Conquering Petrucci's HARDEST 7 String Riff!

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Is Acid Rain by Liquid Tension Experiment John Petrucci's HARDEST 7 string riff??? I don't know, but I think it's the hardest one I've learned! It's an obstacle course of pull-offs, open strings, position shifts, and picking patterns, and I've never learned it.... until today! And Uncle Ben here is bringing YOU along for the ride and showing you all the tips and tricks that helped me NAIL IT!
This video was inspired by the BEAUTIFUL new Ernie Ball Music Man JP15 7 string that I got from Sweetwater in their EXCLUSIVE Sapphire Iris finish. It plays and sounds every bit as good as it looks!!! Playing that through the Petrucci Rig on the Fractal Axe FX III.
What's your favorite Petrucci riff from Dream Theater, LTE, or his solo career? Let me know in the comments!

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@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

What’s your favorite 7 string Petrucci riff?! Watch the full extended cut ad-free PLUS get the TABs on my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/posts/101360764?

@Toisen 4 ай бұрын

A Change of Seasons intro

@lyricbread 4 ай бұрын

“The Dark Eternal Night.”

@JonManProductions 4 ай бұрын

Currently, it's between "The Dark Eternal Night" and "Temple Of Circadia", the heaviest most dirtyiest sludgy riffs from JP.

@kathima6459 4 ай бұрын

Another Dimension...the last riff!

@Cymbaline713 4 ай бұрын

The Mirror The Glass Prison A Change Of Seasons Caught In A Web Dark Eternal Night The Enemy Inside

@CompleteProducer84 4 ай бұрын

It's riffs like these that make JP so good to me. People always talk about his alternate picking speed, but much less frequently about his riff writing and execution. As he said himself - 90% of the time, he is playing rhythm. Only 10% of the time is he soloing

@kimchi2780 4 ай бұрын

Acid Rain and The Enemy Inside are insane riffs.

@xRaid3n 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I've tried to make a dent in that opening to Enemy Inside many-a-time... so tough

@danielkeefe3149 4 ай бұрын

The breakdown before the solo in Caught in a Web is my favourite seven string pettruci moment. Thirty years back!

@ethanreed5815 4 ай бұрын

For a seven string it has got to be The Dark Eternal Night. It's so damn catchy that every time I think about it I cannot help, but sing out the whole thing.

@kristianm.6946 4 ай бұрын

Funny thing is that Jordan came up with that riff.

@Ilikewhiskey2112 4 ай бұрын

A change of seasons has a million awesome riffs

@DTbJPm 4 ай бұрын

That tone is sick! 1. The Glass Prison 2. Lie 3. The Mirror 4. The Glass Prison x2

@Amber57499 4 ай бұрын

*Prison 🤓

@DTbJPm 4 ай бұрын

@@Amber57499 That's true!, Ty, mate!

@oldGnRrocks1 4 ай бұрын

i thought the first one was the shattered fortress

@Amber57499 4 ай бұрын

Always here for your smartass needs

@barry3045 4 ай бұрын

I’ve always had LIE in my playlist. Slick PH’s , groovy greasy riffs and a face melting solo. What else do you need ? TELL ME BEN , WHAT ELSE ?!??!?!

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Just puppies and sunshine!

@RiffKing719 4 ай бұрын

Love 7 string content! As a Baritone and 7 string guitar player I request more content like this, oh greatest guitar teacher on KZfaq

@TristanTarrant 3 ай бұрын

Any track from Trivium's Shogun is a masterclass in that

@c4bb4g3 4 ай бұрын

I'm so stoked for this. Excellent video and I would be glued to more going over this song. The main theme John does (the warp speed single-string lick after the call-and-response arpeggios 😵‍💫) is one of my favorite things he's done. Gonna start working on this opening section right away.

@allengarrow6295 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the 7 string stuff! Just saw in one of your earlier vids that you were a 7 string guy! That makes me happy

@VAL_HAL 4 ай бұрын

Tnx for the video, uncle Ben! I would definitely like to see more 7-string videos in future on that beauty! For sure)

@paveltc 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for breaking down this riff and teaching it. I would love to see more 7 string content!

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

You got it!

@AlbertMontinola 4 ай бұрын

That tone is insane! And your picking proficiency, just wow! Great job! 🫡

@TheBfutgreg 4 ай бұрын

I'm quite partial to The Dark Eternal Night's intro riff....first thing I attempted when I snagged a 7 string

@taylorhansen9290 4 ай бұрын

Man this riff is hard! You should also do a video on that wacky section in Caught in a Web.

@airguitar1321 4 ай бұрын

I second this

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Good call!!

