Here's How: John Petrucci's Open Strings Techniques

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  • Опубликовано: 9 окт 2017
  • Break free from the shackles of single-note lead melodies. Grab your axe and join Dream Theater’s John Petrucci as he opens up new ways of utilizing open-string playing. In this video, he’ll walk you through easy-to-implement techniques-such as pedal tones, triplets, hammers, slides, and aggressive pick attacks-that’ll help you enhance your playing. Whether you’re new to shredding or you’re a pro picker, it never hurts to take the lead from one of Heavy Metal’s most revered guitarists. Tune up, tune in, and get ready to rock.
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  • @gcnubian
    @gcnubian 6 лет назад +38

    John Petrucci will always be my favorite guitarist. Always tasty ideas, no genre limitations, and just pure musicianship and humility. One of the most technically talented guitarists alive, and definitely one of the most creative and melodic.

    • @wiggy009
      @wiggy009 5 лет назад

      Agree 100 percent

    • @punman5392
      @punman5392 3 года назад

      I think people confuse time spent practicing with talent. He’s not talented, he just practices 40 hours a day.

  • @kxmrock
    @kxmrock 6 лет назад +193

    I Like John As An Instructor, He will Do Some thing cool Thats Fresh On Guitar, And Stop To explain it with No Arrogance at All.... Amazing Guy

    • @SteveKaynan
      @SteveKaynan 6 лет назад +2

      Couldn't agree more!

    • @wizard4203
      @wizard4203 6 лет назад +7

      he is the coolest guy ever. I've watched a bunch of his videos, he's as chill as he is a shredding monster of cosmic doom

    • @bobbenbrown123
      @bobbenbrown123 6 лет назад +3

      Brian Craycroft dude "SHREDDING MONSTER OF COSMIC DOOM" the comment of the year on Utube Lmao! I almost pissed my pants when I read ur comment! yep never met him but seen him and Dream Theater play in the mid 90s on Long Island in Lido Beach after "Image and Words" album: FREAKING AWESOME!

    • @MARCOSFBENICIO
      @MARCOSFBENICIO 5 лет назад +1

      I completely agree! Rock discipline for example is by far one of the best guitar video lessons I have ever seen.

  • @rangerdoc1029
    @rangerdoc1029 6 лет назад +12

    John has such a talent for "putting the cookies on the bottom shelf" for us little people without ever looking down on us.

  • @aryrodriguez3140
    @aryrodriguez3140 6 лет назад +10

    He is a pure master, of heart, from whom you can learn more than what he teaches you because he inspires you to continue studying

  • @THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1
    @THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1 6 лет назад +124

    *plays standard e minor scale with little to no bends or skips*
    * sounds godly*

  • @michaelaugust9021
    @michaelaugust9021 6 лет назад +40

    John is so killer of a player, and a HECK of a nice GUY to boot!

    • @SteveKaynan
      @SteveKaynan 6 лет назад +1

      Couldn't agree more!

    • @michael_caz_nyc
      @michael_caz_nyc 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah - he seems really humble & down to earth. Really tasty guitar player - too. Colorful technique's.

  • @JimDewdGuitars
    @JimDewdGuitars 6 лет назад +7

    Love the tone of that JP-2C

  • @jetpack8390
    @jetpack8390 6 лет назад +222

    I'm telling you, his beard is what gives him these guitar powers

    • @tylerbailey9329
      @tylerbailey9329 6 лет назад +7

      If that's true, the Duck Dynasty bros must really know how to shred.

    • @noo8man3
      @noo8man3 6 лет назад +8

      Where do you think he hides his riffs?

    • @GooseGumlizzard
      @GooseGumlizzard 6 лет назад

      he's been a beast since the 80s, he didnt grow the beard until recently. In fact he had no beard and short hair for a while and was still a monster. he's just the greatest.

    • @akerfeldt5246
      @akerfeldt5246 6 лет назад

      I think romeo is the best neoclassical guitar player outthere, but I have to go with goose here, JP is probably the best, Im an okey guitar player and I cannot deal with his time signatures at all.

