# Wake Me Up When September Ends guitar solo

> Billie Joe Armstrong's guitar solo on Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day (2004) starts at about 4:30. From the album American Idiot.

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Green Day, 2004, from *American Idiot*. Solo by *Billie Joe Armstrong*.

The solo lifts the ballad into a big, distorted crescendo, playing the melody with the weight of the full band behind it.

Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day is ranked #528 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Billie Joe Armstrong and the song was released in 2004.

## In our lists

- [The Best Green Day Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/green-day-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2004](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2004/) — #5

## Sources

- [Musician Tuts: The 51 Best Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://musiciantuts.com/best-guitar-solos/)

### Who played the guitar solo on Wake Me Up When September Ends?

Billie Joe Armstrong played the solo on Green Day's Wake Me Up When September Ends (2004).

### What guitar was used on the Wake Me Up When September Ends solo?

A gibson les paul junior through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Wake Me Up When September Ends rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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