# The Best Dream Theater Guitar Solos

> The 20 best Dream Theater guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper (1992), then Under a Glass Moon and Pull Me Under.

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Dream Theater fused metal aggression with prog-rock ambition, and John Petrucci's precise, melodic virtuosity became the benchmark for technical rock guitar in the 1990s. His solos balance jaw-dropping speed with memorable themes, making the band a perennial fixture on shred-guitar lists.

Informed by: [Wikipedia – Dream Theater discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater_discography), [Wikipedia – John Petrucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Petrucci)

1. [Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-metropolispart-i-the-miracle-and-the-sleeper/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992
2. [Under a Glass Moon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-under-a-glass-moon/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992
3. [Pull Me Under](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-pull-me-under/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992
4. [Another Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-another-day/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992
5. [Octavarium](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-octavarium/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2005
6. [The Spirit Carries On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-spirit-carries-on/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999
7. [Learning to Live](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-learning-to-live/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992
8. [The Glass Prison](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-glass-prison/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2002
9. [Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-home/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999
10. [Stream of Consciousness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-stream-of-consciousness/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2003
11. [The Dance of Eternity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-dance-of-eternity/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999
12. [Hollow Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-hollow-years/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1997
13. [Lines in the Sand](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-lines-in-the-sand/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1997
14. [In the Name of God](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-in-the-name-of-god/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2003
15. [The Count of Tuscany](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-count-of-tuscany/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2009
16. [Take the Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-take-the-time/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992
17. [Erotomania](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-erotomania/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1994
18. [Breaking All Illusions](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-breaking-all-illusions/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2011
19. [Overture 1928](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-overture-1928/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999
20. [Surrounded](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-surrounded/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992

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