Top Dream Theater Guitar Solos
What does everyone think the greatest bit of guitar work by John Petrucci is?The Top Ten
Great melody. This isn't just an exhibition of technique, but rather technique at the service of music. The all song is great in the way it is written, and all the different sections marry to each toher
This solo has the perfect blend between emotion and complexity. There is some nice slower parts along with sweep arpeggios that have a fair amount of speed, but don't get too out of hand. The fade out always makes me want to turn the volume up at the very end to hear what I'm missing out on. - aaronbonneau
This solo kicks every solo on this list's butt and it kicks Comfortably Numb, Mr Crowley, Sairway to Heaven and every other great solo's butt on both the emotional and the technical aspects.
Epic sweeps and feeling combined with shredding, Amazing.
My favorite guitar solo from Dream Theater. Getting chills every time!
Very emotional solo, not just shredding.
This solo inspired me to play the guitar
Simply beautiful
This is his best studio solo. No doubt. His live solos are good too, like: Take The Time (Live in Japan 1993) and Hollow Years at the Budokan. - moose4life19
The back and forth with piano and guitar is killer enough, but the little three (three, right? ) note stutter right at the beginning of the guitar-only section gets me every time.
Its the best solo ever by anyone it's perfect the beginning made me crap my pants. John Petrucci made his career with this solo its beautiful
In the Name of God's solo is better, but since it isn't on here, Under a Glass Moon is definitely a close second.
I don't know why but this solo is really epic in my opinion, especially at the end when it goes back into the section that is all heave again, followed by the slowish epic section that the keyboardist plays
This one is worthy of the top 10. Mainly because of how experimental and honestly weird it sounds with the rest of the instruments. - AdamDestructorJr.
Best DT solo after Under a Glass Moon... Plain 100% full-speed shredding for the first 45 seconds of the solo and then comes the entire band as Petrucci keeps shredding... Hauntingly epic solo. - fidelcanojr
Not only the johns guitar but mike also plays very cool creative drums witch makes the song perfect!
Dream Theatre is not my favourite band but this has always been my favourite solo, ever! I have a love-hate relationship with this song because I don't care much for the first 1-5 minutes (the intro is great) but that solo, sober or drunk, is perfect.
I love the calm Petrucci solo. - IronSabbathPriest
Best solo feeling wise
The only guitar solo that almost made me cry... no I didn't cry... was ninja cutting onions close me...ok maybe a tear from the left eye...and one from the right one...maybe
Probably the best ever
Fast... emotional... amazing... it is my favourite, beacouse is a masterpiece of thecnich and melody...
I really love this song. The whole song makes me feel like I can carry the world. Woah, I love this so much. Can I cry?
Yes sir you can cry. it should be legal in all 50 states to cry during a dream theater song - Messej
5 solos for the price of 1! And 23 minutes of your life but well worth it
Easily their Best Song and john's Best Solo
Another World's solo!
Amazing solo on top of amazing riffing
An overall underrated song
My favorite solo by Petrucci, so emotionally moving yet extremely technical at the same time! Why couldn't this solo be on the album version?
The guitar solo of this song in that concert is absolutely mind blowing.
. I love it that so many of you think the same
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Very fast, complex, and sounds great.
#11?! Are you kidding me half of this song is solo and epicness. Petrucci rocked the guitar portnoy beat the drums rudess keyboard playing and myungs bass and he wrote this song and also labrie singing
Dis must be #1 or else the universe is in an extreme imbalance
This solo is so well structred, its like a secret mathematical formula for orbiting a satelliate around earth
The arpeggio solo is really good and the final solo is also awesome... all the solos are great in the song - rock2metal
How is this #9? I can't even play the arpeggio solo at the beginning, it should be #3 at least - thatotherdude99
This whole song is a technical masterpiece - Portnoy's drum rhythms, Petrucci's guitar-shredding and Rudess's keyboards - an 11-minte instrumental which does not ONCE get boring! - petrucci75hammet
I can NEARLY play the solo so that's why I'm voting this haha
Should be first
Followed by one of their greatest drum solos.
So fast and technical, just perfect
The best song ever
Mind melting...
The ending solo is amazing. The bridge solo is epic.
The outro solo that goes from 12:50 to end... in my opinion the best solo of DT!
I remember first hearing this while on holiday in Spain. I was completely blown away by the solo section at the beginning of the song, which is quite frankly scary. And Petrucci doubles lines with Rudess as well. Makes me want to practice 10 hours a day!
Holy balls this needs to be higher! The tone is killer and he just shreds with absolute sophistication. It's astonishing.
Awesome melodic solo by Petrucci!
melodic
This solo man, it starts out with a great melodic section, it just sounds like the guitar is crying. Then you get into the real fast part, damn. The sweeping toward the end is insane, and then the incredibly fast alt picking triplets at the end. This solo has it all.
This divine solo, ending this masterpiece... After 20 mins of the true Dream Theater, John Petrucci pulls this wonderful guitar solo that, for me, is better than "The Best of Times". Such a feeling. This gives me chills. It really does.
This is easily their best song and solo
Oh come on the ending had a amazing solo but I do aggree under a glass moon is the best solo
The shreddage in this song, not only the solos but the entire duration from start to finish, is probably one of the most virtuoso performances in metal history. But the solos; damn, them solos; are some of the few that can combine multiple techniques, fastness, incredible heaviness and maintain it's melodic memorability.
This song is a sure-fire head banger's classic, hands down!
John is a God! This solo is unnatural!
Amazing solo!
Youuuu can feel the waves commin on! Just the best dt song with the most beautiful solo ever - Mouseclick
dude, if they were just an instrumental band, I would like them just the same. (in fact, that's the reason I listen to LTE's stuff more often. ) that's how good EVERY dt guitar solo is. but this is their best.
My dad's cousin is the lead singer... But that solo is amazing
oh gosh. when I listen to this solo I think I'll have a panic attack myself. amazing and truly depicts the feeling and mood of the song.
The guitar solo at the end. How could you guys miss this out? Yes it's short but it oozes with emotion, amplified more with the string orchestra for the background, feels like listening to "Made in Heaven" music.
This is my favorite solo OF ALL TIME! Every single note is perfect and I love the epic build up
How can you say no to this one?!
If we're talking purely solos, this is 1000% in the top 3. Fact not opinion.
Surprised this wasn't here, definitely one of my favorite Petrucci solos.
How is this gem not higher up?! I always tear up when that last solo starts up! My favourite indeed.
The most mature composition on the worlds greatest album. I really like the Myungs approach to song witing. The 2 keys to what lies beyond Petruccis solo section are: Musical and technical simplicity; His astonishing articulation while approaching these few notes.
Come on guys dis 1 should be ahead col guitar I really was scared when I first heard it
THE BEST dream theater guitar solo is hells kitchen, unfortunately nobody added it. So I did.
Wonderful Solo! Very fast!
SOULFUL solo at its finest... just close your eyes while listening...
mind blowing! EPIC EPIC EPIC...
Make Me Cry. Watch a Live Performance John Rules...
The solo at the end is absolutely, totally, positively, mindbogglingly insane.