# The Best John Petrucci Guitar Solos > The 18 best John Petrucci guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Under a Glass Moon (1992), then Metropolis—Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper. Canonical URL: As the founding guitarist of Dream Theater, John Petrucci set the modern benchmark for progressive metal lead guitar, pairing machine-gun alternate picking with a strong melodic sense. His signature Music Man models and Mesa/Boogie tone have shaped a generation of technical players. Informed by: [Wikipedia: John Petrucci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Petrucci), [Wikipedia: Dream Theater discography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater_discography) 1. [Under a Glass Moon](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-under-a-glass-moon/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992 2. [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 3. [The Spirit Carries On](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-spirit-carries-on/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999 4. [Octavarium](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-octavarium/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2005 5. [Pull Me Under](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-pull-me-under/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992 6. [Take the Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-take-the-time/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992 7. [Learning to Live](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-learning-to-live/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992 8. [Another Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-another-day/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1992 9. [Glasgow Kiss](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-petrucci-glasgow-kiss/) — John Petrucci · solo by John Petrucci · 2005 10. [The Dance of Eternity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-dance-of-eternity/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999 11. [The Count of Tuscany](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-the-count-of-tuscany/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2009 12. [Stream of Consciousness](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-stream-of-consciousness/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2003 13. [Paradigm Shift](https://greatestsolos.com/song/liquid-tension-experiment-paradigm-shift/) — Liquid Tension Experiment · solo by John Petrucci · 1998 14. [Hollow Years](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-hollow-years/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1997 15. [In the Name of God](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-in-the-name-of-god/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 2003 16. [Erotomania](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-erotomania/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1994 17. [Overture 1928](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dream-theater-overture-1928/) — Dream Theater · solo by John Petrucci · 1999 18. [Terminal Velocity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/john-petrucci-terminal-velocity/) — John Petrucci · solo by John Petrucci · 2020 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)