# The Best System of a Down Guitar Solos

> The 16 best System of a Down guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Aerials (2001), then Lonely Day and B.Y.O.B.. Every video starts at the solo.

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Daron Malakian favoured jagged riffs and Armenian folk melody over conventional shred, making System of a Down's guitar work instantly recognisable. His few, deliberately simple solos are prized for feeling rather than flash.

Informed by: [Premier Guitar](https://www.premierguitar.com/videos/rig-rundown/system-of-a-down), [Wikipedia – System of a Down](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_of_a_Down)

1. [Aerials](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-aerials/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2001
2. [Lonely Day](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-lonely-day/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
3. [B.Y.O.B.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-b-y-o-b/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
4. [Chop Suey!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-chop-suey/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2001
5. [Toxicity](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-toxicity/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2001
6. [Question!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-question/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
7. [Holy Mountains](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-holy-mountains/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
8. [Soldier Side](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-soldier-side/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
9. [Hypnotize](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-hypnotize/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
10. [Psycho](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-psycho/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2001
11. [Radio/Video](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-radio-video/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
12. [Sugar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-sugar/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 1998
13. [Spiders](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-spiders/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 1998
14. [Forest](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-forest/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2001
15. [Kill Rock 'n Roll](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-kill-rock-n-roll/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2005
16. [Protect the Land](https://greatestsolos.com/song/system-of-a-down-protect-the-land/) — System of a Down · solo by Daron Malakian · 2020

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