John Petrucci
Information about rock guitarist John Petrucci including bio, discography, and guitar lessons to study his playing style.
Brief Bio
John Petrucci is a member of the popular progressive rock group DREAM THEATER. He was also a member LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT. He was also featured in G3 tours in 2001 and 2005.
Born in 1967, John began playing guitar in earnest at age 12, and later attended Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Other famous guitarists who influenced his playing style include Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Al DiMeola and Allen Holdsworth.
Official Website: JohnPetrucci.com
Selected Discography
When Dream and Day Unite - First Dream Theater album released in 1989.
Train of Thought - Dream Theater album released in 2003.
Suspended Animation - 2005 solo release.
G3 Live in Tokyo - In concert with guitarists Steve Vai and Joe Satriani.
These and other John Petrucci/Dream Theater CD's and concert videos are available online at AMAZON
You can download a wide selection of songs at Yahoo MUSIC UNLIMITED.
Guitar Lessons
Scene Nine: Finally Free by Dream Theater. Downloadable interactive tab/sheet music file.
If you would like to study John Petrucci's playing style, more Dream Theater tab books, lesson video DVD's, and downloadable sheet music are available at Musicnotes and Sheet Music Plus.
Rock Discipline
In this guitar lesson DVD, John Petrucci of Dream Theater covers how to develop speed and accuracy, chromatic exercises, playing with dynamics, connecting scale fragments to form long solo lines, and more.
Special Features Include: Backstage With John, G3 Tour Footage, Funny Bloopers On The Film Set, Interactive Tour Of John's Guitar, Tuning Segment, Dream Theater Discography, Additional Product Previews, Printable PDF Lessons.
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Wild Stringdom
In this book with accompanying CD, John Petrucci details the patterns and techniques that have made Dream Theater the one of the most amazing and important guitar bands of our generation.
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