    • @kipnugget3838
      @kipnugget3838 6 лет назад

      Santa Claus with his beard

  • @boybitzprod
    @boybitzprod 6 лет назад +13

    Awesome player and teacher!

  • @J-Allen19
    @J-Allen19 6 лет назад +9

    Beautiful guitar, beautiful tone.

  • @samvallongo9214
    @samvallongo9214 6 лет назад +1

    Sounds amazing love that guitar and lesson tyvm.

  • @michael_caz_nyc
    @michael_caz_nyc 6 лет назад

    Really Excellent Explanation, and Playing. Thank You so much for this. You made it: Easy to Understand & Digest - the way you communicated this useful information. - Michael Caz - NYC -

  • @jasoncavitt2043
    @jasoncavitt2043 6 лет назад +3

    He's a fairly talented teacher. Much appreciated.

  • @markkomulainen9627
    @markkomulainen9627 6 лет назад

    Open string techniques are so unique and gives playing some much deep intense sounds...it is worth to try and learn!!!!

  • @dagerhabidsnakeskin1540
    @dagerhabidsnakeskin1540 6 лет назад +14

    oh my god, a 20min john petrucci video! OH MY
    GOD!

  • @KennethDonnellyStargazer21
    @KennethDonnellyStargazer21 6 лет назад

    Agreed about how cool a teacher he is! Satch is also like that. Great skill and patience. Grateful

  • @SteveKaynan
    @SteveKaynan 6 лет назад +1

    John is still one of my favorites!

  • @solitude208
    @solitude208 6 лет назад

    JP Rocks!! Taught him everything I didn’t learn.....

  • @knucklesprayer
    @knucklesprayer 6 лет назад

    Esta clase es oro puro, luego de verlo todo es tan básico y lógico, pero John lo explica de tal manera q todo se ve fácil y entendible.

  • @yoshiki.g1450
    @yoshiki.g1450 6 лет назад +1

    I love that guitar's color. Looks damn nice!

  • @gianlucamulas8593
    @gianlucamulas8593 6 лет назад +1

    Great lesson jhon

  • @distortionclubla
    @distortionclubla 6 лет назад

    awesome awesome tips n tricks.. God bless

  • @ZachBelcher94
    @ZachBelcher94 6 лет назад +18

    it is hard to focus looking at that gorgeous majesty guitar...

    • @davidschonberger8609
      @davidschonberger8609 6 лет назад +1

      Thankfully, he wasn't playing one of these gems: www.music-man.com/bfr/nomac

    • @JaxonBurn
      @JaxonBurn 5 лет назад

      You misspelled “beard”

  • @AkiraSpectrum
    @AkiraSpectrum 6 лет назад

    Really cool lesson

  • @jaykeel7309
    @jaykeel7309 6 лет назад

    So helpful.

  • @andreaanesa5954
    @andreaanesa5954 6 лет назад +27

    I've started believing in God's existence when I've seen John Petrucci live

    • @swektmaico
      @swektmaico 2 года назад

      If you saw me play, you'd realize there is no god again.

  • @zlatkodurmis8458
    @zlatkodurmis8458 6 лет назад +3

    JP is great!

  • @chrisdaviesguitar
    @chrisdaviesguitar 6 лет назад +2

    Instant subscribe for John Petrucci

  • @adam872
    @adam872 6 лет назад

    One of the things I love about JP's playing is how he uses open strings and pedal tones. It's the same reason I love Ty Tabor, Alex Lifeson and EVH -- they all use open strings and suspended chords to sound rad. Of course the greatest chord in the whole wide world is the first one in Cygnus X-1 Book II (John loves it too).

  • @MrPerfectfeet
    @MrPerfectfeet 6 лет назад

    Great to hear

  • @evanmoyer1562
    @evanmoyer1562 6 лет назад

    Awesome!

  • @curiousjorge6426
    @curiousjorge6426 6 лет назад

    Killer tone!

