# The Best Muse Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Muse guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Knights of Cydonia (2006), then Plug In Baby and Stockholm Syndrome. Every video starts at the solo.

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Matt Bellamy made Muse one of the few modern stadium bands where the lead guitar is a genuine event, mixing classical-inspired runs with fuzz, pitch-shifting and custom-built Manson guitars. His solos fuse virtuosity with sci-fi theatricality.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Muse (band)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_(band)), [Wikipedia: Origin of Symmetry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_Symmetry)

1. [Knights of Cydonia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-knights-of-cydonia/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2006
2. [Plug In Baby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-plug-in-baby/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
3. [Stockholm Syndrome](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-stockholm-syndrome/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2003
4. [New Born](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-new-born/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
5. [Hysteria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-hysteria/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2003
6. [Micro Cuts](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-micro-cuts/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
7. [Citizen Erased](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-citizen-erased/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
8. [The Handler](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-the-handler/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2015
9. [Reapers](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-reapers/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2015
10. [Map of the Problematique](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-map-of-the-problematique/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2006
11. [Assassin](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-assassin/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2006
12. [Bliss](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-bliss/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
13. [Unnatural Selection](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-unnatural-selection/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2009
14. [Supermassive Black Hole](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-supermassive-black-hole/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2006
15. [Space Dementia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-space-dementia/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2001
16. [Uprising](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-uprising/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2009
17. [Showbiz](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-showbiz/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 1999
18. [Won't Stand Down](https://greatestsolos.com/song/muse-won-t-stand-down/) — Muse · solo by Matt Bellamy · 2022

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