# Home guitar solo

> John Petrucci's guitar solo on Home by Dream Theater (1999) starts at about 8:20. From the album Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory.

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Dream Theater, 1999, from *Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory*. Solo by *John Petrucci*.

Eastern-tinged riffing gives way to a sinuous, wah-kissed solo that mirrors the story's dark turn.

Home by Dream Theater is ranked #566 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by John Petrucci and the song was released in 1999. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #212 (Digital Dream Door).

## In our lists

- [The Best Dream Theater Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dream-theater-guitar-solos/) — #9
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1999](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1999/) — #11

## Sources

- [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #212

### Who played the guitar solo on Home?

John Petrucci played the solo on Dream Theater's Home (1999).

### Where does Home rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#566 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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