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John Petrucci participated in several projects but he is best known for his part in the ambitious Dream Theater group. His digital-sounding runs and his guitar clinics made him very appreciated, especially by guitar students. We'll try to unveil some of his secrets: |
Petrucci often uses fast chromatic runs like the 3-finger one from As I Am:
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And a 4-finger run from Beyond This Life:
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Petrucci knows that chromatic runs are the easiest to play so he uses them again and again. From Deep In Heaven:
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And again in Under a Glass Moon:
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To give more spice to his chromatic addiction, Petrucci uses sometimes hammer-ons and pull-offs like in this run from In the Name Of God:
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Simple patterns added by free strings is another easy trick by Petrucci. From Octavarium:
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Another ornamentation used by Petrucci is the DiMeola-style palm-mute. From Status Speaker:
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And the same procedure in To Live Forever:
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Tapping is a must for all "guitar virtuosos". Some small ones from The Root Of All Evil:
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And a more extended tapped run from A Fortune In Lies:
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Let's see now a few of Petrucci's sweeping arpeggios. We'll start with a simple triad from A Change Of Seasons:
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And two sequences from After Life:
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Triads from Endless Sacrifice:
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From The Glass Prison:
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And, finally, arpeggios with rhythm changes from Never Enough:
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And now, let's take a look at Petrucci's fast runs. First, a scale from Blind Faith:
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A short run from Scarred:
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Another fast pattern from Stream Of Conciousness:
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A run combined with arpeggios from Dance Of Eternity:
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Fast changes of position in Endless Sacrifice:
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Repetitive patterns are a trademark of all rock guitar "virtuosos". The following is from The Great Debate:
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From the same song, a pattern spiced with hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides:
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From 6:00:
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A run with a little skip from Fatal Tragedy:
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And another repetitive run from Caught In a Web:
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