Hi I made a little section guide! :) 3:02 - Warm up (no guitar) 7:12 - Warm up (left hand) #1 12:50 - Warm up (left hand) #2 17:05 - Warm up (right hand) #1 24:26 - "on practicing", John's method 25:45 - Left and right hand exercises 30:15 - Technique: Speed and accuracy 44:40 - Scale fragments and sequences 58:20 - applying ^^^ to improvising 1:01:32 - Right hand technique: Picking arpeggios 1:10:48 - Left hand technique: Legato playing 1:20:54 - Right hand technique: Sweep picking 1:31:40 - Chordal techniques: Building chords 1:47:45 - John's guitars and live stage setup Hope this helps organize your practicing! :)
3:02 - Warm up (no guitar) 7:12 - Warm up (left hand) #1 12:50 - Warm up (left hand) #2 17:05 - Warm up (right hand) #1 24:26 - "on practicing", John's method 25:45 - Left and right hand exercises 30:15 - Technique: Speed and accuracy 44:40 - Scale fragments and sequences 58:20 - applying ^^^ to improvising 1:01:32 - Right hand technique: Picking arpeggios 1:10:48 - Left hand technique: Legato playing 1:20:54 - Right hand technique: Sweep picking 1:31:40 - Chordal techniques: Building chords 1:47:45 - John's guitars and live stage setup
Warm Up Excercises 3:01 Left Hand 7:09 Right Hand 17:01 Left&Right Hand 25:47 Technique Speed & Accuracy 30:17 Scale Fragments and Sequences 44:44 Right Hand Tech. Picking Arpeggios 1:01:32 Left Hand Tech. Legato Playing 1:10:49 Right Hand Tech Sweep Picking 1:20:55 Chordal Techniques Building Chords 1:31:40
This DVD is not "How To Play Like Me: John Petrucci". It's literally all about discipline, technique, and musicianship. Best quote from this DVD is at 30:20. But I will say this to all you aspiring guitarists out there: don't feel like you "have to" play like JP in order to be a guitarist. Play the music that interests you and develop the skills and techniques associated with that genre... then you can express yourself however you want. The jazz musician doesn't improvise by practicing improvisational scales, the jazz musician practices traditional forms and scales first, then learns to break the rules later. The same can be said for rock, blues, and metal. Learn the rules, then break them! Now go forth and rock!
This VHS was a double edge sword when I was a teen picking up a guitar. Technically, I got so good and obsessed with tempo, clean picking and playing fast. At the same time, I neglected every other aspect of guitar playing, which is making music. Looking back, John focuses on being professional; hard work, practice practice practice, discipline. I misunderstood and ended up trying to be like JP. All good now, I found myself musically many years ago. Thanks for sharing!
What I realized after all these years playing guitar: The most important thing is how you hold your instrument. If you're holding it wrong you won't get any better.
Thats the most hilarious part of the video.."I am God but lets for a second pretend I am mortal...." And again on 216bpm..."That was very difficult....oh, no...." And even when he pretends to loose it, he is still accurate...lol!!!
I've been at this DVD for a week now. Trust me do those boring and tedious warmups and stretches all the way through every time you play. It seriously makes you better and you will be able to do the warmups better. You won't be able to do a full split in 1 day the muscles need to adapt. Thanks JP for challenging me
+Mateus Neves 2 I was looking into buying it and the website I was reading said it was recorded for vhs in 1995 and then in made into dvd in 2002 with some extra backstage footage.
John has put more time and effort into collecting and organizing his practice materials than most people invest into playing the instrument. Incredible.
John: "You don't want to hurt yourself" I: "Hurt myself? Ahahah!" Result: 6 months' stop because of tendinitis. So guys don't do all of the stretch stuff all at once. Specially if you don't already play several hours per day.
I think most of the people who end up on this video are pretty serious about guitar and are genuinely trying to better themselves. If you're in a community where everyone is trying to better themselves, I don't think there'll be to much hate lying around. Lol.
