The Best of Times Guitar Lesson - Dream Theater - Solo Pt. 1

[@phinjones1386]

Learning a John Petrucci solo is like anything else in life: It begins with feelings of inadequacy and it ends with feelings of inadequacy.

[@skateallday789]

Phin Jones facts 😂

[@MrTolliboy]

Spot on😂

[@vladymartinez1232]

Loool hahaha soo true but after a year I retook this solo and now the improvement is amazing I don't even believe my fingers finally play this🤣🤣 i still don't master it but I improve each time I play it

[@satananrg7645]

,😂😂

[@harshalnaidu]

I came here for encouragement. 🙂

[@strangekitchenappliances2314]

I suck at bending can't sweep and have very little solo experience... I'm going for it!

[@mrjudgypants]

Strange Kitchen Appliances me too

[@mrjudgypants]

Strange Kitchen Appliances now i can finally do it 😎

[@vladymartinez1232]

This one is easy I try metropolis and the dance if eternity😭😭😭

[@Shlurrrppp]

Me too lmao

[@maxxdevice4263]

Strange Kitchen Appliances do did you do it

[@TheBushwooky]

I know Dream Theater has very long songs but could you please do more of their stuff? Great job as always.

[@guitarhero5461]

I concur good sir..

[@ArindamKar]

The feeling and courage you get when want to learn a JP song and Carl has a tutorial for that song. Thanks so much for the awesome videos Carl @GuitarLesson365Song

[@tanishgrover6428]

Great lesson. We want more dream theater!!!

[@jackiemenendez8091]

This is my favorite! Im so glad you did this because Ive been looking for a a step by lesson and THANK GOD YOU DID THIS BECAUSE IM COMFORTABLE LEARNING FROM YOU SINCE YOU TAUGHT ME NOTHING ELSE MATTERS VERSES IM AM HAPPY THANK YOU SO MUCH! DREAM THEATER!!!!

[@VideosEnriXD]

I almost never comment but this completely deserved one. Although I started playing guitar 1 month ago I love all I can play from it. Thank you very much, you earned a new subscriber.

[@cosimoromeo3948]

Simply great! I love this song and the solo is one of the most emotional in the Jhon Petrucci arsenal. I love it and I will learn it note by note thanks to you.

[@samboermans6155]

this is suicide, but im going for it. wish me luck

[@AstroSully]

do it man

[@TheCharudatta]

So did you accomplish?

[@samboermans6155]

not really, i start with a lot of solos that i dont finish, i can play half of it or something

[@CryptiksMusic]

wish meeeeeeeee luccccccccccccck

[@darrodizzle]

good luck! (any progress since 8 months ago?)

[@csaba8774]

For me this is one of the most beautiful guitar solos. I'm a newbie and am already able to play the first "easy" part at full speed, and then struggle even at the 0.5x speed, but I will learn this song no matter what. Thank you for great lesson!

[@manmeet2670]

How's it going mate? 😢

[@csaba8774]

@@manmeet2670 I'm still practicing this part almost daily (just 15-30 mins.), and still struggle with the "hard" part that starts from the 7:20, but it's ok - I consider this song my "everest" song - when I will be able to play this song at full speed I can tell myself I know how to play guitar :). But it's fun to practice even at half speed. Are you able to play this song?

[@manmeet2670]

@@csaba8774 greetings mate! quick update: done with part1, moving onto part 2 althought i cant play part 1 @ 100% speed ....stuck @ 90%

[@Fheflan11]

these are the best guitar tutorials I have seen. EVER. Straight to the point. quick and accurate. thank you a lot :)

[@evilcowboy]

I actually learned the song from a guitarpro tab. Came here. realized the guitarpro tab was wrong and wondered why I couldn't get it to sound exactly the same so I stayed for the lesson to play it right. Mostly because I wanted to give my EMG 81/85 combo a try since they were recommended by someone I know and so far in a schecter Omen FR Extreme they sound really great. Took a bit of time getting use to the pickups so close to the strings but I absolutely love them now. Great lesson an it simplified a lot of things guitarpro had in it and it was completely wrong. It sounds close but everyone knows there is a big sound difference in hitting the note on a thinner string and hitting its corresponding note on a thicker string. Both are the same pitch but both do not have the same thickness to the sound. Again thanks for the very detailed lesson.

[@noslang5539]

Thanks Carl, very good and accurate for this difficult solo. Can't wait part II. Stéphane

[@shukishan]

it's been like a year since I play guitar, I bought it over 2 years ago and haven't really learned much. I'm going all in on this song until I can nail it. Bravo six, going dark.