@axelbroquet5724 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video. John's mighty riffage is the thing that made me get a 7 strings a long time ago ! His rhythm guitar and riffage abilities are often overlooked compared to his soloing. I don't comment very often but I love your content, Uncle Ben ! Greetings from France 🤘

@christophersimmons6492 4 ай бұрын

As always brother man,...fantastic!!!

@jaymitchosky 4 ай бұрын

Genius as always. Love the Gretzky reference. Nice nods to The Glass Prison and Lie as well. 🤘🏻

@thesolitarytroubadour9894 4 ай бұрын

Great stuff! I heard JP chuckle with each failure! Awesome seeing the ongoing JP struggles. Nice little support group happening lol

@alexarchibald5321 4 ай бұрын

Hell yes, more 7 string content for sure Uncle Ben xoxo

@chadzabloudil2402 4 ай бұрын

"It's harder than kicking water up hill" 🤣

@Scorpsie 3 ай бұрын

Please do more seven string content! Really love the tracks you choose!

@ThunderVice 26 күн бұрын

Thanks for this video Ben. Normally you make things look easy. It's always great (from my perspective) to see excellent players have to work hard to get something like the rest of us. It's actually very motivating!

@chrisnaishguitar 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, and what a beautiful guitar! The other song riff references: The Glass Prison, Lie, The Mirror, The Glass Prison (again).

@sharpermirror396 4 ай бұрын

That was awesome. Lessons are great but watching a teacher breakdown their own practice/study is something else. Thank you. And that guitar is stellar. I’ve got a JP15 and think the 7 string version might be next 🤤

@PaulWarrenMusic 4 ай бұрын

Extremely well explained!! And I love the finish on your new gitfiddle!

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Nickshreds890 4 ай бұрын

Howdy Uncle Ben !! I thank you for this video! I've been needing some inspiration. Petrucci is one of my favourites . I love the paint job on that guitar 🎸

@Nickshreds890 4 ай бұрын

Please try some of the Contortionist 7 string riffs !! If you want 😉

@egadzitsme 4 ай бұрын

Hell yes, thank you for this. This is one of my go-to riffs despite sludging it up everytime. Would love seeing you work through the whole thing as well as JP's other 7 string brain melters.

@TK-we9zt 4 ай бұрын

Definitely more Seven String content, please and thank you🤘🙇🤘

@adiecummingsshredguitar9306 4 ай бұрын

Amazing lesson amazing guitar

@shredking001 4 ай бұрын

The glass prison for me. Dark eternal night and the shattered fortress are killer too. I also appreciate that JP can make even you look mortal. That dude is a monster

@sebastiandelgado8879 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful guitar and playing

@titoxprogr11 4 ай бұрын

A new riff to learn now that I bought my first seven string! Keep being awesome Ben! Also, now that this video is about Petrucci, it would be really cool if you can do a lesson for the another day solo, I’m really struggling with that fast run in that solo!

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Cool, thanks! Learned that one kinda recently. Challenge accepted.

@richardjones2811 4 ай бұрын

Great tip that you mentioned. I've always played like that, when using a hammer on or pull off it simply replaces the down/upstroke but still make the motion with the righ hand to maintain the Rhythym.

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

This is the way!

@jfo3000 4 ай бұрын

Yep...and then if you want to pick every note you can, just plunge in with the upstrokes.

@DonTitoification 4 ай бұрын

One of my favourites 7s riffs are the ones from the shattered fortress. Awesome riffs

@jbrodman 4 ай бұрын

Way to go, Uncle Ben!

@zz-.- 4 ай бұрын

3:14 lol I did literally laugh out loud at c section

@anish3183 4 ай бұрын

That's a monster riff, damn.

@kathima6459 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for getting me back onto an album that I used to wear out in the early aughts. It's a technical masterpiece yet murderous from the "I want to play this".😂

@jamescurtis6823 4 ай бұрын

Would love a rundown of how you set up your 7’s to get optimum balance of tension and clarity

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

I generally go pretty light for that low B. 54 for standard B tuning, like 56 for drop A.

@tuu_nainen 4 ай бұрын

@@BenEllerWHAT. I’ve been rocking a 66 for drop A and been wondering why it sounds horrible.. 56 it is then

@Cymbaline713 4 ай бұрын

@@BenEller I usually go 52 for the low B. (I use 8s on my 7-string.)

@TheMirrorify 4 ай бұрын

Yeah boii I'm down for the 7 string stuff! Beautiful guitar too.

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Thanks dude!

@wyattfreihon4048 4 ай бұрын

If you feel like it, can you do a lesson on Future Breed Machine or Corridor of Chameleons? I could get the riffs but the rhythms never clicked the way they should. Thanks for the lesson Uncle Ben

@GillBoldberg 3 ай бұрын

A Change of Seasons has some great riffs and a lot of beautiful clean parts. That's one thing that's never talked about when it comes to JP's playing - his chord choices and amazing clean parts in so many songs.