This stuff is pure gold. best guitar instruction video programme ever. covers finger independence, finger strength building, and great picking exercise basic stuff that's stopping you being good at it. if you can't get pass it just play acoustic guitar and sing beiber's song.
Just saw him talking about arpeggios, solos, speed and accuracy.. He took me through an hour of practicing and exercising on the fretboard. Then at 1:29:00, John teaches me what a power cord is..
Tip: start the warm up exercises at the 15th fret instead! WAY easier than the 9th and it’s more about learning the patterns in the beginning (not doing super hard stretches). Seriously DONT hurt yourself!
For sure. I've got smaller hands and if I tried doing that stretchy warm up exercise where Jon did, I probably would put myself out of comission for a few months.
1:07 Paul Gilbert does them 2 notes per strings so no inside picking, problem solved. String skipping to get the right notes. I'd have to sweep pick with some pulloffs to do any speed usually. alt picking everything is tough.
I feel like Petrucci lost connection to some of his old influences. Especially the intro has some great almost jazzy moments. I really miss that stuff in his improvisations :(
Love this video. Very challenging for my level of play. I like seeing the exercise layed out simply and slowly, then seeing the end result of John playing it at full speed. Helps to remeber that watching this video wont make you as good as John by the end of the month. But if you practice with this video, and practice well, you will see improvement, day by day, week by week. Cheers JP. thanks for the great tool.
Hi I made a little section guide! :) 3:02 - Warm up (no guitar) 7:12 - Warm up (left hand) #1 12:50 - Warm up (left hand) #2 17:05 - Warm up (right hand) #1 24:26 - "on practicing", John's method 25:45 - Left and right hand exercises 30:15 - Technique: Speed and accuracy 44:40 - Scale fragments and sequences 58:20 - applying ^^^ to improvising 1:01:32 - Right hand technique: Picking arpeggios 1:10:48 - Left hand technique: Legato playing 1:20:54 - Right hand technique: Sweep picking 1:31:40 - Chordal techniques: Building chords 1:47:45 - John's guitars and live stage setup
Me at the beginning of this video-"Ya, I'm gonna get a lesson from the best guitarist in the world!" Me at the first warm up exercise-"I'm not worthy enough..."
Keep doing it I've been at this and Yngwie Malmsteen's DVD's for a week now and I'm twice the guitarist I was a week ago and I've been playing for 10 years selftaught. But selftaught at a young age means I developed bad habits Im trying to break
Thank you very much for you shared such a valuable thing.., it's really a great opportunity of learning guitar from the all time best guitar maestro Mr. John Petrucci.., and the lessons really helped me beyond I could imagine.., thanks a lot again..,😊 God bless you
I can't watch this without having "I'll play 4 million notes per second to time warp so I can practice 60 hours a day. But I kill mankind in the process".
Holy hell that first exercise kicked my ass. I got a long way to go
10 лет назад
Wise Man..picked up the best materials around and put knowledge into practice!! Practice makes perfection! Definately will learn from you. You're in my guitar list! I'm beginner and need a teacher!
great for stretching muscles and mind. it's amazing what you can come up with when your tools are properly lubed and working together. applying musical theories should be easy afterwards
GUYS On the first right hand exercise (Major add10 Barre chords/string skipping) go around the circle of fifths to help you memorise. For example, start at C, play the exercise and when it's time to switch into the next chord, find the 5th of C (think of a 5th chord/power chord, that's a big hint) and then switch to where you can find the full barre chord of that note on the E string. C (8th fret) goes to G (3rd fret). G goes to D (10th fret). D goes to A (5th fret) e.g.
+Lane arndt you're wrong I have been lifting weights for over 8 moths now, and I it hasn't changed my dexterity I still can't play fast and I'am as nimble as I first started playing, it has helped more than destroy my playing since I have more strength in my body.
If anyone is curious of the jazzy opening, just look up Dream Theater's 'Awake in Japan' (1995) concerts. There are a few of them, and many have these kinds of jazz jams in the middle of the concert.
That opening intro is so fucking smooth! Man I wish we could harvest John’s brain from 1995, connect it to a computer and keep cranking out music. Genius!