[@shukishan]

5:39

[@shukishan]

8:00

[@joshbanville]

How’s it going so far

[@shukishan]

@@joshbanville sadly, I stopped but I just started to play again a week ago or so... but I promise, I will one day break through.

[@cr250r9]

So how did it turn out

[@RaasMah-in1xx]

YEEESSSSSS!!!!! Thanks so much Carl. This is a bit beyond my level but its so great to even learn a few licks of this amazing solo. Please do more Dream Theater!! And thanks again!

[@zaidm9182]

Finally able to play this after 3 months practice (only part 1 ofc).. Whew what a way to torture my fingers.. NOW ONTO NEXT PART! May God forgive me for what I'm about to do with these fingers

[@kateonkeys1414]

3 months of this piece or playing in total?

[@MadaraUchiha-sp3jh]

I spent a whole day learning this amazing solo when I was a beginner at guitar playing! Damn, now I can play it easily, thank you very much! This also can be used as an excellent technique exercise; my guitar picking, sweeping, bends, vibratos, slides, etc. really got better after this!

[@snowinaz]

Not only am I going to learn this whole solo. I’m going to post me playing it on my KZbin channel! And it’s all thanks to this guy for teaching me it! Thank you Carl! Now please please do Breaking All Illusions lol

[@asterling2776]

How'd it go

[@snowinaz]

@@asterling2776 I learned half of the solo. Forgot most of it though lmao. I’m too busy making original music, I’m working on my first full length album

[@Keeping-It-Real-55]

Great Lesson Carl. This lesson really express's your skill level. I've been learning/watching most of your slower picking classic's lessons. I havn't seen you rock anything this technical before. Amazing job. Not sure I'm quite ready for a lesson this technical but hell I'm going to give it a try. Thank god for pause and rewind. :)

[@mikhaelagustinus9320]

This man is awesome... best online teacher... good job Carl Brown.. thanks for sharing..

[@birowosubroto8757]

YOU'RE MY HERO

[@davidfogas]

Just decided to learn this solo and I'm so glad I found these videos, it's gonna be so much easier than using tabs. One thing I noticed around 5:50 is that in the last section before the faster part, after the trills, you play 14th for all three notes on the G, whereas in the original only the first note on the G is 14th and the other two are 12th.

[@jean-francoismercier5761]

Thank you very much Carl, I learned the part 1. I'll start the part 2 tomorrow.

[@gerald9820]

Youre the best man. Thanks. This helped me a lot

[@yopjukichannel6489]

Thanks brotha.. may God bless u and ease for everything

[@ajadimebag1084]

The best teacher for me..honestly I do t learn anything frm other online lessons but I do learn from him..i just love this man. .. I'm very jealous of him.. 😂 this is one of the solo that leave us miserable.. 😅one one my favorite solo.. ! I just can't believe Carl is here in this solo.. Thank you so much... May God bless keep blessing upon u always.

[@francosuarez3039]

Carl! Thanks so much for your lessons!! You are a great teacher and a great player too!

[@habibmuzaffar786]

now i can play this ! and now i can die in peace :D

[@someperson9052]

Honestly my life goal to learn this one day

[@khoingo9506]

Awesome.Waiting for a long time for this instruction.Thanks Carl

[@gabrielalbertogarcia4356]

great lesson man. I i didnt thik I could but I managed to play along for the most part. Keep up the good work

[@FiniCkyGuitar]

Finally got this part down! Thank you so much! 🙏

[@simrinubatonis7538]

Awesome... So great. I was looking for tutorial, and you are the best I ever have.. Thanks for the lesson.

[@nafsimakmor6547]

im from malaysia..you are so good teacher... very nice tutorial...

[@Alan-yr6hj]

ah yes my favorite solo of all time!! 🤘

[@silentreader8426]

very clear, good work

[@Skellyhandstringz]

Breaking it down each part then practice that little bit over and over then playing that part with the song seems to help me learn better lol

[@cheduplama4612]

please make a guitar solo lesson for dream theater the spirit carries on

[@cjkurashima]

this is actually amazing man! keep up the good work ^^

[@nycsaba]

Great job! Thank you!

[@bryansahki3472]

Thank you so much Carl

[@JJShalashaska]

7:39 is where difficulty starts

[@Jasper_155]

This lesson taught me a lot. Like my electric guitar can be used as a firewood.

[@atms001]

You are simply the best I have come across on youtube .. What amazing note by note tutorial .It makes a lot of sense. BUT how many hours will an average basic guitar player take to learn this piece and play competently.. I can try, but it will not be me :(

[@Beltesassar_]

I think in about 10 hours you should be able to get this down relatively well

[@CompleteProducer84]

I know you said average basic guitar player, but it really depends on your exact skill level. For this solo, you need to be competent at fast alternate picking, sweep picking, string skipping, trills, and just overall feel since it’s an emotional solo. These skills take most people years and thousands of hours to hone on a level similar to Petrucci, save for the very rare person who learns incredibly quickly. If someone already has all of the skills needed for this solo, I’d say you could start to get it down in about a month if you practice it a half hour per day. Keep at it - regardless of if your level, practicing this solo will only make you better!

[@sbfoodfriends3252]

Hi sir please.. Do.. Lesson on. DREAM THEATER ANOTHER DAY SOLO love from India Keep up the. Good workk

[@frosteraxyl7322]

Thanx for sharing man.. God bkess you..

[@nalotamut8286]

Finally did the first part. Now going for part 2

[@veiddelalic8771]

I'll try. Thank you very mouch.🎉👍🏾

[@michaelmari20]

Hello Carl, I would like to learn the solo from Wither (Dream Theatre). I know it's not very long, but there are so many versions I'm not sure which is the correct one. Thanks for all your lessons.

[@jragonboy13]

Great lesson, Can you do Dream theater- The Count of Tuscany i know its along, but at least the intro. They are no lessons on it yet and its real nice Thanx

[@franmarder4856]

Yes, please!!!

[@shereoobasha]

Awesome!! Fall into the light lesson and solo please

[@sandylishiana7956]

Your amazing bro .thanks for your videos

[@spmmusichouseproduction1445]

Very nice tutorial Thanks brother

[@kingvikrammusic]

Hey Clark, thanks for this. Could you do the solo from the spirit carries on at some point . thank you for your tutorials!

[@matt5306]

I've been playing for about a year and a half. I can't shred, can't sweep, and there's no way I can play this solo. With that said, I'm gonna learn it anyways. I can play all the notes (very slow), and after practicing for a week or two, I am getting slightly better at sweeping. I'll come back to this comment if I am ever actually able to play the whole solo comfortably. (probably in multiple years)

[@Wickedsensations2001]

noice after a year its gonna be hard though

[@princenikhil3012]

Yes just practice and practice unless you gets perfect..but anyway..guitar lessons has no ending...I've been playing guitar for 8 years..I'm professional now..but ..I have many many more to learn and practice... Good first practice each and every parts in very slow and ..increase the tempo when you gets your notes perfectly done..and as you do it perfectly..then practice in the original tempo with metronome..just practice and practice unless it gets perfect...All the best mate..!

[@joshuakennedy5629]

@Matt How is it coming? I’m curious because I’m in the same situation and wanna attempt the beginning motif so I can play a solo in The Alien.

[@matt5306]

@@joshuakennedy5629 Going good so far! I've made way more progress than I thought I would to be honest. I've definitely got some more work to do, but I've gotten much better at sweeping and playing fast in general. I'd say go for it. As long as you start slow enough and slowly work up then I see no reason to not learn some difficult stuff even if it seems way out of reach at the moment.

[@hussamfawarseh9129]

@matt Can you send me a progress video? It helps with motivation :)

[@kaanrobertt]

wow what a great solo for beginners!

[@azizaz59]

Hi Carl, I was writing to you to post this lesson as well, so thanks for your kind response. However, I never know any notes and I only follow by sense or after your fingers position. And here it's little bit too fast for me to follow, sorry. But great job anyway! Aziz

[@GuitarLessons365SongLessons]

Азиз Ахмадович Азимов Hey Aziz, I think perhaps this song is just a little too advanced for you at this point. For the more advanced songs I do go a little quicker since the players that are at the ability level to play this advanced of a song can still follow along easily. Maybe your just not there yet, but hopefully soon!

[@rivaldiolvando9631]

+GuitarLessons365Song Hey carl brown, can you make a tutorial "Dream Theater - Change of Season"? .. I wait for this week's video

[@spaantz]

@@rivaldiolvando9631 A tutorial for that song would be 5 hours long

[@apinhide1756]

i never know how to sweep picking at all,this is sucide i know but i love this solo and i give a try..wish me luck..

[@joshbanville]

How’d it go?