  • @edvel105
    @edvel105 6 лет назад +1

    Wow!!!!!! Love jp

  • @Diegosaurio
    @Diegosaurio 6 лет назад +21

    Best example from DT: Metropolis pt.1 = 1:10 mark

  • @sethcollins893
    @sethcollins893 5 лет назад

    Man! That guitar is eye candy and sounds ridiculously sweet.

  • @borgan1964
    @borgan1964 6 лет назад +1

    I die for that guitar😳😳😳😳🎸🎸🎸

  • @drummer7557
    @drummer7557 6 лет назад +24

    His family go on tour with him IN the BEARD.

    • @covid-mx9ng
      @covid-mx9ng 3 года назад

      Legend has it........ there's a little tiny bird's nest inside of THE BEARD.

  • @DarkKinght28
    @DarkKinght28 6 лет назад +8

    4:47 - 4:52 that sounded like Doing Time by Avenged Sevenfold

  • @BaderNana
    @BaderNana 6 лет назад +9

    The guitar is so beautiful i didn’t pay attention to the lessons!

  • @EricVera539
    @EricVera539 6 лет назад +1

    Awesome! (:

  • @ESP500
    @ESP500 6 лет назад +39

    That is a beautiful guitar

    • @montesforeman5079
      @montesforeman5079 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah I cant stop staring at that guitar holy shit.

    • @canman87
      @canman87 6 лет назад +1

      I HAVE to have it in my life. Amazing finish and obviously a capable instrument as well.

    • @nino9273
      @nino9273 6 лет назад +1

      canman87 I want it as well, but it's pretty damn expensive

    • @Phospion
      @Phospion 6 лет назад +1

      Fucking hate that hedstock

    • @ashutoshgoit9540
      @ashutoshgoit9540 6 лет назад

      Is it available for lefties?

  • @elegyrulz
    @elegyrulz 6 лет назад +1

    What a nice guitar.

  • @Mkshoffmeister
    @Mkshoffmeister 6 лет назад

    Great Lesson! Who is this guy, he should be in a band!

  • @tylerbailey9329
    @tylerbailey9329 6 лет назад +86

    I'm a drummer, so why am I her....Oh right, BECAUSE PETRUCCI

    • @napkinshoplifta5163
      @napkinshoplifta5163 6 лет назад

      Tyler Bailey ?

    • @anthonymaloney6838
      @anthonymaloney6838 6 лет назад +5

      Understandable that you got lost, since you're a drummer.

    • @tylerbailey9329
      @tylerbailey9329 6 лет назад +2

      STICK MAKE NOISE!!!

    • @33shin33
      @33shin33 6 лет назад +1

      nahhhhh drummers are awesome see ?

    •  6 лет назад +2

      That's the same reason I keep watching every Mike Portnoy video on RUclips and I'm a guitar player. I guess we are opposites.

  • @damonstewart70
    @damonstewart70 6 лет назад

    awesome intro

  • @Mrav79
    @Mrav79 6 лет назад +35

    Next - John Petrucci joins ZZ Top!

    • @Ou8y2k2
      @Ou8y2k2 6 лет назад

      Or Grateful Dead

  • @aaronbowtell6652
    @aaronbowtell6652 6 лет назад

    I so want to play guitar now \m/

  • @joeking9760
    @joeking9760 2 года назад

    I'm always open..to new ideas

  • @SkyAvila983
    @SkyAvila983 6 лет назад

    When is he gonna be in the Viking series? Imaging John swinging his Maejesty Axe!

  • @angelofwar9223
    @angelofwar9223 6 лет назад

    Whoa

  • @batmandeltaforce
    @batmandeltaforce 5 лет назад

    Ooooo that Divine axe... BTW that first scale is E Aeolian. G major over E... that is the nature of Modes:)

  • @tonefingerz2021
    @tonefingerz2021 6 лет назад +2

    for sone reason i think music mans may be the best built guitars out thete

  • @MultiQuanzaAVQ
    @MultiQuanzaAVQ 6 лет назад

    HELP. What song does he start playing @ 15:48 ?

