The John Petrucci Guitar Method - Episode 2: Vibrato, Articulation and Palm Muting

In episode 2 of "The John Petrucci Guitar Method" John discusses the importance of vibrato, articulation and palm muting.

[@dimihamuzu]

I already know all of this, but when John Petrucci teaches you something you nod your head like its new information to you

[@JohnnySnipshow]

dimihamuzu lol man this is the most relatable thing I have literally ever read

[@DeathBYDesign666]

I found out I actually knew more than I thought for a novice guitar player. He makes me feel some what more expert at it ironically.

[@israeltenoriooficial]

Surely dude! I would have nodded mt head all the times lol!

[@UNGETABLE7]

😂😂😂

[@jetsum]

When god talks, we mortals listen.

[@mattmartinez7135]

He was trying so hard to sound bad

[@vincenikolai]

That's exactly what i've noticed

[@LD-qj2te]

Richard Martinez hey guys wasn’t a criticism when he was show bad techniques he is so good he can’t be bad

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

Guthrie Govan does that too lol

[@DARRENC910]

Steve Vai does a great job in Crossroads

[@TheLark3d]

i can play bad much better than him! yay!

[@WyattsMetalLife]

He sounds like a nice person

[@woodenhoe]

He is

[@cody7445]

3:41 Now I can finally actually say I sound like John Petrucci

[@brockhickman111]

This accompanied with the magazine is such a helpful tool! Thanks Guitar World !!!!

[@SRNF]

He forced himself to make mistakes to help correct the guitarists who try to emulate him. Ultimate sacrifice, praise Lord Petrucci.

[@Odie50000]

He played bad for our sins. Praise be Petrucci.

[@treyxaviermusic]

MUH BOI

[@jacobhanlon-dunn6254]

@John Goblikon is my spirit animal you sound like a dick

[@ONETAKEWONDER777]

Hah! He references the shitty "shred" versions of songs on youtube. Jp is so good at teaching and playing. He's got it all!

[@LuizPiresGuitar]

You know the guy is a MONSTER when he can play AWFULLY like an absolute begginer ON PURPOSE... bloody genious

[@zebes2694]

Can't even sound bad on purpose

[@chriskinsella7201]

It sounded pretty bad by

[@subutaynoyan5372]

I heard him saying that KZbin seems to simplify learning, but it prevents new players to develop ears because they're not experimenting much about guitars. They just see everything on KZbin

[@usuallyclueless4477]

As a beginner with background experience in Piano, that's why I only use KZbin for guitar when I absolutely have to, otherwise I learn everything by ear.

[@steveb4400]

John Petrucci is so cool! Very humble and likeable.

[@cyberghost4043]

Thank you very very much❤❤❤😊Legendary John Petrucci Lesson

[@dreamtheaterfanboy4421]

I’m probably going to learn to play guitar one day. I’m glad I already know some of what to do and what not to do.

[@guitarheroscotty550]

Great stuff John Pettrucci is definitely one of the greatest guitar Heros of all time. I've taught hundreds of kids how to read music on guitar now I think I play like that😀😀😀🎸💚

[@linthoingambinongmaithem8007]

I was seeing this channel then i suddenly see john peteucci!😍AUTOMATICALLY LIKED THIS VIDEO AND SUBSCRIBED IMMEDIATELY😂

He's actually really good at making it sound bad. Oftentimes, making things sound bad is the one thing the super guitarists struggle with.

[@timothyholmes4588]

I saw John petrucci at a clinic way back in the mid nineties. it was insane I learned a lot he was very cool and answered questions in detail. first class guy. I was very lucky. it's funny a couple months later al petrelli was doing a clinic at the same store. al was great as well.