This is the video where JP became gain more notoriety as teaching expert. This was before Wild Stringdom. Still one of the best instructional guitar videos out there in the market. This is also the video that the famous Adam02 deconstructed and took parts of it to make a parody out of it.
black metal is where i learnt the technique, start as triplets (downpicking to feel the speed of playing 16th triplets), then follow along with the triplet beat in your mind, and then start double picking on each triplet. hope this makes sense. So essentially, for me the best way is to group the notes into 3 pairs of 2 instead of 2 groups of 3, if that makes sense. So your mind retains a sense of triplets, and it's a little easier.
Truly Blessed. You are the super enlightened type, as are your counter parts. Geez! I'm just glad you are older than me, :) I wish I was exposed at an earlier age...
9:20 actually those weren't ugly chords. They are all pretty common. That first is just basically an 11th with a flat 3rd and then 7 sus 4 then maj 7 then chord 4 is just a major/minor chord or you can prob say maj plus flat 3rd. Those all sound cool to me.
+TruthSurge I agree. I immediately thought they sounded like chords that Allan Holdsworth would use, albeit a couple of them are out of place as far as the exercise adding up to a progression that Allan would write.
+Edward Chomyts Bingo. Me too. I was like (apart from the maj 7 which Holdsworth himself said was an ugly version of maj 7 but I just assume he's exaggerating a bit and really just dislikes it for it's overuse) yeah, that reminded me of Holdsworth. He loves those chords that are anything BUT maj, min, dom 7 or standard inversions although yes, mostly you need some kinds of maj/min in there to give SOME point of reference but sometimes it's implied w/o actually hitting the maj or min 3rd. So, yeah, I totally thought what? Ugly? That's Holdsworth land right there!
+TruthSurge as to what part of theory must I learn to be able to identify chords in such a way? I know barre major 7ths, and I would have never knew it was a 7th variant, did you read the notes or something?
+John Doe I just learned by ear and time. So, I can't say how you can learn it besides maybe finding a vid on YT or article online that explains chord naming. Maybe search that? Chord NAMING, not chord shaming. hehhe Why, that's just a simple maj 7!!! How dull!
Hi I made a little section guide! :)
3:02 - Warm up (no guitar)
7:12 - Warm up (left hand) #1
12:50 - Warm up (left hand) #2
17:05 - Warm up (right hand) #1
24:26 - "on practicing", John's method
25:45 - Left and right hand exercises
30:15 - Technique: Speed and accuracy
44:40 - Scale fragments and sequences
58:20 - applying ^^^ to improvising
1:01:32 - Right hand technique: Picking arpeggios
1:10:48 - Left hand technique: Legato playing
1:20:54 - Right hand technique: Sweep picking
1:31:40 - Chordal techniques: Building chords
1:47:45 - John's guitars and live stage setup
Hope this helps organize your practicing! :)
not all heroes wear capes. thanks man!
Johannes Stefansson Thanks a lot
thank you so much
Thank you so much! Really man :)
Johannes Stefansson thanks man!
"Now we can move on to massages"
I didn't think John would ever say that to me in this lifetime.
Venatrik ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Nailed it! It took years and years but I did it! Now to warm up WITH the guitar 🎸
How to be as good as John Petrucci 41:03
hahahhahahhahahahhah
+Quantum Wizard :D :D
+Quantum Wizard
my. fucking. sides. sir, you just made my night. that was perfect.
+Quantum Wizard
Make up your mind, petrucci, which is it?? 15:16
omg 😂
3:02 - Warm up (no guitar)
7:12 - Warm up (left hand) #1
12:50 - Warm up (left hand) #2
17:05 - Warm up (right hand) #1
24:26 - "on practicing", John's method
25:45 - Left and right hand exercises
30:15 - Technique: Speed and accuracy
44:40 - Scale fragments and sequences
58:20 - applying ^^^ to improvising
1:01:32 - Right hand technique: Picking arpeggios
1:10:48 - Left hand technique: Legato playing
1:20:54 - Right hand technique: Sweep picking
1:31:40 - Chordal techniques: Building chords
1:47:45 - John's guitars and live stage setup
only 7 guys have the original book (I am one..) lol
you copy pasted this from a post made earlier.. why?
