# The Best Guitar Solos of 2009

> The best guitar solos of 2009, ranked. #1 is The Count of Tuscany by Dream Theater, then CAFO and The Captain. Every video starts at the solo.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2009, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by The Count of Tuscany by Dream Theater, CAFO by Animals as Leaders and The Captain by Biffy Clyro.

1. [The Count of Tuscany](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-count-of-tuscany/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2009
2. [CAFO](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-cafo/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
3. [The Captain](https://greatestsolos.com/song/biffy-clyro-the-captain/) — Biffy Clyro · solo by Simon Neil · 2009
4. [Oh Yeah](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chickenfoot-oh-yeah/) — Chickenfoot · solo by Joe Satriani · 2009
5. [The Last Baron](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mastodon-the-last-baron/) — Mastodon · solo by Brent Hinds · 2009
6. [Highly Strung](https://greatestsolos.com/song/orianthi-highly-strung/) — Orianthi · solo by Orianthi · 2009
7. [Rushdie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-rushdie/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009
8. [Witness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/winger-witness/) — Winger · solo by Reb Beach · 2009
9. [Tempting Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/animals-as-leaders-tempting-time/) — Animals as Leaders · solo by Tosin Abasi · 2009
10. [Crying Lightning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/arctic-monkeys-crying-lightning/) — Arctic Monkeys · solo by Alex Turner · 2009
11. [Bubbles](https://greatestsolos.com/song/biffy-clyro-bubbles/) — Biffy Clyro · solo by Simon Neil · 2009
12. [Future in the Past](https://greatestsolos.com/song/chickenfoot-future-in-the-past/) — Chickenfoot · solo by Joe Satriani · 2009
13. [Fresh Blood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/eels-fresh-blood/) — Eels · solo by Mark Oliver Everett · 2009
14. [The Ballad of John Henry](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-the-ballad-of-john-henry/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2009
15. [Before the Beginning](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-frusciante-before-the-beginning/) — John Frusciante · solo by John Frusciante · 2009
16. [Oblivion](https://greatestsolos.com/song/mastodon-oblivion/) — Mastodon · solo by Brent Hinds · 2009
17. [According to You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/orianthi-according-to-you/) — Orianthi · solo by Orianthi · 2009
18. [Jeff Beck](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-jeff-beck/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009
19. [Dance Little Liar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/arctic-monkeys-dance-little-liar/) — Arctic Monkeys · solo by Alex Turner · 2009
20. [That Golden Rule](https://greatestsolos.com/song/biffy-clyro-that-golden-rule/) — Biffy Clyro · solo by Simon Neil · 2009

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