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In the Style of John Petrucci

Chris Feener
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Hey guys, I've been on a classic John Petrucci kick lately so I decided to piece together a solo which captures the essence of Mr. Petrucci as best as possible. The solo is comprised of two sections, the first covering his blues-esque Steve Morse influence, and the second covering some of his darker sounding harmonic minor ground. There are plenty of licks to keep you busy, so enjoy, remember to start slow (play to the 150BPM track included) to build your speed and technique efficiently, and good luck!

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  1. 1 1:40 Lesson · 2m In the Style of John Petrucci - Performance Hey guys, I've been on a classic John Petrucci kick lately so I decided to piece together a solo which captures the essence of Mr. Petrucci as best as possible. The solo is comprised of two sections, the first... Tab
  2. 2 2:11 Lesson · 2m In the Style of John Petrucci - Part 1 This first 16 bars of the solo move in and out of the blues scale; from a natural Bm scale to F# dorian. Based mostly around simple pentatonic positions and "box" scales, it portrays Petrucci's ability to take... Tab
  3. 3 1:57 Lesson · 2m In the Style of John Petrucci - Part 2 The second half of the solo, as mentioned in the introductory video, contains more linear and minor sounding licks. It opens with some tricky scale fragments that should be treated "loosely" as opposed to... Tab
  4. 4 0:44 Backing track · 1m In the Style of John Petrucci - Backing Track Here is the backing track at full tempo. If you need to start slower, go to the next page to practice along with the 150bpm version. Enjoy and practice hard!
  5. 5 0:56 Backing track · 1m In the Style of John Petrucci - Backing Track (Slow) Here is the backing track slowed down to 150bpm. It includes rhythm guitars along with a metronome. Have fun!

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