# Don't Close Your Eyes guitar solo > George Lynch's guitar solo on Don't Close Your Eyes by Dokken (1984) starts at about 2:30. From the album Tooth and Nail. A glam metal classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Dokken, 1984, from *Tooth and Nail*. Solo by *George Lynch*. A deep cut with a melodic, harmonised lead section that fans often cite as an underrated Lynch moment. Don't Close Your Eyes by Dokken is #15 in our ranking of the best Dokken guitar solos. The solo is played by George Lynch and the song was released in 1984. ## In our lists - [The Best Dokken Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dokken-guitar-solos/) — #15 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Don't Close Your Eyes? George Lynch played the solo on Dokken's Don't Close Your Eyes (1984). --- 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/)