"Hes a guitar wizard, im just a guitar.. guy lol" dude you're a certified wizard come on now lol
@brainynbrawny95624 жыл бұрын
You're a wizard, too, Dave - to be able to play all of these other guy's licks puts you in a GUTHRIE class - very FLEXIBLE in your style and technique! BRAVO!
@eldorado92554 жыл бұрын
Dave, I never, ever, leave comments on KZfaq videos but I feel obliged to... Man you are such a nice guy, a great teacher and definitely a great guitar player. I can't stop watching your videos now that I've subscribed. There should be more people like you on this planet!! Thank you for the super high quality help you offer us mortals. Simply amazing.
@AndalusianIrish3 жыл бұрын
I have to agree. I love the range of players you cover.
@noeeduardo80623 жыл бұрын
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@manuelsterling11933 жыл бұрын
@Noe Eduardo Instablaster ;)
@noeeduardo80623 жыл бұрын
@Manuel Sterling thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@noeeduardo80623 жыл бұрын
@Manuel Sterling It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thank you so much, you really help me out !
@zackeriah875 жыл бұрын
You are a humble man... Killer lesson! Great ideas here. Thanks for sharing! Cheers from Chicago, -Z
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude and hey - that's my hometown! : )
@jamesoneill2855 Жыл бұрын
Don’t sell yourself short David, you’re a Master Guitar Teacher. Your breakdown of “Guitar Wizards” licks has radically changed the way I play and really empowered me to play out of the box and given me greater hope than a year of studying jazz and three years of studying classical, who knows maybe I’ll write meaningful guitar solos that people might hear. Thank you.
@Nasosdag4 жыл бұрын
I can't even express what a huge influence JP and DT have been on me. I will be the first to admit that their latest offerings, while great in their own way, do not really excite me as much as their earlier albums (not sure that the addition of Jordan Rudess has benefited the band in the long run), but they will forever hold a special place in my heart. And it's always great fun watching them live.
@jem5505 жыл бұрын
"John Petrucci is not easy to play", proceeds to demonstrate the notes amazingly fast and accurately and says "my job here is done". Well played sir. Lol. Love your content and look forward to new videos.
@SEILLC4 жыл бұрын
Right!? Then says "played slow"...at a speed I can only dream of reaching! Dave, YOU are a MONSTER too!
@hanten104 жыл бұрын
He has many trademark licks that I'd admired a lot
@manitheman08064 жыл бұрын
Dave.....trust us...we all consider you a guitar wizard as well!!! Love your show
@anthonyjames97114 жыл бұрын
Damn right see you in about ten years on this one
@kimchi27804 жыл бұрын
As a kid I LOVED Pull Me Under. Then Awake came out and holy shit! The solo to Lie just totally sold me on JP forever. I now play an EBMM JPXI!
@TechMetalRules2 жыл бұрын
Great breakdown, man! Thanks for the video!
@imranuddin55265 жыл бұрын
Good lesson, love your way of teaching
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! : ) Stay tuned...
@obiem93194 жыл бұрын
You're so modest Dave. You're a true master. You're like to the Highlander of guitar. You absorb other masters powers.
@kanebowlin51234 жыл бұрын
Your a master of all the masters . Wish I was as good as you daym
@mikeivey84713 жыл бұрын
"I'm just a guitar ... Guy" , lol !!! You sir , are a true master of teaching & breaking things down so that we lay ppl can understand them & attempt to play them !!! Thank you for what you do !!!
@MyGuitartime4 жыл бұрын
so so Good! Thanks for the video!
@SEILLC4 жыл бұрын
Dave, you love EVERY favorite guitarist of mine. One of your best vids IMO. I haven't watched all your vids yet, but if you haven't already, please do a Kee Marcello lesson! One of the unsung hero's of 80's guitar. Thank you!
@LateNightLessons4 жыл бұрын
Thanks again! I did create a Kee Marcello Three-For-All lesson last month - so check it out! : )
@MisterPoppy-sc1sj4 жыл бұрын
humble is cool attitude , thank you
@bkguitar42065 жыл бұрын
So nice of you...♥️ I can see the tab...I m grabbing my 🎸 right now
@vancedean62094 жыл бұрын
Awesome. One of the best players around. Amazing tone especially on his lead stuff.
@peterbrown2890 Жыл бұрын
Man I bought that guitar ..still have it .done the hard yards. Paid for itself ..
@filipkaczmar Жыл бұрын
Holy moly, that technique of yours is absolutely tasty!!!
@Theosis784 жыл бұрын
Finally we found the laid-back, virtuoso guitar guy!
@philipdanne52615 жыл бұрын
Good example of what a wicked player David is. Not many people can play this stuff, much less dissect it.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Phillip! : ) Petrucci is AMAZING!
@dca21camilo4 ай бұрын
Great lesson!! I will definitely try it slow :)
@alexdanis41854 жыл бұрын
You're a breath of fresh air! Awesome content and your way of Transmiting those licks is top notch 👌 Keep up the greatness.
@HEADBANGRR4 жыл бұрын
Definitely like Prog. Cool licks. Thank you
@davejohnsonmusic4 жыл бұрын
His tone was so much better back then, even in this bootleg. I also dig his playing and tone on their first album, before they got big. That's how I was introduced to them.
@reedhannon19843 жыл бұрын
You go brother, always a great lesson and look into the players.... and boss, your an awesome player....don’t underestimate yourself and be proud that your a monster on guitar...
@uncleremus50464 жыл бұрын
Dave your Ear amazes me!
@Yupppi3 жыл бұрын
To me the most exciting players have always been those that mix a couple of scales together to create this exciting transformation. Dream Theater has always been good at that, going from one exotic mood with a really shivering transfer to the main riff or some banger riff of the song that has very traditional rock mood.
@bigfootninjajr14814 жыл бұрын
You’re a great teacher. Love all your vids.
@DuncanPerryOfficial4 жыл бұрын
That 3rd lick is very Dimebag esque. Love it👍🏻
@wyzyguy7265 жыл бұрын
Nice video.. Thanks.. JP... huge influence... to this day...... Ronni LeTekro blew my mind.... i thought it was a studio trick he sounded so different...
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Ronnie is a beast. I thought the same thing, but then when I watched footage of him playing I realized he was doing a variation of Al Di Meola's "Mutola" technique, where you're lightly palm muting and picking very rapidly. It sounds insane and most of that sound comes from not only the speed but also that slight palm mute which gives it a thicker "heavy" sound. Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more videos and lessons! : )
@cesarneyra39875 жыл бұрын
Thanks Man!....I would definetely work on these ideas!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
That's great and thank you so much! \m/ ROCK ON \m/
@evalex714 жыл бұрын
Love your lessons man, keep 'em coming
@epicvsfvror5 жыл бұрын
You are a Master, mate!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Wow - thank you so much! : ) Cheers!
@anthony274365 жыл бұрын
Without humility you're not open to advancement .... You're very humble David .. and a very good guitar player I checked out a few of your other licks especially one called the pinky builder or an exercise it was in A minor on the 12th frets .. great exercise for Pinky
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! : ) Keep watching and stay tuned for more lessons and material! \m/ ROCK AND ROLL \m/
@JD-vj4go4 жыл бұрын
I'm very slowly working through a book called Target Tones and just noticed you wrote it. I'm still on chapter 2 and probably will be for a long while. It's part of my 'Learn to play guitar properly in my 40s project' and it's cool. Thanks man. The other books I've seen on this topic don't really start off simply enough for a beginner or hobbyist.
@LateNightLessons4 жыл бұрын
This is awesome to hear and thank you so much for checking out Target Tones! I'm rather proud of that one (and all of my work) and it makes me feel good to hear it's helping you. That's what ALL of this is all about. Thanks again and \m/ Rock on \m/
@kasmeria5 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff!!!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! : )
@MimicDaravon4 жыл бұрын
The pattern of that last lick is very similar to part of Marty's solo on "Tornado of Souls" but he's playing a 2-String B Minor arpeggio instead of a pentatonic shape. I'm pretty sure Marty uses a mix of picking and legato on it though, I think he does something like: Up PO Down Down Up PO Up PO Down Down Up PO Up PO Down Down Up PO Down Down Up PO Down Down Up PO Down Down Up PO Down Down. I can't imagine trying to pick every note at the speed Petrucci does here.
@EvanBradleyTranscriptions4 жыл бұрын
The third lick is all picked. No hammer-ons or pull-offs. The lick is almost like a combination of the sextuplet lick in Lie (4:40) and the descending blues lick in Take the Time (8:04-8:08).
@EarthAltar5 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah, Dave! JP is awesome. Thanks for the licks!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
No problem bro! Thanks for watching and good luck - Petrucci is a BEAST! : )
@EarthAltar5 жыл бұрын
@@LateNightLessons Grabbing my axe now.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
That's awesome bro, let me know how it goes. : )
@EarthAltar5 жыл бұрын
@@LateNightLessons Hey, got a question. So if the 1st lick is basically a dominant Db9 (V of Gb major), and the 2nd lick is a Bb minor scale (vi of Db major), and the 3rd lick is basically C pentatonic minor I was wondering why the key sigs are in C# minor (E maj)? Is he playing all those licks over chords from C# minor in the song? I don't know the song, and was just curious if it sounds really outside, or is it some kind of modal approach to playing over C# minor? He is a genius, and these are really cool licks, but I don't understand these choices for that key. Lol.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Good questions and honestly Petrucci (and DT music) is horribly difficult to analyze and fully understand (most of the time), simply because most of their music was written using ideas/elements from the "outer limits" of music theory. From the time signature shifts and key signature shifts to adding ideas and phrases that are unorthodox and unusual from a variety of styles. 'Barf Bag' is basically in C# minor, but he's flirting with a Hendrix-style tonality, so right off the bat we're dipping into that "hybrid" blues-rock sound, where it's C# minor, but flirting with the major third and hybrid pentatonic scales. The licks I chose for this lesson are from different areas of this song, so to really understand how it moves/flows, you'd need to listen to the song first, then you'll have a better idea of how he's hitting all of these chords and tonalities. In my mind, this tune is a blues-rock thing, but it's progressive - so it's totally not a traditional blues approach (a la SRV). He's technically mixing blues, rock, and jazz influences together, and wrapping it all up with a progressive rock/metal bow. Overall the song is in C# minor (although it's technically a hybrid major/minor blues thing) and no matter where the chord progression goes, you'll find him always coming back to that solid C# minor root and foundation. Look for the video where these licks came from (Petrucci NAMM 1994), so you can hear the song and how it flows. I hope this helps and thanks for the question bro! : )
@patrickkeenan63314 жыл бұрын
I've seen DT about 12 times, and every time they just got....better.
@backtoshallabal66622 жыл бұрын
Dave I hope you consider a Q and A video!!!
@acekoolio819 Жыл бұрын
awesome lessons david. i was wondering what strings you use as your bending and vibrato is phenomenal!
@guitarkis49694 жыл бұрын
You state that a lot of these players are MONSTERS.....but I think (and I am sure I speak for a few others) that YOU are a monster too! How you learn all these licks for video after video is amazing. How do you learn and put them all to memory? One of these would take me months.....okay, longer! lol
@midgetworld2282 жыл бұрын
The bonus lick is Marty Friedman esque. I am guessing there may be a way to economy pick it with double down strokes. Love your videos. If John is a wizard and you are just a guy…I don’t know what that makes me haha. Keep on punching!
@JasonAThornberry4 жыл бұрын
Could you please provide a lesson on how to play Example 31 from Rock Discipline?
@obiem93194 жыл бұрын
Fact. Did you know that John Petrucci learned about Shawn Lane from Paul Gilbert during the G3 with Satch?
@TMoody5 жыл бұрын
Someone bought that Ibanez with the multi colored faces into the shop the other day..... I about fell out when he opened the case. :-)
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Man, that's awesome! : o
@AndalusianIrish3 жыл бұрын
That first lick sounds quite like "Spirit of Radio". Do you know if Petrucci is an Alex Lifeson fan? I can also.hear how someone like John is indebted to Ritchie Blackmore, especially the solo on "Highway Star". Yes it's faster than Blackmore but it's the same vibe IMHO.
@douglaslima27495 жыл бұрын
You could make more videos of John Petrucci dude! And one of Steve Morse's missing. Great videos like always!
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you and there's totally some Steve Morse on the way! : ) Stay tuned...
@runnershigh75735 жыл бұрын
Woow that sounds amazing. May i ask you which type of fender stratocaster this is...and which pickups? Keep on rockin'. Cheers Roger
@LateNightLessons4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Roger! My Strat is a heavily-modified 1997 Fender Floyd Rose Classic Stratocaster, which was purchased brand new, but since that time I've removed/replaced the Floyd, changed the neck/pickguard/knobs, and changed the pickups to all Seymour Duncan - JB humbucker (bridge) - reverse-wound single (middle) - Cool Rails (neck). It's a really balanced set and sounds really even between the pickup settings too. Thanks again and rock on!
@bustercrack7885 жыл бұрын
Not A master ......The Master Mr B - Great Stuff 🇬🇧👍
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you and technically, there isn't a single greatest or "best" - it's music not football. : )
@EC66OK5 жыл бұрын
I got to see DT in a 1000-seat club show (and maybe 350 people there?) on their first national tour (Images and Words...don't recall who they were touring with, but this was a "night off" gig and they were headlining the club show in OKC) and stood about 3 feet from Petrucci all night. Terrifying as a guitarist to think "this?" This is what I have to keep up with? Needless to say, I didn't, but it's still a lot of fun to listen to him play and to learn about his style and techniques.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! While I'm still a fan and really like their latest album, I have to admit that I'm a HUGE '90s DT fan and between Images and Words and Awake, I'm not sure if they'll ever surpass those albums, but they've consistently pushed themselves musically to the outer limits and have released all sorts of great music and albums. \m/ DREAM THEATER \m/
@EC66OK5 жыл бұрын
@@LateNightLessons 100% agree! Love a lot of the newer stuff, but I&W and Awake are still my favorites.
@douglaslima27495 жыл бұрын
In the third lick, the Petrucci picks all the sextins. It play everything with alternating picking.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Yep, that's why I wrote it without using legato and as 32nd notes in the transcription. I'm more of a mix-and-match picking player and use lots of legato phrases in my music, so hitting that tempo (which is basically tremolo picking) is a little awkward when it changes to another string, as I'm accustomed to picking licks like that on a single string (a la EVH). I'd like to see a close up of his hand picking phrases like that and slowed down to a crawl to see how he navigates from string to string at a blazing speed and it's still clean. As I said in the video - he's a wizard and I'm just a "guitar guy." Besides, I'm more interested in sharing concepts and ideas than trying to emulate another player note-for-note. The ideas and concepts he has are more valuable to learn that just Xeroxing his licks.
@frankpaws5 жыл бұрын
How about Frank Gamble?
@leeDs7184 жыл бұрын
People don't 'understand' Petrucci as a player. He shouldn't be lauded for speed but rather his guitar mechanics and melodic phrasing. It's very difficult to emulate his playing style.
@anurajlepcha73595 жыл бұрын
Great 💕🔥🤘You are Next Joe satrainiii
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I love Satch and he's totally on the list! Stay tuned... Take care!
@ThrashRebel5 жыл бұрын
There was another video in which you mention wide stretches & add 9 chords & I said that I do wide stretches, especially in chords. Coincidentally, I initially learned to do wide-stretch chords from a Guitar World (or was it Guitar Player) magazine John Petrucci lesson. The lessons were called “Wild Stringdom.” He gave about three or four examples of cords he used that incorporated 6 & I think 7-fret stretches. I learned those chords & then experimented with the concept on my own. So, John Petrucci was my inspiration for many of the chords I used in my music. I never really practiced his soloing style though. I will practice these licks. Are you still near Atlanta? I live near Atlanta, but I’ve only been in the area since 2015. Before that I spent 1/3 of my life in Indiana, 1/3 in Los Angeles & 1/3 in Japan.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
That's awesome dude and nope - I haven't lived in Atlanta since the early/mid '90s. I did like nearby in Asheville, NC from 2015-16, but it's been a long time since I was crusin' up and down Jimmy Carter Boulevard. : )
@ThrashRebel5 жыл бұрын
Late Night Lessons, I’m mot even sure where Jimmy Carter Blvd. is. 😂 With navi I would be lost, around here. I left Los Angeles in the mid ‘90s, ‘95 to be exact.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
When I went to AIM it was technically in Norcross, GA at that time, so I remember every street was "Peach-something" - Peachtree Corners Circle, Peachy Lane, Peachtree Drive, Peach Street, etc... I also remember that every day to get to school I had to jump on Jimmy Carter Blvd. to make it to school/classes. I saw Danny Gatton, Dream Theater, Vai, Van Halen, Toto, and a ton of great concerts when I was living down there and going to school. It was amazing! Those were the days! : )
@ThrashRebel5 жыл бұрын
Late Night Lessons, most of the good concerts/gigs I saw were in the Los Angeles area. I saw White Snake at a small college bar in Terre Haute, Indiana. 😂 That place was so small. Even Hollywood clubs like the Whiskey are bigger than that college bar. I knew White Snake’s career was on a downward spiral when they showed up with a massive bus & equipment truck to play a tiny bar in Terre Haute. 😂 I couldn’t afford a big university. I went to a community school, Santa Monica College. I’m attending Mercer University, now, but without my GI Bill I wouldn’t be able to afford it.
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
That's wild bro! I've played in Terre Haute (many years ago) and I can't remember the name of the place but it was a popular college bar. Was it called "Ballyhoo" or something like that? I totally can't remember the name of the club, but I wonder if it was the same place you saw Whitesnake?
@rickgrebenik92502 жыл бұрын
Your good teacher, I'm gonna subscribe to your channel, good player and humble . But Lucas Liberia you need to look into please
@satchrules1012 жыл бұрын
the fast picking c minor thing .. the tab has pull offs.. but its all picked .
@ButtmanRises4 жыл бұрын
....you know...
@arminpolsinger60254 жыл бұрын
hi. I like you
@laskar24394 жыл бұрын
Too much speak
@leem14162 жыл бұрын
Dude, you’re really intelligent and an excellent guitar player, but you talk too much!
@Aristotelezz4 жыл бұрын
Dream Theater is not a good name for a rockband. Sounds like music for 13 years old girls or so. They are a superband but remained long for many rock fans unnoticed, I think due to their name.
@paulhanwetbe2125 жыл бұрын
5 minutes of talking... Bored
@LateNightLessons5 жыл бұрын
You have two options - either watch my 'Just The Tip' series (with NO talking whatsoever) or watch someone else's channel. I bet you complain about getting "free samples" and "free advice" too. I have no patience for rude dildos.