Thanks man
You stole this. You are a thief. You’re just a thief! That’s all you are!!
Hmmm... too much Red Bull?
Warm Up Excercises 3:01
Left Hand 7:09
Right Hand 17:01
Left&Right Hand 25:47
Technique
Speed & Accuracy 30:17
Scale Fragments
and Sequences 44:44
Right Hand Tech.
Picking Arpeggios 1:01:32
Left Hand Tech.
Legato Playing 1:10:49
Right Hand Tech
Sweep Picking 1:20:55
Chordal Techniques
Building Chords 1:31:40
This DVD is not "How To Play Like Me: John Petrucci". It's literally all about discipline, technique, and musicianship. Best quote from this DVD is at 30:20. But I will say this to all you aspiring guitarists out there: don't feel like you "have to" play like JP in order to be a guitarist. Play the music that interests you and develop the skills and techniques associated with that genre... then you can express yourself however you want. The jazz musician doesn't improvise by practicing improvisational scales, the jazz musician practices traditional forms and scales first, then learns to break the rules later. The same can be said for rock, blues, and metal. Learn the rules, then break them! Now go forth and rock!
K
best quote 41:03
@@CoolAsianGuy rofl
very promising young guitarist he will be big one day (literally)
You must be talking about his beard.. haha!
Nah dude, he's fuckin jacked! No homo but during the Train of Thought era, insta- panty dropper
Gym Petrucci
@@shaneclemens More likely the fact that he started lifting and got buff....but also the beard
@@TheBfutgreg No man.. Petrucci was jacked before the universe was created.
29:57 He was about to reveal his secrets but the editor censored him.
Ha ha!
This VHS was a double edge sword when I was a teen picking up a guitar. Technically, I got so good and obsessed with tempo, clean picking and playing fast. At the same time, I neglected every other aspect of guitar playing, which is making music. Looking back, John focuses on being professional; hard work, practice practice practice, discipline. I misunderstood and ended up trying to be like JP. All good now, I found myself musically many years ago. Thanks for sharing!
I wonder how many times JP has done warm ups in between songs and the audience has thought he was improvising a huge solo
😂 😂😂 legit
What I realized after all these years playing guitar: The most important thing is how you hold your instrument. If you're holding it wrong you won't get any better.
Whole generation of guitarists grew up on this tutorial.
lol 39:50 "I was at 200, lets say that was difficult"
Thats the most hilarious part of the video.."I am God but lets for a second pretend I am mortal...." And again on 216bpm..."That was very difficult....oh, no...." And even when he pretends to loose it, he is still accurate...lol!!!
Thank you for uploading.
This video was bought when my teens.
That time practice so hard.
and then,now i feel return the guitar kids mind.
Is there a version for humans with normal hands?
Play at slower speed. I assume you practiced enough in these 4 years and have it down
basically you said the same thing Skage-Z-7 said..just 7 months apart
The metronome is a wonderful thing.
I don't understand your problem....
I've been at this DVD for a week now. Trust me do those boring and tedious warmups and stretches all the way through every time you play. It seriously makes you better and you will be able to do the warmups better. You won't be able to do a full split in 1 day the muscles need to adapt. Thanks JP for challenging me
Glad you like it. Peace be upon you all.
aww what a nice words off you , i am a muslim lol ( even if you dont care ) when i saw this words man full heart of love to you bro !!
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Nsnmskks
KF
JJ
Ammar Bolukbasi that's why music is so magic! Doesn't matter who we are or where we came from, music connects people's heart!
+Diogo9595 If people's hearts were connected, that would be a surgical nightmare to resolve...
+Mateus Neves 2 I was looking into buying it and the website I was reading said it was recorded for vhs in 1995 and then in made into dvd in 2002 with some extra backstage footage.
John has put more time and effort into collecting and organizing his practice materials than most people invest into playing the instrument. Incredible.