[@SilasoftheLamb]

Coming from the 80's guitar players and venturing into the 90's, Thats when I discovered John Petrucci on their first album "Images and Words" Him and Dream Theatre kept my shredding/songwriting abilities moving forward! I wanted to thank you at the NAMM show a few years ago while you were chatting with Steve Morse and I was like a deer with headlights..lol Thank you John for everything and I wish I could've seen you jam with my brother Phil Collen and Satch on G3. next time!!!! :-)

[@jasonsheline6610]

Sean Silas that wasnt their first album,man.their debut was When Dream And Day Unite and James LaBrie wasnt their lead singer yet.it was some Italian guy with a big ol' poodle perm.that cd cost me 58 bucks at a Soundworld on account of it being an out of print import.

[@wayneharrod9363]

Yes indeed using in ear monitors makes me very attentive to any off notes or noises .

[@waldotorres8600]

Petrucci is so good that even when hes doing bad he sounds wonderfull

[@guitarmanplayzloud936]

John’s music man sounds so glorious

[@skateebee]

Wow I sorta knew this but wish I saw this years ago. Great advice.

[@Niggipoo]

Yes, teach us your ways, young Santa.

[@stevemora7845]

Nick Neumann or Jesus..

[@rothenrotlinga9106]

Ropui hle mai.. Pu John a nge nge

[@Sevenxsnroses]

There is a MASSIVE lesson on vibrato John didn’t discuss but watch his picking hand. He always returns to the lower pitched string with his pick to stop pick noise from occurring. That is such a huge thing that is so overlooked even by him because it’s such a small thing

[@brettmarlar4154]

In one regard, I feel fortunate that MTV came before I started playing guitar, because I had videos to give me hints as to how these techniques were utilized. Granted very rarely were the instruments actually plugged in, but thankfully these were musicians, not actors.

[@frederickpfeiffer9276]

Great tips from a true pro

[@nalla1782]

2:48 THE LICK HAS BEEN LOCATED

[@vomitoriumbassist]

Haha seems like around 3:45 ish.. john has to try hard to ‘sound bad’.. haha!! That was funny to me! His setup sounds pretty awesome! Im new to guitar myself.. so these types of videos where your picking these players’ heads is awesome to me! Thanks Gweetar World! 🤘🏻😜

[@SmewthePew]

He said he really admired the ultimate warrior in his younger days

[@LD-qj2te]

Saw him last night at G3 2018 hard rock amazing cool guy .awesome player!

[@djfox1555]

It is so satisfying to know he self discovered some techniques on his own as well

[@judaspriestdefender4141]

Over my years of playing guitar it has always amazed me at the number of people who struggle to understand vibratos. I am no great guitarist but vibratos have always come very naturally to me. Not that it doesn't require a ton of finesse and practice, but the idea that you are bending the note has always been obvious to me. Like any art, 90% of it is listening/observing. This is the crutch of being completely theory based, people forget to listen!

[@trujew88]

I love how he is slowly turning into a viking

[@DushyantsCHANNEL]

3:15 - I didn't know Petrucci watched me play back in the day and is now using those techniques to teach stuff.

[@tiramisu8359]

wow its very kind of u, a jp teach guitar 101.

[@rogerdodger8415]

You could have a shot and a beer with this guy. Just keep a close eyes on those hands.

[@stevenarseneault1972]

Petrucci practices Movember year round. String muting is such an important technique of how to not sound bad.

[@udertyrat]

He should do all the shred videos! So funny!

[@monsterram6617]

2:50 Petrucci plays (a slight variation of) The Lick!!

[@michael7v6]

What is the lick? I’m not that familiar with DT music.

[@monsterram6617]

@@michael7v6 "The Lick" is a common, if not cliché, jazz phrase that appears in numerous pieces. It goes: D, E, F, G, E, C, D but can be played in any key off of the ii. You can find many compilations on YT of random people playing The Lick in various musical situations. It's basically a meme.

[@Dcba964]

Master Petrucci!

[@mr.romantiko392]

Playing guitar is really a journey. I'm stuck in strumming. 😔 But now I'm adding what is major and minor scale is.

[@cypressbremudarex895]

He's great.

[@tengotsertsvadze8231]

I'd love to get this guitar

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

I've actually tried left hand muting once, it's quite difficult at first when playing arpeggios.

[@msk5400]

I love that guitar

[@bahritkharakor9257]

i want more and more...

[@estrangeibanez3051]

Those guitar magazines reminded me of early days lessons 😆. No.1 reason I bought them. Unless it got a cool cover!

[@rpe1078]

Love all the credit JP gives to iron maiden !

[@bartomiejpopeda1291]

3:41 budget blues mode

[@adhokshajacharya99]

World is some billion years old.. nd we managed to exist at the same time these legends existed..

[@inspectorbudget]

I feel the same about Prince. I was here for the whole ride. So grateful.

[@nathanieldeclarador1466]

3:30 “Guitar is really tricky that way; You can make something sound…”

[@sunny_disposition]

When practicing (something as simple as scales) and I make a mistake, what should I do? I try to pause and think about the why I made the mistake briefly (it could be a memorization error, or a technique error, etc.), maybe start the scale over. Is this pretty spot on or is this not even close to enough scrutiny and analysis of exactly what I need more practice with. Thx.

[@dylanwilliams3347]

He is the love guru

[@giacomodeiana9311]

Just ❤️❤️❤️

[@Ck-zw2dx]

I'm on here looking for the Charles Kinder guitar method

[@2goXD]

That majestic beard

[@RishavSaraf]

*GUITAR KING's LAUGH IS TOO CUTE.*

[@baldeagle13x]

It's Julian from Trailer Park Boys! Finally, rescued from that desert island.

[@callumpearman3838]

The muscular mayor has returned

[@2the3gameon]

where can i find that kirk poster? even though it looks like giant magazine front cover!!

[@raytorvalds3699]

When I see John Petrucci, I hit like.

[@francoferruzomusic7307]

ok but i think the best part of this video is the gold jp6 in the back

[@dave1812]

what is that all grey JP Guitar in the Background on the wall?

[@fumblingninja]

I almost spat my drink out laughing at John play badly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@israeltenoriooficial]

I would like to see the video with all videos at once...somebody did it already?

[@aremenius]

3:12 should be figure 11 for sure!

[@DamLee88]

the king, the god of all times ....

[@adamjanha8535]

Is the “Figure 10” at 1:06 a part from a song? In case witch one😋

[@sarandeula6194]

My guitar god!

[@darrenc8697]

I wish I can play as well as his "bad"

[@lorddalron3816]

Show us your wisdom thy Guitar Jesus

[@hafizjumat]

i wanna see john petrucci play smoke on the water..!

[@toshioyasudaromero9989]

Woooh!!! It's Hagrid!!

[@MusicMotivator]

More importantly, when is he going to share his work-out program to get those pythons? ;)

[@deansley174]

steroids and preacher curls...too easy

[@guitar864]

deansley174 he is DEFINITELY not on steroids lol

[@MusicMotivator]

Was thinking so and 21's. Not the steroids, maybe just creatine.

[@ZetroDrummer]

Hahaha steroids... Right. Guys I go to the gym 2 or 3 times a week and my arms are more defined than that. It's not that hard. Off course if you do some pull ups you're not gonna have the muscle mass of Phil Heath in a month, but if you have a minimum amount of discipline you can have great result in just a couple of months. Oh and creatine only helps you with the recovery so you can work out more often, you have a little liquids retention but you don't look super big if you consume it. Cheers.

[@masrovie3732]

What the song instrument first opening video?

[@meadish]

The length of the facial hair is directly proportional to the amount of attention one should pay to the advice emanating from the resonant flesh cavity inside said facial hair.

[@matthewcobbz84]

his forcing bad is gold compared to my ability

[@pseraph]

uh where's the intro riff from? it's so sick!

[@kimbarsegyan]

Pull Me Under

[@thegreatskygig]

3:12 that's how I play john! Plz don't say BAD. 😂😂😂 I just practice sharps and flats thay way. 😋🤣

[@jeremygiaco]

LMFAO at Pettruci trying to sound bad, and it still sounds great.

[@DevanteWeary]

When did Paul Rudd start playing guitar?

[@kimc.guitar3507]

that's the weakness im to try to shreding with noises doesnt take proper palm muting

[@flips220]

One of my big guitar pet peeves is bad vibrato technique. I watch a lot of random guitar videos on KZbin and nothing turns me off faster than a player with bad vibratos. It's crazy how many people just hyper jerk their wrist around and strangle the neck.

[@davidcarey5623]

flips220 I've found a kindred spirit. Bad Vibrato makes me really cringe.

[@MAGAMAN]

Vibrato is the heart and soul of a guitar solo. If you can't do vibrato well, it doesn't matter how many or few notes you can play a second, it's not going to have any feeling. I find that the best pay to do vibrato is to pivot around your thumb, like you do when you bend a string. This gives you precise control on how much you are actually bending the string. Most of the people who are bad at vibrato seem try to use their entire arm to shake the shit out of the string and this never sounds good.

[@kembooo000]

It's so tough to learn tho...

[@psteeg3551]

people need to study guys like Petrucci and Gary Moore more

[@inspectorbudget]

@@psteeg3551 George Lynch & Yngwie as well.

[@jamiee172]

At 3:42 that's what my playing sounds like to me when I hear it back

[@drguga07]

5.36 HE WANTED TO SOUND BAD AND IT SOUNDED BADASS.

[@sauravkalita4929]

That bad notes also sounded like Petrucci played bluegrass slide guitar

[@wobbuffet1730]

Practice harder john you still sound good.

[@martk647]

Petrucinator runs this show.

[@jaymz_rg1003]

I'm curious how one slows down music back in the '70s or '80s. I mean, on a computer, Windows Media Player has a speed option to slow down .MP3s, but myself growing up in the '90s with cassettes and CDs, I never saw any "slow down" options on CD or cassette players, so... how did John do it? That would have helped me out tremendously to learn songs, instead of having to figure them out by ear at normal speed or spending so much money on Guitar World magazines or full album tab books for song tabs/notation, lol.

[@andrewbevan4662]

EnteringAeons I did see a cassette Walkman by Ibanez that had a slow play option..there may have been others..with a record player you could always spin the record manually with your fingers..

[@strivingx67]

If you had the 45 single of a song, you could slow that on the record player to 33 1/3 with the click of switch.

[@thepurplesprouts804]

Thing called a tascam guitar trainer

[@RyanMaziarz]

Reel-to-reel tape machines were a method I think. You could also slow the rotation of actual LPs down. I remember seeing Eddie Van Halen talk about doing that with old Clapton records. The major disadvantage there vs. today's digital methods is that you lower the pitch by an octave each time you cut the speed in half.

[@mudmusic1399]

His bad is much better than my best 😭

[@mihailwarsavski8849]

What’s the song in the intro called?

[@kimbarsegyan]

Pull Me Under

[@gr8guitarplayer]

He's so good, it's not possible for him to give a realistic example of bad technique.

[@inspectorbudget]

I'd say he did alright with it!

[@locrilydian]

What is the song at the beginning?

[@carl13220]

It's the solo from 'On The Backs Of Angels'

[@eatsleep8688]

3:44 cool

[@Mr02041999]

Does anyone know the name of the intro song?

[@kimbarsegyan]

Pull Me Under

[@_Balaur_]

El Peluca Sabeeee

[@jojozul87]

Can someone tell me, what song in the intro??

[@kimbarsegyan]

Pull Me Under

[@joelwilcox6931]

Am I the only one who heard Steve Vai's part in the "Halo" theme song? (around 3:00 or so...)

[@ozgunelpek2882]

That acting at 3:12