# Grammy Award para Melhor Performance de Rock Instrumental

Prêmio Grammy de Melhor Performance de Rock Instrumental (do inglês: Grammy Award of Best Rock Instrumental) é uma categoria apresentada no Grammy Awards, uma cerimônia criada em 1958 e originalmente denominada de Gramophone Awards, que presenteia artistas pela qualidade de álbuns ou canções de rock instrumental. As várias categorias são apresentadas anualmente pela National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences dos Estados Unidos em "honra da realização artística, proficiência técnica e excelência global na indústria da gravação, sem levar em conta as vendas de álbuns ou posições nas paradas musicais."
O maior vencedor nesta categoria é Jeff Beck, com seis premiações. Joe Satriani é o recordista com "maior numero de indicações sem ter ganho nenhuma vez", com quatorze indicações e nenhuma conquista.
Em 2012, esta categoria foi dividida em 2: Best Rock Performance e Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance

## Tabela de vencedores e indicados

| Ano | Banda/Artista(s) | Nacionalidade | Trabalho (Canção/Álbum) | Indicados |
| 1980 | McCartney, PaulPaul McCartney and Wings | Reino Unido Estados Unidos | Rockestra Theme !"Rockestra Theme" | Dixie Dregs – Night of the Living Dregs Neil Larsen – "High Gear" The Allman Brothers Band – "Pegasus" Frank Zappa – "Rat Tomago" |
| 1981 | The Police | Reino Unido | Reggatte de Blanc !"Reggatta de Blanc" | Dixie Dregs – Dregs of the Earth Emerson, Lake & Palmer – "Peter Gunn" Jean-Luc Ponty – "Beach Girl" The Pretenders – "Space Invader" |
| 1982 | The Police | Reino Unido | Behind My Camel !"Behind My Camel" | Dixie Dregs – Unsung Heroes Robert Fripp – The League of Gentlemen Kraftwerk – "Computer World" Rush – "YYZ" |
| 1983 | A Flock of Seagulls | Reino Unido | D.N.A. !"D.N.A." | Dixie Dregs – Industry Standard Maynard Ferguson – "Don't Stop" King Crimson – "Requiem" Van Morrison – "Scandinavia" |
| 1984 | Sting | Reino Unido | Brimstone and Treacle !"Brimstone and Treacle" | Allan Holdsworth – "Road Games" Rainbow – "Anybody There" Pete Townshend – "Unused Piano" Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – "Rude Mood" |
| 1985 | Yes | Reino Unido | Cinema !"Cinema" | Lionel Hampton – "Vibramatic" Genesis – "Second Home by the Sea" Edward Van Halen – "Donut City" Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" |
| 1986 | Beck, JeffJeff Beck | Reino Unido | Escape !"Escape" | Jon Butcher Axis – "The Ritual" Big Guitars from Texas – "Guitar Army" Yngwie Malmsteen – Rising Force Northern Star – "Back to Earth" Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – "Say What!!" |
| 1987 | Art of Noise and Duane Eddy | Reino Unido Estados Unidos | Peter Gunn !"Peter Gunn" | Eric Johnson – "Zap" The Alan Parsons Project – "Where's the Walrus?" The Fabulous Thunderbirds – "Down at Antone's" Yes – "Amazing Grace" |
| 1988 | Zappa, FrankFrank Zappa | Estados Unidos | Jazz from Hell !Jazz from Hell | Herbie Hancock, Dweezil Zappa, Terry Bozzio – "Wipe Out" Bruce Springsteen – "Paradise by the C" Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dick Dale – "Pipeline" |
| 1989 | Santana, CarlosCarlos Santana | México Estados Unidos | Blues for Salvador !Blues for Salvador | Jeff Healey Band – "Hide Away" Jimmy Page – "Writes of Winter" Joe Satriani – Surfing with the Alien Frank Zappa – Guitar |
| 1990 | Beck, JeffJeff Beck, Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas | Reino Unido Estados Unidos | Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop !Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop | Steve Morse – High Tension Wires Joe Satriani – "The Crush of Love" Andy Summers – "A Piece of Time" Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – "Travis Walk" |
| 1991 | Vaughan Brothers | Estados Unidos | D/FW !"D/FW" | Eric Johnson – Ah Via Musicom Joe Satriani – Flying in a Blue Dream The Allman Brothers Band – "True Gravity" Steve Vai – Passion and Warfare |
| 1992 | Johnson, EricEric Johnson | Estados Unidos | Cliffs of Dover !"Cliffs of Dover" | Danny Gatton – 88 Elmira Street Rush – "Where's My Thing?" The Allman Brothers Band – "Kind of Bird" Yes – "Masquerade" |
| 1993 | Vaughan, Stevie RayStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | Estados Unidos | Little Wing !"Little Wing" | Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber – "Hound Dog" Dixie Dregs – Bring 'Em Back Alive Santana – "Gypsy/Grajonca" Joe Satriani – The Extremist |
