
third position of the Billboard Pop
Albums Chart in the 1970s
but that wasn’t the only reason the song
went to number one it also featured a
wide variety of different instruments
from guitar to drums piano to sax &
clavinet to marimba thereby truly living
up to its categorization
as an instrumental
number four Led Zeppelin Moby Dick it
might be missing Robert Plant’s bluesy
vocals but that doesn’t mean Moby Dick
is any less impressive than Led
Zeppelin’s other work
after all it still got Jimmy Page’s
incomparable riffing John Paul Jones
timeless baselines
and John Bonham’s thunderous bass
drumming
by capturing the band’s innovative and
unmatched sound that blended blues folk
and hard rock the Sun was also a great
way for Bonham to flaunt his live skills
on the skins
on drugs
number three Funkadelic maggot brain
led by funk innovator George Clinton
this bands p-funk style was at its best
when experienced in concert
thanks to their blend of funk
psychedelic rock R&B soul and duo
this couldn’t be truer for the title cut
to Funkadelics third effort though it
has a slow build-up Eddy Hazel’s
emotional guitar solo really grabs you
and cozy tight
number two Jeff Beck cuz we’ve ended as
lovers
no Beck’s bolero is epic in its own
right it’s this Stevie Wonder pent track
that makes the cut taken from Jeff
Beck’s 7th record the jazz fusion piece
helped establish back as a solo artist
after the Guitar Hero played with The
Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group
it also aptly exhibited his technical
brilliance and perfectionism alongside
his innovative approach to instrumental
music and use of electronic Distortion
number one rush la Villa strand Giotto
whether or not you’re a fan it’s hard to
argue with Russia’s precision
musicianship and talent though moving
pictures YYZ could easily have made the
list we went with level astronauto as
the list hopper
as the band’s first completely
instrumental track the almost 10-minute
piece consists of over 10 different
parts and uses instruments like guitar
string synthesizer bass and drums which
makes it ambitious exciting and complex
do you agree with our list what is your
favorite classic rock instrumental
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
for more entertaining top 10
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