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The Dance of Eternity
Dream Theater · 1999 · solo by John Petrucci
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The Dance of Eternity guitar solo

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

A notoriously complex instrumental full of odd-meter unison lines and rapid-fire guitar and keyboard exchanges.

The Dance of Eternity by Dream Theater is ranked #517 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by John Petrucci and the song was released in 1999.

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Who played the guitar solo on The Dance of Eternity?

John Petrucci played the solo on Dream Theater's The Dance of Eternity (1999).

Where does The Dance of Eternity rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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