John Petrucci - Dream Theater - On The Backs Of Angels - A Dramatic Turn Of Events 2011 - Part 1

[nbroomhallmusic]

I love this clean tone.

[estacadugan]

Debería recordar algo sobre rock este Robocop de la guitarra

[xXxCHARG3RxXx]

My guitar teacher was telling me today of how he's met John on various occassions. He said he's one of the nicest and most down to earth guys you could ever come across. An exceptionally gifted guitarist, and not arrogant about it in the slightest.

[snewper]

Now i found the frodo's ring it's in John's hand!!

[mr4y]

Pull me Under 2. Just because Portnoy is a founding member, you had to do Images and Words all over again just because he left?

[hippie6996]

@mr4y Dramatic Turn has a lot of the same form to it, but sounds nothing like images n words. If you listen to music, about 90% of it has the same forms. There is nothing wrong with them taking there platinum album and using it as an influence.

[ytsebam]

5:05 he is such a guitar geek lol...

[Deth687]

JP looks so cool and nice! Also he's for me the best guitar player in the world because he can play very fast but at the same time with feeling. The fast stuff really suits the songs in most cases!

[RhythmDramatist]

did he stop taking steroids?

[utzi386]

best cover at YT

[rudal90]

no, you told me to sell my guitar JP. XD

[eternalrecreation]

love it

[roxinouchet]

Excellent, what a mastery and a really touching melody !

[KommandantDahl]

That is one sexy guitar.

[Ekalb432]

@MichealPortraits

He's got more emtion then alot of players i've ever listen too this is just a demo anyway..

Ps. eat shit and die

[lentomurku]

Is there some website where I could see these tabs :)

[dethNiCk]

@lentomurku oh man, just watch the videos, he does the whole thing!

[andromalius2002]

after watching this video I feel like an idiot, John is pure genius!

[Ignore14]

The part alternate, part downstroke is called economy picking.

[MlKEPORNTOY]

Mike Portnoy ghostwrote A Dramatic Turn Of Events.

[ulyssessamson]

2 pickup selectors?

[BonoSlayer1]

@ulyssessamson one turns on his guitar's acoustic pickup, on the bridge

thats what makes his cleans so damn clean

[awanwibisono]

woww..

he is so genius..

[MichaelsPortraits]

What is the matter with me......I have seriously made an effort to love Dream Theater and Petrucci ,some of my best friends worship this band , I just cant feel anything from their music ....its not that its too complicated because I grew up on Zappa and fusion music...I just can't hear the emotion in it, maybe its too many minor scales that dont resolve into anything else!

[Madad134]

@MichaelsPortraits listen to Lines In The Sand.

[Ignore14]

@MichaelsPortraits look if you don't like Petrucci or DT that's fine, you don't have to. But that doesn't mean other people should not like them too, it just means it's not your taste and you don't like it. You say that John has no emotion or creativity, and that he only uses minor scales. None of that is true, it just sounds like crap to you because it's not your kind of music.

My point, all music is subjective, people have different tastes; so stop ripping on JP.

[Rajesh4FrictionMetal]

Nice Intro, I can't play this after carefully watching this video, I suck

[executionator]

WOW

had a few more donuts than the last time i saw one of his vids

[MichaelsPortraits]

What a boring guitar player , No emotion , no phrasing , I will NEVER understand how this guy became a guitar hero , this song is completely ripped off from Dio's ''between two hearts'' by the way

[brendanvonb]

@MichaelsPortraits yeah no worries champ, tell someone who cares..

[Skoshtwo]

@MichaelsPortraits and your brain is completely ripped off from the drugs you're using.

[GuitarMusicNStuff]

no one buys stuff in itune anymore piratebay ftw!

[AttitudeCastle]

Does any have the tab he wrote out for the magazine for this? :)

[dussan007]

somewho should make a phsycho video of this :)

[hisokabr]

Dude, look at his arms WTF =(. You're losing your hair bro, watch out =D !

[varialkick180]

this dude is so legit

[charliedominici]

Yes, very "Copin-esque" indeed! \m/

[Turpezor]

@charliedominici Chopin*

[Metallimeister]

Fuck itunes

[theturkishgamer1]

he makes it look easy -.-

[kk6downing]

3 peoples guitar caught fire while hitting the first note

[MrFrancox44]

0:20....KEEP IT SIMPLE!?!?!?! JHON PETRUCCI SAYS...KEEP IT SIMPLE!!?! hahahaha

[faristhegangster]

What tuning?

[charliedominici]

@faristhegangster  standard guitar tuning.

