Dream Theater - Breaking All Illusions Intro Guitar Lesson Fixed Camera

[LuisMoura1991]

don't you have it in guitar pro tabs? xD

[Randyolsson]

@LuisMoura1991 you can find it on ultimate-guitar. it's not exactly the way i play it, but it's similar. you should be able to learn it from this though, if you have the patience:)

[LuisMoura1991]

@Randyolsson I've found one very diferent than the way you play, but I think your video is better. I'll pratice.. Thanks dude! Greetings from Brazil \o

[Cambrand]

Poor fretboard.. need some oil and love :P

[Randyolsson]

@Cambrand haha, i actually oil it up everytime i change the strings. It's over 20 years old, played with daily.

[ThatVaiGuy]

my god your fingers are long. I wish I had long fingers like that. Must make it so much easier to play those kinds of parts. I mean just look at that pinky finger!!!!

[Randyolsson]

@ThatVaiGuy haha, best comment so far! if you wanna see sick pinky's, check out Paul Gilberts! It's like twice the length any other finger he has.

[MrDorino]

very nice tone :)

[Randyolsson]

@MrDorino Thanks! Funny thing, it's actually just an old Line6 Spider2 amp with a Boss BD-2 cranked up.

[FederersL1ama]

Hey again. I offered a video response with tab and standard notation and you might find it interesting. Of course you don't have to accept it if you don't want though =)

Do you plan on uploading anymore vids of the new DT stuff? I was figuring out the section earlier from about 8:50 to the end of the song; far easier to discern.

[Randyolsson]

@FederersL1ama you can find the whole song in notation now if you just search on ultimate-guitar :) I'm planning on learning the whole album! Or atleast Outcry, Lost, Break and bridges.

[FederersL1ama]

@Randyolsson Just checked it out.

Quite a good tab but there are mistakes, some of which are easy to spot. It's a very good starting point though, nice job done by whoever got it up.

[FederersL1ama]

I'm not sure this is right man.

I'm trying to figure it out now but i'm confused, it seems the pitches of the synth and guitar kinda swap over at certain points. I think the opening guitar riff actually uses the lower notes at first of the dual harmony and then goes higher a bit later.

Listen carefully, do you think I'm right? It's a confusing one to get because it isn't like both parts are split purely left and right huh. Maybe that is part of the 'Illusions' of the song!! =)

[Randyolsson]

@FederersL1ama As I said, this is my take on the song. And I belive it's right, with mabye 2-3 notes wrong. I've seen other players on youtube who plays it similar to me, except they dont take the low A in the beginning.

If you belive your way is the right way, then go for it dude. I just did this to help, you dont have to learn it if you belive it's wrong.

I would'nt say it's impossible to take out the guitar by itself without taking a single synth note, but it's damn hard.

[FederersL1ama]

@Randyolsson Definitely, it's a tricky one.

Thanks for your response.

Peace out!

[Randyolsson]

@FederersL1ama No problem! Upload a video when you figure it out and I'll be glad to check it out!

Take care.

[MichaelAE]

@Randyolsson I also play it very differently, but unfortunately, my camera is broken. Maybe I'll record it with my iPhone and upload it, because I think this first riff is WAY different from your version.

[qtipbluedog]

Could you send me the tabs to this? It's hard to read your fingers man

[Randyolsson]

@qtipbluedog Sorry dude, I have no program to make tabs easy. Tabs will probobly come within a week or two if you look around on the net. It should be easy enough to read my fingers when I play it at the slowest speed though.