# The Best Umphrey's McGee Guitar Solos

> The 18 best Umphrey's McGee guitar solos, ranked. #1 is In the Kitchen (2004), then Plunger and Bridgeless. Every video starts at the solo.

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Chicago's Umphrey's McGee fuse prog-metal complexity with jam-band improvisation, built on the twin guitars of Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss. Their harmonized leads, shred runs and improvised 'jamming' make them one of the most guitar-centric bands on the modern live circuit.

Informed by: [Wikipedia: Umphrey's McGee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umphrey%27s_McGee), [Wikipedia: Anchor Drops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Drops), [Wikipedia: Mantis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_(album)), [Wikipedia: Similar Skin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Similar_Skin), [Wikipedia: Local Band Does OK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Band_Does_OK)

1. [In the Kitchen](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-in-the-kitchen/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2004
2. [Plunger](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-plunger/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2004
3. [Bridgeless](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-bridgeless/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2014
4. [Mulche's Odyssey](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-mulche-s-odyssey/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2004
5. [Miss Tinkle's Overture](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-miss-tinkle-s-overture/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2004
6. [Hurt Bird Bath](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-hurt-bird-bath/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2002
7. [Wife Soup](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-wife-soup/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2004
8. [2nd Self](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-2nd-self/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Brendan Bayliss · 2002
9. [Hajimemashite](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-hajimemashite/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2011
10. [Made to Measure](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-made-to-measure/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Brendan Bayliss · 2009
11. [Cemetery Walk](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-cemetery-walk/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2009
12. [1348](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-1348/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2009
13. [The Linear](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-the-linear/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2014
14. [Puppet String](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-puppet-string/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2014
15. [Ocean Billy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-ocean-billy/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2006
16. [Nemo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-nemo/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2006
17. [Andy's Last Beer](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-andy-s-last-beer/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Jake Cinninger · 2002
18. [Divisions](https://greatestsolos.com/song/umphrey-s-mcgee-divisions/) — Umphrey's McGee · solo by Brendan Bayliss · 1998

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