John: "You don't want to hurt yourself"
I: "Hurt myself? Ahahah!"
Result: 6 months' stop because of tendinitis.
So guys don't do all of the stretch stuff all at once. Specially if you don't already play several hours per day.
Yup. After trying half of that my hand hurt for like 2 days. The hand massages saved me I think.
This happened to me also. I had tendonitis in my fingers... =(
I wouldn't do it at all. I get problems with my hands very easily, but it doesn't seem like a good idea for most people, really.
41:03 You're welcome.
Ahahahahahahaha did not see that coming
Okay did not see that coming lmao
Are we still on YT? Why is everyone in the comments section so nice?
+Jack Reilly I had it coming
MyPenguinsFly haha love ya really
MattThePenguin because one must not disrespect guitar master John Petrucci
I think most of the people who end up on this video are pretty serious about guitar and are genuinely trying to better themselves. If you're in a community where everyone is trying to better themselves, I don't think there'll be to much hate lying around. Lol.
Dont hurt yourself was personal Mr Petrucci, we feel it ❤
This stuff is pure gold. best guitar instruction video programme ever. covers finger independence, finger strength building, and great picking exercise basic stuff that's stopping you being good at it. if you can't get pass it just play acoustic guitar and sing beiber's song.
Just saw him talking about arpeggios, solos, speed and accuracy.. He took me through an hour of practicing and exercising on the fretboard. Then at 1:29:00, John teaches me what a power cord is..
Tip: start the warm up exercises at the 15th fret instead! WAY easier than the 9th and it’s more about learning the patterns in the beginning (not doing super hard stretches). Seriously DONT hurt yourself!
Very good advice, especially for the ones were where there is a fret space in between the fingers
For sure. I've got smaller hands and if I tried doing that stretchy warm up exercise where Jon did, I probably would put myself out of comission for a few months.
1:07 Paul Gilbert does them 2 notes per strings so no inside picking, problem solved. String skipping to get the right notes. I'd have to sweep pick with some pulloffs to do any speed usually. alt picking everything is tough.
every time, without fail, when I pause this video, I freeze John Petrucci's face in an awkward way.
39:54 Yes JP 'let's say' that was difficult.
I feel like Petrucci lost connection to some of his old influences. Especially the intro has some great almost jazzy moments. I really miss that stuff in his improvisations :(
Ex 1 7:50 2 9:50 3 11:00 4 11:49
Ex 2 13:17 2 14:10
Ex 3 15:18
Ex 4 17:15 21:19 22:19 22:29 22:38 22:50 23:00 23:12
is John blueish because he moves to the speed of light towards us?
he would be red if that was the case.
Naw, its because this video is from the 90s when they had to put a stupid filter on EVERYTHING
@@EorAmbient It's 1 year too late, but this is wrong. For example, the Andromeda Galaxy is blueshifted because it is moving towards us.
@@EorAmbient uuh u got fucked there bro
His tone in that time was INSANE!! So inspiring!
Have been playing for over 20 years, and still find this rather challenging. Props to John for puting the time and effort into his master class vids!
I'm grateful for all this wonderful information. thanks for sharing with the world.
Man I still got this on Cd-Rom for a desktop lol The good ol’ days!
#BUFFALO
#NEWYORK
*checks to see if RUclips speed is at 1.50x*
Having said that, this is an amazing piece of guitar instruction. And his tone and playing in it is suuuuuper tasty!
Yes, it is.
Early Petrucci was great....not knocking later versions but the 90s DT output was fire, at least with his contributions in mind
Love this video. Very challenging for my level of play. I like seeing the exercise layed out simply and slowly, then seeing the end result of John playing it at full speed. Helps to remeber that watching this video wont make you as good as John by the end of the month. But if you practice with this video, and practice well, you will see improvement, day by day, week by week. Cheers JP. thanks for the great tool.
So phenomenally helps in developing the way I treat those guitar strings nowadays. a LOT of thanks to ROCK DISCIPLINE!!!😎
I wore out two of these VHS tapes as a teenager.
It’s 2020, and I still watch this for my pre warm up.