| 1994 | Vai, SteveSteve Vai | Estados Unidos | Sofa !"Sofa" | Aerosmith – "Boogie Man" Jeff Beck and Jed Leiber – "Hi-Heel Sneakers" Joe Satriani – "Speed of Light" Tangerine Dream – "Purple Haze" |
| 1995 | Pink Floyd | Reino Unido | Marooned !"Marooned" | Dixie Dregs – "Shape of Things" Rush – "Leave That Thing Alone" Santana – "Luz Amore y Vida" Joe Satriani – "All Alone" |
| 1996 | The Allman Brothers Band | Estados Unidos | Jessica !"Jessica" | Jeff Healey Band – "Shape of Things" King Crimson – "Vrooom" Santana with Vernon Reid – "Every Now and Then" Steve Vai – "Tender Surrender" |
| 1997 | Vaughan, JimmieJimmie Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, and Art Neville | Estados Unidos Reino Unido | SRV Shuffle !"SRV Shuffle" | Booker T. & the M.G.'s – "Green Onions" Eric Johnson – "Pavilion" Joe Satriani – "(You're) My World" Edward and Alex Van Halen – "Respect the Wind" |
| 1998 | The Chemical Brothers | Reino Unido | Block Rockin' Beats !"Block Rockin' Beats" | Robben Ford – "In the Beginning" Eric Johnson – "S.R.V." Joe Satriani – "Summer Song" Steve Vai – "For the Love of God" |
| 1999 | Pat Metheny Group | Estados Unidos | The Roots of Coincidence !"The Roots of Coincidence" | Everclear – "El Distorto de Melodica" Propellerheads – "Take California" Joe Satriani – "A Train of Angels" Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – "Trouble Is..." Jimmie Vaughan – "The Ironic Twist" |
| 2000 | Santana and Eric Clapton | México Estados Unidos Reino Unido | The Calling !"The Calling" | Jeff Beck – "What Mama Said" Green Day – "Espionage" Moby – "Bodyrock" Steve Vai – "Windows to the Soul" |
| 2001 | Metallica, Michael Kamen and The San Francisco Symphony | Estados Unidos | The Call of Ktulu !"The Call of Ktulu" | Peter Frampton – "Off the Hook" Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – "Electric Lullaby" Phish – "First Tube" Joe Satriani – "Until We Say Goodbye" |
| 2002 | Beck, JeffJeff Beck | Reino Unido | Dirty Mind !"Dirty Mind" | Godsmack – "Vampires" Joe Satriani – "Always With Me, Always With You" (ao vivo) The Allman Brothers Band – "High Falls" Steve Vai – "Whispering a Prayer" |
| 2003 | The Flaming Lips | Estados Unidos | Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon !"Approaching Pavonis Mons by Balloon (Utopia Planitia)" | Gov't Mule – "Sco-Mule" Tony Levin – "Apollo" Joe Satriani – "Starry Night" Slash – "Love Theme from The Godfather" |
| 2004 | Beck, JeffJeff Beck | Reino Unido | Plan B !"Plan B" | Linkin Park – "Session" Robert Randolph and the Family Band – "Squeeze" The Allman Brothers Band – "Instrumental Illness" Steve Vai – "Essence" |
| 2005 | Wilson, BrianBrian Wilson | Estados Unidos | Mrs. O'Leary's Cow !"Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" | Los Lonely Boys – "Onda" Rush – "O Baterista" The Allman Brothers Band – "Instrumental Illness" Steve Vai – "Whispering a Prayer" |
| 2006 | Paul, LesLes Paul and Friends | Estados Unidos | 69 Freedom Specials !"69 Freedom Specials" | Adrian Belew – "Beat Box Guitar" Stewart Copeland – "Birds of Prey" Joe Perry – "Mercy" Steve Vai – "Lotus Feet" |
| 2007 | The Flaming Lips | Estados Unidos | The Wizard Turns On !"The Wizard Turns On... The Giant Silver Flashlight and Puts on His Werewolf Moccasins" | Arctic Monkeys – "Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick" Peter Frampton – "Black Hole Sun" David Gilmour – "Castellorizon" Joe Satriani – "Super Colossal" |
| 2008 | Springsteen, BruceBruce Springsteen | Estados Unidos | Once Upon a Time in the West !"Once Upon a Time in the West" | Metallica – "The Ecstasy of Gold" Rush – "Malignant Narcissism" Joe Satriani – "Always With Me, Always With You" (ao vivo) Steve Vai – "The Attitude Song" |
| 2009 | Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Steve Vai and Napoleon Murphy Brock | Estados Unidos | Peaches en Regalia !"Peaches en Regalia" | David Gilmour – "Castellorizon" Metallica – "Suicide & Redemption" Nine Inch Nails – "34 Ghosts I–IV" Rush – "Hope (Live for The Art of Peace)" |
| 2010 | Beck, JeffJeff Beck | Reino Unido | A Day in the Life !"A Day in the Life" | Booker T. Jones – "Warped Sister" Brad Paisley – "Playing with Fire" The Brian Setzer Orchestra – "Mr. Surfer Goes Jazzin'" Steve Vai – "Now We Run" |
| 2011 | Beck, JeffJeff Beck | Reino Unido | Hammerhead !"Hammerhead" | Los Lobos – "Do the Murray" Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds – "Kundalini Bonfire" The Black Keys – "Black Mud" Dweezil Zappa – "The Deathless Horsie" |
Vaughan Brothers consiste em Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan.