Five practice tips from Dream Theater's John Petrucci By John Petrucci published 12 July 22 In this classic GW lesson, the Dream Theater guitar great helps you get more out of your practice sessions
Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar, Part 3 By John Petrucci published 8 April 19 Try to nail John Petrucci's six-string arrangement of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No. 2.
Moving Across the Fretboard in Unusual Ways to Produce Unique Runs By John Petrucci published 11 March 19 This kind of “positional wizardry” can be used to generate interesting melodic patterns that can be used in a variety of ways.
Wild Stringdom with John Petrucci: Recognizing Repetitive Fretboard Shapes on All String Groups By John Petrucci published 27 February 19 Learn some ascending scalar shapes that cover the majority of the fretboard.
John Petrucci Lesson: Combining Triad Arpeggios to Form Polytonal Chordal Allusions By John Petrucci published 20 February 19 Learn how to use triadic arpeggio forms within your riffs and solos as a tool to create rich-sounding, poly-chordal sounds.
Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar, Part 2 By John Petrucci published 4 February 19 Dive into the second part of John Petrucci's arrangement of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No.2.
Using Triad Arpeggios to Imply More Complex Chord Qualities By John Petrucci published 22 January 19 Learn how you can utilize simple triadic shapes and patterns in order to imply more complex and varied chord qualities.
Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar By John Petrucci published 16 January 19 Try to nail John Petrucci's six-string arrangement of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No. 2.
John Petrucci Lesson: How to Play Movable Chords with Open Strings By John Petrucci published 4 January 19 Adding nothing but the open E and B strings to a major barre chord will drastically change its makeup and expand its harmonic function.
A Clean Sweep: Mastering Sweep Arpeggios with John Petrucci By John Petrucci published 17 December 18 Learn how to master sweep arpeggios from John Petrucci.
Building Left-Hand Strength Through Violin-Inspired Chromatic-Scale Workouts By John Petrucci published 5 December 18 Learn some tricky, but incredibly effective, warmup exercises from John Petrucci.
12 Tones to Glory: Utilizing the Chromatic Scale By John Petrucci published 7 November 18 John Petrucci teaches you how to use the chromatic scale as a melodic device to add color to your playing.
How to Visualize Melodic Shapes on the Fretboard By John Petrucci published 19 October 18 In this John Petrucci lesson, learn how to move diagonally across the fretboard to connect scale positions.
Relocating Familiar Scalar Patterns to Different Areas of the Fretboard By John Petrucci published 20 September 18 John Petrucci teaches you the formation of specific scalar patterns, or “shapes,” and how to connect them while traversing the fretboard.
Betcha Can't Play This: John Petrucci's Descending E Mixolydian Run By John Petrucci published 12 July 18
John Petrucci of Dream Theater Discusses Rush's '2112' —The Record That Changed My Life By John Petrucci published 23 July 14
Dream Theater's John Petrucci: How to Play "On The Backs Of Angels" By John Petrucci published 25 September 13 In the following videos, guitarist John Petrucci talks about the new Dream Theater album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, and shows you how to play the song "On The Backs Of Angels."
Odd Man Out: Using Different Meters to Accommodate Your Technique By John Petrucci published 15 March 13
Lick of the Day: Two-Notes-Per-String Shred by John Petrucci By John Petrucci published 14 October 11