@Tchelo49 4 ай бұрын

Feel free to continue getting JP's riffs, we are all struggling together, actually lol. Hope you'll soon get a Majesty 8 string so we can learn Awaken the Master together and also the new tracks on the new album. Thank you for the great, great content as always, uncle Ben!

@jsk8et 3 ай бұрын

It’s great to see you break this down. You have to get nerdy if you want to get gnarly.

@erichartwell6792 4 ай бұрын

It’s beautiful and sounds fantastic 🤘🏻

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@erichartwell6792 4 ай бұрын

You are the best uncle been I learn a lot even if I can’t play it yet I’ll get there 💯🤘🏻

@NelderGuitar 4 ай бұрын

Uncle Ben with the Great one reference from the top ropes.

@thekeefer690 4 ай бұрын

Killer lesson! The A section reminds me of the main riff from Grace by Lamb of God.

@georgenowik7421 4 ай бұрын

More. Please and thank you.

@NoJobRob 4 ай бұрын

yes definitely more 7-string content pls

@moustache-metal 4 ай бұрын

I caught The Glass Prison, Lie, The Mirror. Some fun Acid Rain trivia: later in the song it sounds like JP appropriates an Al DiMeola riff from Race with the Devil on a Spanish Highway. It's a bit different but you can hear the influence. Actually there are a few moments in the song that illustrate how much of an inspiration Al D was on JP. Excellent tone, guitar, and lesson!

@AdamDallas 3 ай бұрын

Dude that JP15 is sick. I have the JPX 7 string in the majestic barolo finish. My favorite 7 string Petrucci riff is probably the instrumental section in Caught in a web. Acid rain is sick too.

@gavinmacfarlane7044 4 ай бұрын

Awesome video

@JoshuaLTRyan 4 ай бұрын

Sweetwater does the color thing with pedals too, which is sort of cool. Well done Uncle Ben.

@eyeofefil 4 ай бұрын

way to go uncle Ben!

@blakerunyon8523 4 ай бұрын

lol was just talking about Acid Rain and how it’s been a good while since listening to it. And then…Uncle Ben shows us how badass it really is…

@mikesmith1290 3 ай бұрын

In the presence of Enemies still blows me away after all these years. That shit is nuts!!

@CatDaddyGuitar 4 ай бұрын

That's one of my favorite albums. I think JPs playing is absolutely stellar on the album in general!! LTE (or as I call them, DT-LiTE lol) is an awesome combo of musicians.

@Double_0_7_Strings 4 ай бұрын

Lie was the first riff I learned on 7 string haha. Love the Petruccinator.

@ryanschindler923 4 ай бұрын

Breaking down the opening riffs to 'Dark Eternal Night" would be great, i think that's some of the best 7-string stuff John did with DT. And it's a real workout for both hands too.

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Love it! Will do.

@chucksaeger7500 4 ай бұрын

That 7 string sounds terrific! I’ll have to stick with my 6 string and try at half speed!

@moundofsound4768 3 ай бұрын

Good luck with the long form riff-lick at 1min50. It's a beast!!

@tornoutlaw 4 ай бұрын

I just started learning Acid Rain yesterday, by coincident and without seeing your vid. I am through sections A, B, C at around 50% speed now 😅

@jasonjuneau2948 4 ай бұрын

😂 the c section joke actually made me lol. And I kinda think John and jeff loomis are in the same boat in regard that their rythum playing gets over shadowed by their leads. People forget that they write awesome riffs too.

@randallhaney7909 4 ай бұрын

Yes'eree Uncle Benny Bob.. Learning new technical stuff on guitar; can be a daunting task & A complex undertaking to say the least. But as you say, practice, patience & perseverance. (and a metronome) One can meet that challenge and overcome it. I remember one such complex endeavor I endured, When learning the chords to "Horse with no name" Wow'zers And yes after a few sort months of, practice, patience & perseverance. (and a metronome) I had that S#!^ down.. .LOL Seriously though. Thanks Uncle Benny Bob For, Always bringing us cool and fun stuff. You are apricated.

@behamiltonsrful 3 ай бұрын

The Enemy Inside is a pretty bad ass riff. The opening Riff melts faces

@Chris_Nouvelli 4 ай бұрын

Uncle Ben, that JP is gorgeous. I FAR prefer these over the Majesty. My Sterling JP150 still blows me away

@markdawsonziglar9436 4 ай бұрын

I have Sterling by Music Man, JP signature series 7-string. I love it.🤘

@willbohland3698 3 ай бұрын

The pentatonic box lick around 10 minutes in...That's the glory section. We can all do that one. That where we feel like we might have a chance at playing this.

