# Plug In Baby guitar solo > Matt Bellamy's guitar solo on Plug In Baby by Muse (2001) starts at about 2:38. From the album Origin of Symmetry. Ranked #588 of all time across 80 lists. Canonical URL: Muse, 2001, from *Origin of Symmetry*. Solo by *Matt Bellamy*. Built from the song's arpeggiated main riff, Bellamy's lead mixes classical runs with fuzzy rock. Plug In Baby is built on one of Matt Bellamy's most famous riffs, a baroque-flavored arpeggio that sounds almost like a harpsichord line played through a fuzz pedal. His lead work draws directly on that riff, mixing classical-style runs with gritty rock tone. The solo is short and punchy, built on fast, precise picking. The tone is thick and fuzzy, with a sharp edge that gives the fast passages clarity. Bellamy's blend of classical and rock influences became one of Muse's defining features. Listen for the way the solo echoes the main riff's arpeggios, and for the moments where he adds bends and vibrato that give the classical lines a raw, rock feel. Plug In Baby by Muse is ranked #588 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Matt Bellamy and the song was released in 2001. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #97 (Guitar Solo Legends). ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Alternative Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/alternative/) — #24 - [The Best Muse Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/muse-guitar-solos/) — #2 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2001](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2001/) — #5 ## Sources - [Guitar Solo Legends: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026)](https://guitarsololegends.com/) — #97 ### Who played the guitar solo on Plug In Baby? Matt Bellamy played the solo on Muse's Plug In Baby (2001). ### Where does Plug In Baby rank among the greatest guitar solos? #588 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them. --- 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/)