I've always wanted that Ibanez Picasso. Such a beautiful axe.
Thanx for sharing this great vid by this awsome Master...
I love John Petrucci alot.
you are great teacher in my life..... All time I respect you and flow you. very very much like you.
So many of these chords towards the end make me think of A Change Of Seasons :)
"I was at 200, let's say that was difficult...."
hilarious
I just about spit out my drink at that line. Searched the comments and I wasn't alone. lol
Hi I made a little section guide! :)
3:02 - Warm up (no guitar)
7:12 - Warm up (left hand) #1
12:50 - Warm up (left hand) #2
17:05 - Warm up (right hand) #1
24:26 - "on practicing", John's method
25:45 - Left and right hand exercises
30:15 - Technique: Speed and accuracy
44:40 - Scale fragments and sequences
58:20 - applying ^^^ to improvising
1:01:32 - Right hand technique: Picking arpeggios
1:10:48 - Left hand technique: Legato playing
1:20:54 - Right hand technique: Sweep picking
1:31:40 - Chordal techniques: Building chords
1:47:45 - John's guitars and live stage setup
Me at the beginning of this video-"Ya, I'm gonna get a lesson from the best guitarist in the world!"
Me at the first warm up exercise-"I'm not worthy enough..."
damn, been playing for 15 years, and this is kicking my butt. love it!
the only part i achieved was the massage.
Pou Thapioume I also managed to kill myself.
Pou Thapioume I also managed to kill myself.
Keep doing it I've been at this and Yngwie Malmsteen's DVD's for a week now and I'm twice the guitarist I was a week ago and I've been playing for 10 years selftaught. But selftaught at a young age means I developed bad habits Im trying to break
+Alucard name of the dvd pls?
😂
you should try one. they're expensive, but the neck is just amazing, and the quality is impeccable.
so i thought i was making steady progress... and then i realized that i had only just finished the "warm up"
love so much the design of the guitar :S
Thank you very much for you shared such a valuable thing.., it's really a great opportunity of learning guitar from the all time best guitar maestro Mr. John Petrucci.., and the lessons really helped me beyond I could imagine.., thanks a lot again..,😊 God bless you
The most valuable video of youtube!
Which knob on his gear controls the temperature of the sun?
He gets a great tone. That hum bucking bridge pick up almost les paul like singing tone.
watching the right hand exercise with the arpeggios taught me alot
I can't watch this without having "I'll play 4 million notes per second to time warp so I can practice 60 hours a day. But I kill mankind in the process".
Holy hell that first exercise kicked my ass. I got a long way to go
Wise Man..picked up the best materials around and put knowledge into practice!! Practice makes perfection! Definately will learn from you. You're in my guitar list! I'm beginner and need a teacher!
ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS.
Ever since watching this video religiously it has most definitely improved my alternate picking and the way I phrase licks & scale fragments :)
best video lesson I've ever seen! I miss the old petrucci times...
that warmup is killer. its worthwhile to do that section alone for an intermediate guitarist short on time. keeps the left hand very limber.
You are god of guitar sir!!! Respect from Vancouver
best John Petruci´s years
Staying Awake DVD. -with John Petrucci
that guitar is just...simply beautiful
15:36 This one is killing me!
How the Fuck is he doing it!
thanks for upload i had this dvd but lost it! +10
This DVD Keept me upp al night XD You can never learn enough from the greatest guitar player that ever lived =)
Thanks for the upload, my book came without dvd (because i bought it used) and i needed the demonstration for my exercises
I'm in love with the song at the beginning
just watching this video made me twice the guitarist i was 2 hours ago i am not even joking
can u tell me why? which part?
Ca- Blaze 41:03
Quantum Wizard
hahaha fucking gold
Uzzwick G don't forget 1:03:42 :)
K
great for stretching muscles and mind. it's amazing what you can come up with when your tools are properly lubed and working together. applying musical theories should be easy afterwards
VHSを所有していたが、もう再生機を捨ててしまったので、観る事はできない。なので、ここで観れるのはありがたい。
He was so ground breaking...i like his Ibanez years most of all
GUYS
On the first right hand exercise (Major add10 Barre chords/string skipping) go around the circle of fifths to help you memorise. For example, start at C, play the exercise and when it's time to switch into the next chord, find the 5th of C (think of a 5th chord/power chord, that's a big hint) and then switch to where you can find the full barre chord of that note on the E string.