  • @alejandrorosales6937
    @alejandrorosales6937 4 года назад +1

    John petrucci you are a amazing guitar player to me and I play guitar as well those riffs you play are the best and with the band dream theater is it still going strong as great player those speed tech necks are so good and with your maladys and that sweet sound is a powerful tool to play with those songs that is way you are my hero in the music world keep on rocking John and with the keys you do is amazing and with your hammer ons are magical to me to play with your band or on stage now that is power John petrucci so keep close to your family and friends and for the fans don't get this virus get you down okay Alex

  • @MsDavo123
    @MsDavo123 3 года назад

    In the end:
    "So the KEY OF ALL OF THIS IS TO STAY IN THE KEY!" hahahahah

  • @Mrravena
    @Mrravena 6 лет назад +11

    That's all good and stuff, but here's the real question - how many guitars does John have?

    • @MegaJiiRo
      @MegaJiiRo 6 лет назад +2

      He has a few. Like as many as he has hair in his beard id presume.

  • @grudge579
    @grudge579 6 лет назад

    The next time i get a new guitar, i'm gonna give it a try at the shop with the E minor scale and see if anyone recognizes where i got my inspiration from XD

  • @algol291
    @algol291 6 лет назад

    the guitar looks cool.

  • @robinjonesguitar
    @robinjonesguitar 6 лет назад

    i want that guitar

  • @Ryan_Perrin
    @Ryan_Perrin 6 лет назад +5

    he sounds.better ascending the e minor scale than I do playing anything..

  • @CryptiksMusic
    @CryptiksMusic 5 лет назад

    4:47 Off topic , but isn't this the intro riff for Doing time by avenged sevenfold ??

  • @mikkwik
    @mikkwik 6 лет назад +1

    Nice clean looking guitar, no shmutz

  • @euandrecampos
    @euandrecampos 6 лет назад +53

    back from Jumanji

  • @subhamgogoi3989
    @subhamgogoi3989 3 года назад

    Now that's one sexy looking instrument. That finishing on the guitar looks so good🔥

  • @201Perone239
    @201Perone239 6 лет назад +6

    Ohh word Petrucci is Jesus. Makes sense now

  • @Storm762x39
    @Storm762x39 5 лет назад

    Anybody notices that at 3:50 it sounds like Doing Time from Avenged Sevenfold? Pretty sweet

  • @havoc2431
    @havoc2431 6 лет назад

    genius.

  • @roba1899
    @roba1899 6 лет назад +1

    Love his playing .. miss the old tone.

  • @RISkWeZelReal
    @RISkWeZelReal 6 лет назад

    He does “the lick” at 0:00

  • @douglasalvaradocorrales
    @douglasalvaradocorrales 3 года назад +1

    This is premium rockstar acting as a regular guy 😉
    JP is the BMW of guitar players

  • @purebloodheretic4682
    @purebloodheretic4682 6 лет назад

    🎸Great Teacher👍 Not an Over Inflated Egomaniac👍
    -Cheers👍😀🍺🍻🍺

  • @daisydream8827
    @daisydream8827 6 лет назад +1

    cool glossy majesty

  • @usuariodomes
    @usuariodomes 6 лет назад +6

    this reminds me Alex Lifeson technique

    • @bomb8406
      @bomb8406 6 лет назад +2

      Likely what it's based on, Rush was a heavy influence on Dream Theater in General.

    • @davidschonberger8609
      @davidschonberger8609 6 лет назад +4

      Yep, every so often Alex really shines through in JP's playing. For instance, the first time I listened to The Best of Times, starting when JP's electric fades up just before the 3:00 mark, it was like a revelation: totally reminiscent of The Spirit of Radio. It was breathtaking!

  • @rtolas1
    @rtolas1 6 лет назад +1

    God damn thats a sexy guitar

  • @gabrielmanning4395
    @gabrielmanning4395 6 лет назад +1

    He is a God but he makes it look so easy.😔🤘

  • @ryankincaid88
    @ryankincaid88 6 лет назад

    16:00 ✍️😈🤘

  • @SHADOWBLADER881
    @SHADOWBLADER881 6 лет назад

    That beard is GLORIOUS

  • @kthcsh
    @kthcsh 6 лет назад +12

    Way better than Zakk Wylde. Beard too.

