# Wake Up Dead guitar solo

> Dave Mustaine's guitar solo on Wake Up Dead by Megadeth (1986) starts at about 1:16. From the album Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?.

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Megadeth, 1986, from *Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?*. Solo by *Dave Mustaine*.

Mustaine and Chris Poland trade frantic, chromatic leads over intricate riffing. The song captures the band's jazz-influenced thrash of that era.

Wake Up Dead by Megadeth is #4 in our ranking of the best Dave Mustaine guitar solos. The solo is played by Dave Mustaine and the song was released in 1986.

## In our lists

- [The Best Dave Mustaine Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dave-mustaine-guitar-solos/) — #4
- [The Best Megadeth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/megadeth-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Wake Up Dead?

Dave Mustaine played the solo on Megadeth's Wake Up Dead (1986).

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