[@matthewginart9419]

So I think it's a great lesson but the one thing I don't understand is at 7:25ish why not start the sweeping lick on the 13th of b and play the arpeggio right there instead. Makes it a lot easier

[@gustavoarias0422]

im a big fan of your exelent work , but we need more songs of dream theater like the looking glass thanks by the way .... im from dominican republic

[@sozinonl]

I'm starting the study of this solo, but I only own a strat. There's so much difference in comfort or something in playing this parts on a different neck instead of a fat one?

[@zen0ken]

Hi Carl, Nice play ! I was wondering how you get this beautiful delay sound out of your guitar ... It would be great to explain a little bit what and how this sound is achieved. (hardware settings + pedals) Thanks !

[@sams8516]

Thanks from Indonesia :)

[@jbjavier1224]

Hi! thank you for making The Best of time by Dream Theatre Lesson , maybe someday you make another lesson especially Dance of Eternity , Constant Motion , Endless Sacrifice . I Hope someday hahaha

[@1Keef]

Carl, amazing interpretation! Can you tell me what effects you are using to achieve that fluid sustain sound?

[@yurijovanka5823]

Hey Sir the sound and effect sound great, what effect do you use?

[@dwikidyatamaiswara7451]

hello sir! please make another DT guitar lesson. great job for this lesson.

[@bilawalgill8778]

Thanks brother

[@christianjoshua77]

nice tutorial, thx for sharing

[@omidkashani2409]

amazing...thank you so much

[@ChrisSmith-il5qe]

Question! What is driving this lead tone besides the guitar. Sounds like maybe a delay and compressor? Please share!

[@huntercaswell1630]

John pretty much uses delay, and he tends to not use reverb at all. Just straight delay. idk about the compression though

[@cantuseve]

Perfect, thank you. Can my sg special 400 sound like this?

[@kolhoupulo8663]

thank you..i rli loved it..and can u please upload a tutorial video of marco sfogli-never forgive me..!..

[@gaipou6982]

tired of looking at at the tab...but now m out of it...great lesson. Let me have my dinner first while downloading...Yo the best...

[@tornikejandieri7916]

thx dude :D I learned first part this is so surreal for me xD \m/

[@davelospinoso9022]

What's the trick to good vibrato? Great video.

[@16shreyanroy]

Too late bro. But this is the best solo and the toughest yet. Thanks.

[@wahyusetiawan9096]

thanks for this lesson...

[@HectorSebastian]

Thanks a lot Carl!

[@Godspeed961]

u think 9 or 10 gauge strings help more on this kind of playing?

[@Vraltevas]

What kind of scales/modes does this solo use? Want to create something similar sounding :)

[@aumkaarganesh6212]

could you please do a lesson on DT's " The answer lies within". Its a great song and i can't happen to find any lesson of it on yt?!

[@samuelsanchezmartinez9331]

Thanks bro!!

[@Canalguitarclub]

Eu dei o Like número 4.000!!! 🎯🎯🎯✅

[@bhuvneshsharma9209]

awesome work thanks a lot man.........😇 can you give tabs or tutorial for other melodic parts of this song we really need that..........

[@sushankc2479]

Please make video of through her eye in accoustic version

[@EugenioIIIThePoseurGuitarist]

Thank you so much!!!

[@amethusto2346]

Can you please tell me the string size/inches youre using

[@Vishwajeet0723]

Sir please make a lesson of hollow years live at budokan! Please

[@adobejava3752]

Excellent tutor. Subcribed-Like

[@chrisnott1064]

hi carl what sterling model did you use?

[@royreeves8172]

This is going take me a long time to learn But the song is just too cool not to try

[@akuorangsukses9697]

Thanks

[@johnnorum1974]

Hey man can you teach love of my life extreme version? Great channel

[@Jpauloguitarrista]

thank you

[@Shagun193]

great lesson dream theater is my favourite band would you please consider doing a lesson on the song "this is the life" by dream theater

[@Wickedsensations2001]

I love you rightnow man

[@berfina4784]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@vladavasiljev]

I want to encourage people here: just practice. 95% is practice, the rest is talent said the best guitar player of 2020. Igor Paspalj (the guitar world magazine winner). He also said - I practiced 8-10h per day first 10 years, till I learned how to play properly.

[@fazaltv3776]

Master...I want request THE DANCE dream theatre

[@azizaz59]

Hey Carl, You're completely right, I'm not yet advanced although after 50.. Thanks anyway!