@wm-nu1yf 4 ай бұрын

Would definitely like to see more 7 string goodness. I played one of those JP 7 strings a while back and that was one of the nicest guitars I have ever played.

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

They’re amazing!!! I’m always looking for more excuses to do 7 string stuff.

@Laevus2321 4 ай бұрын

@@BenEller Then get on some Nevermore riff/solo. Born and This Godless Endeavor should keep you busy for at least 5 minutes :D

@handsofdoubt31 4 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! More 7 string content will be devoured gratefully.

@maqam_guitar 4 ай бұрын

The Enemy Inside was one of the first 7 string songs I learned. The riffs are super fun and the solo is relatively do-able for a JP solo

@adamkahn8645 3 ай бұрын

I know this is gonna sound stupid but I really like seeing that someone even as good as you, you still have to slow shit down and gradually bring it up to speed. Makes me feel not so dumb when I have to do the same

@sepiarain 4 ай бұрын

Would love to see you attack some Nevermore... the Born chorus is almost as beautiful as step-mom.

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

That’s some quality 7 string action

@ryanreed380 4 ай бұрын

Yes PLEASE. Nevermore is so underrated.

@sepiarain 4 ай бұрын

@@BenEller It's great because it uses the full range, the verse and pre chorus riff using lower register widdle and chug and then the pure alternate picked chorus arpeggios just sound hellishly epic. 🫵 got this Uncle Ben.

@sirtogii5216 4 ай бұрын

Go for it! Any more reasons to force me to get a 7 string very welcome! The Mrs surely had to accept at least a second hand Stirling version if uncle Ben says so?

@ROOKTABULA 4 ай бұрын

Seeing someone with your chops struggling and fugging up gives me some perspective, that maybe I don't achieve the impossible* every time I play. Thanks for that, duder. ✌️ *(Suck & blow simultaneously)

@sotirios6882 4 ай бұрын

Hey Ben, is the Arteerightous kicking in yet Lol. 🥵 Go ice that hand. Btw nice axe love the color. 🤘

@Mangos390 4 ай бұрын

I know you don’t really do covers but I’d love to see you do a cover of the song after you’ve finally learnt it

@CompleteProducer84 4 ай бұрын

2:11 The Glass Prison 9:23 Lie 14:17 The Glass Prison again

@noamkakashy5592 4 ай бұрын

Only 1 view? Uncle Ben so underrated

@beneltonturkeyslap 3 ай бұрын

that guitar looks amazing

@Chris_Nouvelli 4 ай бұрын

Howdy, Unc. I’m not a 7-string player but I think I should be. JP is my OG guitar hero and Aaron Marshall is new on my scene - perhaps you could cover some Intervals for more 7-string content? As well as more JP, obvs!

@salmathe8bitSamurai 4 ай бұрын

More 7 string content, uncle Ben!

@johnbillson3767 4 ай бұрын

The paintjob on that guitar is sick

@gtr362012 4 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who clapped when he got it at tempo? And shouted yay! 😂… good job Uncle Ben!

@JonManProductions 4 ай бұрын

The funny thing is that I can play this song... on drums. Not guitar. XD When I was actively practicing drums, Acid Rain was my warm-up.

@StuPedassol 4 ай бұрын

I think it was Carcass and Arch Enemy that got me into 7 strings, but not long after, of course, it was John and Dream Theater. I used to have an Ibanez 7, but traded it for a Dean Dave Mustaine V because I just wasn't writing riffs on it, as much as I practiced leads on it. So like Scott Ian says "Why do it on 7 if you can't do it on 6?" LOL Thanks, Uncy Bang!

@TinkMcGathy 4 ай бұрын

Man if you could do a breakdown of more Dream Theater 7 string madness I’m in.

@BenEller 4 ай бұрын

Gimme suggestions! Always down for more.

@TinkMcGathy 4 ай бұрын

@@BenEllerI always have a difficult time with the way he moves through octaves on A Change of Seasons (2:48) time marker. He’s essentially playing the same patterns but shifts octaves and it boggles me.

@graysonhester2955 4 ай бұрын

The Dance of Eternity!

@got2rock4 4 ай бұрын

My favorite is A Nightmare to Remember and Change of Seasons.

@pagl3120 4 ай бұрын

Man, I like your style. New video new guitar

@Cymbaline713 4 ай бұрын

Do the Paradigm Shift intro next! Should be easy peasey. 😁

@travisgularte4792 4 ай бұрын

u da man uncle #ben 😎🤘🏻

@nitishsonowal4160 4 ай бұрын

Please do a breakdown video of beat it solo. One of your old subscriber.

@melloman8210 3 ай бұрын

camera focus. that's all the constructive feedback i have :). thanks for the incredible content. i still laugh about the meshuggah "mushroom burger" line LOL