SUNO AI Guitar Style Artist-Inspired Prompts

This e-book provides a comprehensive library of guitar-focused SUNO AI prompts spanning from the 1930s to the 2020s, designed to inspire and generate authentic, guitar-driven compositions across a wide variety of genres and styles.

Each prompt is artist-inspired, guiding AI to emulate the tone, phrasing, rhythm, and playing techniques of world-famous guitarists throughout different eras. These prompts highlight not only the guitar sound itself, but also the moods, grooves, and stylistic elements that shaped each player’s legacy and defined the sound of their generation.

Decade Breakdown (Prompt Coverage)

• 1930s → Jazz, Swing, Delta Blues, Country, Hawaiian Guitar
• 1940s → Bebop, Electric Blues, Country Swing, Afro-Cuban Guitar
• 1950s → Rock ’n’ Roll, Rockabilly, Electric Blues, Jazz Guitar Greats, Country
• 1960s → British Invasion, Psychedelia, Blues-Rock, Folk, Soul/Jazz Guitar
• 1970s → Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Funk/Disco, Punk/New Wave, Jazz Fusion & Prog
• 1980s → Shred, Metal, Arena Rock, Blues Revival, Alternative & Post-Punk
• 1990s → Grunge, Britpop, Nu-Metal, Alternative Rock, Blues & Virtuosos, Pop-Punk
• 2000s → Garage Rock Revival, Emo/Post-Hardcore, Indie Explosion, Modern Blues, Alt-Metal
• 2010s → Indie Rock, Neo-Soul/R&B, Djent/Prog Metal, Post-Rock, Blues Revival
• 2020s–2025 → Viral Guitar Heroes, Bedroom Pop, Neo-Soul, Indie & Alt, Modern Metal/Prog

What These Prompts Represent

Each prompt is carefully designed to include:

• Genre/Era → e.g., 1960s Psychedelia, 1990s Grunge, 2020s Bedroom Pop
• Artist Inspiration → e.g., Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Tim Henson (Polyphia), Phoebe Bridgers
• Guitar Techniques & Tone → wah-wah effects, bottleneck slide, chicken-pickin’, djent chugs
• Mood & Energy → soulful, raw, explosive, dreamy, funky

These instructions guide AI to generate complete, guitar-centered arrangements, featuring:

• Rhythm/Groove → riffs, comping patterns, strumming or picking styles
• Instrumentation → lead and rhythm guitars, bass, drums, optional vocals
• Melody & Harmony → chord voicings, melodic phrasing, solo structures

Your Creative Toolkit

This e-book functions as both a chronological guitar style encyclopedia and a practical AI prompt toolkit, giving you instant access to nearly a century of guitar innovation. Whether you want to create smooth jazz licks, searing rock solos, funky rhythm comps, or modern bedroom-pop textures, these prompts let you:

• Instantly channel the styles of iconic guitarists across genres and eras.
• Combine multiple artists for hybrid guitar sounds (e.g., “Santana + Nile Rodgers” → Latin-funk fusion).
• Customize tempo, mood, and instrumentation for unique, original compositions.

Perfect for producers, composers, guitarists, and hobbyists, this toolkit puts the world’s most iconic guitar styles directly at your fingertips.

From Delta Blues to Modern Prog — All in One Place

This e-book is both a comprehensive guitar style encyclopedia and a powerful AI prompt resource, letting you channel nearly 100 years of legendary guitar sounds into new, original music.