C (8th fret) goes to G (3rd fret). G goes to D (10th fret). D goes to A (5th fret) e.g.
39:54 Oh yeah thanks for the encouragement
41:03 for the realistic response
Absolutely a masterpiece he is my idol
+Lane arndt you're wrong I have been lifting weights for over 8 moths now, and I it hasn't changed my dexterity I still can't play fast and I'am as nimble as I first started playing, it has helped more than destroy my playing since I have more strength in my body.
I've been practicing the warm up stuff for hours now. The warm-ups! They're supposed to last 10 mins at most....
Hey Jonh , Yhanks from HOLLAND , you;ved helped me very Much
If anyone is curious of the jazzy opening, just look up Dream Theater's 'Awake in Japan' (1995) concerts. There are a few of them, and many have these kinds of jazz jams in the middle of the concert.
F A C E T I A E
Let me correct that for you: "An hour, 55 minutes and 47 seconds of JP showing me how I can get better at guitar" :)
very cool,i wish he still played ibanez.
How does it even matter bruh, unless you have heavily investable your fortune(if any🤣) in only Ibanez stocks!
That opening intro is so fucking smooth! Man I wish we could harvest John’s brain from 1995, connect it to a computer and keep cranking out music. Genius!
I loved that "ambipixterous" pun!
This is the video where JP became gain more notoriety as teaching expert. This was before Wild Stringdom. Still one of the best instructional guitar videos out there in the market.
This is also the video that the famous Adam02 deconstructed and took parts of it to make a parody out of it.
Petrucci is a god of guitar
black metal is where i learnt the technique, start as triplets (downpicking to feel the speed of playing 16th triplets), then follow along with the triplet beat in your mind, and then start double picking on each triplet. hope this makes sense. So essentially, for me the best way is to group the notes into 3 pairs of 2 instead of 2 groups of 3, if that makes sense. So your mind retains a sense of triplets, and it's a little easier.
Α ρε πετρουτσαρα!Την ειχα παρει σε δραχμες τοτε την κασετα ...Να σε εχει καλα ο θεος!
requires a "strong sense of synchronization between the two hands."
Truly Blessed. You are the super enlightened type, as are your counter parts. Geez! I'm just glad you are older than me, :) I wish I was exposed at an earlier age...
This video tested my patience greatly.
9:20 actually those weren't ugly chords. They are all pretty common. That first is just basically an 11th with a flat 3rd and then 7 sus 4 then maj 7 then chord 4 is just a major/minor chord or you can prob say maj plus flat 3rd. Those all sound cool to me.
+TruthSurge I agree. I immediately thought they sounded like chords that Allan Holdsworth would use, albeit a couple of them are out of place as far as the exercise adding up to a progression that Allan would write.
+Edward Chomyts Bingo. Me too. I was like (apart from the maj 7 which Holdsworth himself said was an ugly version of maj 7 but I just assume he's exaggerating a bit and really just dislikes it for it's overuse) yeah, that reminded me of Holdsworth. He loves those chords that are anything BUT maj, min, dom 7 or standard inversions although yes, mostly you need some kinds of maj/min in there to give SOME point of reference but sometimes it's implied w/o actually hitting the maj or min 3rd.
So, yeah, I totally thought what? Ugly? That's Holdsworth land right there!
+TruthSurge they sound beautiful
+TruthSurge as to what part of theory must I learn to be able to identify chords in such a way? I know barre major 7ths, and I would have never knew it was a 7th variant, did you read the notes or something?
+John Doe I just learned by ear and time. So, I can't say how you can learn it besides maybe finding a vid on YT or article online that explains chord naming. Maybe search that? Chord NAMING, not chord shaming. hehhe
Why, that's just a simple maj 7!!! How dull!