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John Petrucci Discusses Dream Theater's Back-to-Basics New Album, 'Distance Over Time'
"That experience you have when you’re younger — you get together with your friends, you go down to the basement, crack open some beers and play — it’s right there in these tracks."
Whammy Bar Tricks with Dream Theater's John Petrucci
John Petrucci demonstrates “the Horse” whinny made famous by Eddie Van Halen, "the Satch method" and more helpful whammy bar tricks.
Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar, Part 3
Try to nail John Petrucci's six-string arrangement of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No. 2.
John Petrucci's Five Favorite Riffs from Dream Theater's 'Distance Over Time': Part 2
Dream Theater's guitarist breaks down the intricate, twisty riff to "Barstool Warrior."
John Petrucci's Five Favorite Riffs from Dream Theater's 'Distance Over Time': Part 1
Dream Theater's guitarist discusses the inception, conceptual and technical approaches he and his bandmates took in writing and arranging "Untethered Angel."
Moving Across the Fretboard in Unusual Ways to Produce Unique Runs
This kind of “positional wizardry” can be used to generate interesting melodic patterns that can be used in a variety of ways.
Wild Stringdom with John Petrucci: Recognizing Repetitive Fretboard Shapes on All String Groups
Learn some ascending scalar shapes that cover the majority of the fretboard.
John Petrucci Lesson: Combining Triad Arpeggios to Form Polytonal Chordal Allusions
Learn how to use triadic arpeggio forms within your riffs and solos as a tool to create rich-sounding, poly-chordal sounds.