    • @keremtatar7304
      @keremtatar7304 6 лет назад +2

      kthcsh dude they are on different catagories

    • @keremtatar7304
      @keremtatar7304 6 лет назад +2

      Zakk is all about fast as fuck shits and pinches but john is much more technical

    • @keremtatar7304
      @keremtatar7304 6 лет назад +1

      And dont forget zakks playing is heavily inspired by pantera and black sabbath where in both cases you dont need technicality

    • @GooseGumlizzard
      @GooseGumlizzard 6 лет назад +4

      Zakk is a legend, but yeah JP is unbeatable.

    • @TylerLL2112
      @TylerLL2112 6 лет назад

      GooseGumlizzard That's what happens when your inspiration is God. Why do you think JP look like Jesus.

  • @UmbrellaCorp.233
    @UmbrellaCorp.233 5 лет назад

    what I learn was "the importance of scales in each string"

  • @euchre90
    @euchre90 6 лет назад +66

    "Now, if you can't do that, you're shit. You should just put your guitar down, and sell it on eBay and just quit."

  • @kasmeria
    @kasmeria 6 лет назад +52

    Some geek has probably already tabbed this.

  • @galinetttonetto6761
    @galinetttonetto6761 5 лет назад

    no tabs?please!

  • @kronosecw
    @kronosecw 6 лет назад

    Nobody ever really mentions that you can use open strings in lead playing in place of a fretted note almost as a tool to give your left hand more time to move to the next position in the riff. He also really didn't go into chords above the 12th fret that use open strings for octave divides which is something he uses.

  • @gaelenbolland7787
    @gaelenbolland7787 6 лет назад

    At 19:45 he turns into EVH?

  • @MaxiFernandez1998
    @MaxiFernandez1998 6 лет назад +4

    4:46 Doing time - a7x almost exact tabs

  • @GeoffreyGodshall
    @GeoffreyGodshall 6 лет назад

    Dude, John, lookin' a bit bushy. I've got your autograph. Neener neener!

  • @ashutoshgoit9540
    @ashutoshgoit9540 6 лет назад

    Is that guitar available for lefties??

  • @23Guitardood
    @23Guitardood 6 лет назад

    his beard has a really nice beard

  • @wizard4203
    @wizard4203 6 лет назад

    this is THE BEST. who are these fucking 11 thumbs down ppl srsly

  • @kannonprice3521
    @kannonprice3521 6 лет назад

    Hi Guitar Center RUclips channel. You guys do great content and bring many different artists to your videos. But how hasn’t John Mayer gotten an Artist Spotlight interview? It may be hard to get him to do a video or something but, Please get him on..

  • @mikkkelllo
    @mikkkelllo 5 лет назад

    i love you

  • @danielkunzmann1587
    @danielkunzmann1587 5 лет назад

    but where is Jhon Petrucci in this video?

  • @lyrad24
    @lyrad24 6 лет назад +1

    I hate that I opened the video expecting JP opening strings as in string packs >

  • @Somethingpointless69
    @Somethingpointless69 6 лет назад +1

    "The Jesus Christ of guitar... the Messiah of music... The Batman of shred... I go by many names, but you may call me John."
    -Petrucci 18:3
    Musical Bible

  • @dope8452
    @dope8452 6 лет назад +1

    i can see his face through the beard

  • @kimbersaw
    @kimbersaw 6 лет назад

    We life in 2017.. but this guy life in 2075

  • @Sean-kg4hs
    @Sean-kg4hs 6 лет назад

    I’m more inspired to grow a beard now

  • @GoodKevin111
    @GoodKevin111 6 лет назад +1

    Slayer's got some good open string techniques too.

  • @Jacob011
    @Jacob011 6 лет назад

    Now he's more like guitar Moses.

  • @dhruvvprakash
    @dhruvvprakash 6 лет назад

    Welcome to the jungle...the Petrucci bear is here to show you some techniques.