{"id":13893,"date":"2020-01-15T00:48:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T00:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=13893"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:15:29","slug":"top-5-most-difficult-guitar-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/top-5-most-difficult-guitar-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Most Difficult Guitar Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music is incredibly subjective, so making a list of the 5 most difficult guitar songs is no easy feat. It\u2019s also not made easier by the fact that guitarists are known to have incredibly big egos<!--more--> (which makes up 76% of their cranial mass on average, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/uncyclopedia.wikia.com\/wiki\/Guitarist\">Uncyclopedia<\/a>), so no matter which songs I pick for this article it\u2019s bound to step on someone\u2019s toes.<\/p>\n<p>But this article isn\u2019t about toes. It\u2019s about fingers. The magic fingers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadietuner.com\/blog\/7-awesome-songs-in-alternate-tuning\/\">incredible guitarists<\/a>, to be more precise. Is this a list of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadiemusic.com\/blog\/3-simple-guitar-solos-you-need-to-learn\/\"> best guitar solos ever?<\/a> I don\u2019t know. Will you need to take guitar lessons to play them? Definitely.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Joe Satriani &#8211; The Mystical Potato Head Groove Thing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start off with Joe Satriani, AKA \u201cSatch Boogie\u201d, AKA one of the best guitarists <em>ever.<\/em> Not only does this tune take the prize for the most innovative song title of this article, but it\u2019s also one of the most technically difficult songs he\u2019s composed &#8211; according to the man himself. Satch explained in an <a href=\"http:\/\/magazine.100percentrock.com\/interviews\/201406\/54865\">interview<\/a> that he was in an \u201caltered state\u201d when he came up with it, so that would definitely explain the title.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-dj7mvn3wagg\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:135\/76\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.296296%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-dj7mvn3wagg\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Dj7MVn3Wagg?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"270.22222222222\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Dj7MVn3Wagg?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/top-5-most-difficult-guitar-songs\\\/#arve-youtube-dj7mvn3wagg\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/Dj7MVn3Wagg?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/Live.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2017-07-21T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>John Petrucci &#8211; Damage Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>John Petrucci is another guitar hero who&#8217;s managed to pull off one incredible stunt after another. It\u2019s no joke then that the man himself picked out \u201cDamage Control\u201d as his most difficult song to play live. From complex riffs and guitar scales to time signature changes, this one has it all. The title, of course, came from Petrucci feeling like he was doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/artists\/john-petruccis-most-difficult-song-to-play-live-i-actually-struggle-with-it\">damage control<\/a> every time he had to play it live.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-cvksf32kk9w\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-cvksf32kk9w\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cVkSF32kK9w?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/cVkSF32kK9w?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/top-5-most-difficult-guitar-songs\\\/#arve-youtube-cvksf32kk9w\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/cVkSF32kK9w?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/John-Petrucci-Damage-Control.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2008-07-04T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Steve Vai &#8211; Juice<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ah, Steve Vai. The man every guitarist drools over. Picking his most difficult song was difficult; but \u201cJuice\u201d has some fast bogie and pinch harmonics that are pretty darn impressive. It also features one of the best guitar solos according to my guitarist (but I don\u2019t listen to him due to his ego &#8211; see above). An indication this tune deserves a place on the list is that it ends with Devin Townsend (an ex-band member of Vai\u2019s) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.djnoble.demon.co.uk\/ints\/STEVEVA.IIN.html\">saying<\/a> &#8216;Shut up &#8211; we know you can play!<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-gdocxeea9ry\" style=\"max-width:480px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:405\/304\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:75.061728%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &apos;none&apos;;autoplay &apos;none&apos;;bluetooth &apos;none&apos;;browsing-topics &apos;none&apos;;camera &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-read &apos;none&apos;;clipboard-write;display-capture &apos;none&apos;;encrypted-media &apos;none&apos;;gamepad &apos;none&apos;;geolocation &apos;none&apos;;gyroscope &apos;none&apos;;hid &apos;none&apos;;identity-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;idle-detection &apos;none&apos;;keyboard-map &apos;none&apos;;local-fonts;magnetometer &apos;none&apos;;microphone &apos;none&apos;;midi &apos;none&apos;;otp-credentials &apos;none&apos;;payment &apos;none&apos;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &apos;none&apos;;publickey-credentials-get &apos;none&apos;;screen-wake-lock &apos;none&apos;;serial &apos;none&apos;;summarizer &apos;none&apos;;sync-xhr;usb &apos;none&apos;;web-share;window-management &apos;none&apos;;xr-spatial-tracking &apos;none&apos;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore lazyload\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-gdocxeea9ry\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/GdOcXEEa9RY?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360.2962962963\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/GdOcXEEa9RY?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"480\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/top-5-most-difficult-guitar-songs\\\/#arve-youtube-gdocxeea9ry\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/GdOcXEEa9RY?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\",\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.roadiemusic.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/John-Petrucci-Damage-Control.jpg\",\"uploadDate\":\"2008-07-04T00:00:00+00:00\"}<\/script>\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 15px; 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Eruption<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A milestone in modern rock music, \u201cEruption\u201d is one of those tunes that are just unfair in its awesomeness. 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