[sorkill]

set you cursor on the side of the like button to see your arrow get a epileptic attack

[Craigharrismusic]

@rodrigox123 no he didnt he started playing then he stopped to talk about the passage

[rodrigox123]

@Craigharrismusic But if you look carefully, he plays A string instead of D string... However, my comment was just a joke, nothing important :P

[essengeebee]

WTF is with all these arrow to the knee "jokes"? Is it making referance to something I don't understand or are they just not funny?

[WinterMadness05]

@essengeebee They are a joke from the game skyrim and no they arn't funny

[MitchellBeazley]

@essengeebee I KNOW!!! Those comments are really pissing me off.

[mudslide88]

@MitchellBeazley They used to piss me off... but then I took an arrow in the knee

[MitchellBeazley]

@mudslide88 Fuck off :P

[0verk1ll]

@essengeebee It's a "meme" sparked from something a guard says in Skyrim. But that doesn't make it funny. It is very stupid.

[DarkSideofKirby]

@0verk1ll

It was funny the first couple of times now it's annoying.

[ShredableGuitar]

It's from a game called Skyrim haha.

[talkingbullet]

thumb this if you think JP is the kind of guy that you don't want to messed with. look at that arm man...geezzz...

[Tomislav95og]

I used to play like him but then I took an arrow in the knee...

[firks1991]

looks like john has been neglecting the gym......not that its makes any difference to his ability :P

[redvrszach2009]

@firks1991 and a hair cut lol i do love his hair though

[WadddleDeee]

Very easy intro, but those timings sure as hell fucked me up at first. 

[appleteam]

JOHN! I LOVE YOU!

[Pferdrosagelb]

4:35 sounds exactly like a part from an opeth song. but i cant remember what song it is.

[PXNDXN]

@Pferdrosagelb I don't know if you're talking about either dirge for november, deliverance or master's apprentice

[Armunzen]

@Pferdrosagelb could be windowpane ?

[giygasfeelsgood]

@Pferdrosagelb its definitely windowpane the section about midway through the song, easily one of their best ever songs

[BowwieGJ]

Awsomeness level: IMPOSIBRRU

[Hoopermazing]

I bow to his chops and musical knowledge, but I have no interest in listening to this shit.

[dirtyoldpriest]

John looks like a freakin douchebag

[dkJammin]

umad?

[tornadoazul]

Boooring song. oh gosh, where is In the name of God??

[MattyTheTurner]

@tornadoazul Really? *Really*?

[prajaeko]

i like that .................

[jimmycheak]

Petrucci esta hecho un TORO, pero la sigue rompiendo!

[neurastenia1000]

hey jp, why are you laughing?

[DethReaperMoleRat]

He's a badass

[MlKEPORNTOY]

On The Sacks Of Angels

[JacksonzRulez]

does anyone know the tuning for this song?

[ZanetHouse]

@JacksonzRulez Its played in standard tuning

[Dragonwe11]

@JacksonzRulez Seems to be standard. He refers to high and low E, so I'm assuming. Also, playing that very first riff with standard tuning sounds fine to me.

[ironwhater]

2 Persons were killed by Petrucci's playing :)

[Theportrait]

@ironwhater In 2 months only 2 more people were killed.. He's getting soft! ;)

[ironwhater]

@Theportrait He's gettin' soft and people are gettin scary :D

[54NT14G0]

awesome chord changes at the beginning..,

[ciuffoZanetti4]

a true master isn't afraid to teach his stuff. and he is one

[doobiz]

a sickened mind and spirit, the mirror tells me lies.

anbody hear it????

[guitarlad89]

@doobiz amazing song :D

[joellunamendoza]

He is the fucinkg God.

[thechainzter]

When i see this, i realize that ill never learn how to play guitar....

[Nightcrawl6]

great guitarist but fuck his guitar is so ugly, how can somebody play a Music Man, the ugliest guitar i´ve ever seen

[holyshit627]

@Nightcrawl6 u mad bro?

[MrChaotiktak]

@Nightcrawl6 you wouldn't say that if you ever played one. Petrucci's guitar are probably the best around here (and I played a bunch of different styles of guitar to say something like this)

[metallica5252]

@MrChaotiktak not the best they are overrated and overpriced. you are paying for the name. I tried the JPXI and compared it to the RGD prestige and the prestige kills it and is half the price almost..

[HastOsth]

@metallica5252 Lol fail... I have 2 and they are the best instruments ive ever played...

[metallica5252]

@HastOsth HURRR DURR i'm going to say "Lol fail" because I am stuck in 2009 HURRR DURR shut up dude. You have 2 because you're a little Petrucci fan-boy. Play an RGD Prestige before you talk shit.

[Driwb]

@HastOsth Don't argue with him,just look at his nickname-metallica...

[ChegzGT1EB]

@Nightcrawl6

I can't seem to understand the hype with them either. They may play amasing, but it looks like it's carved out of plastic. And that headstock and machine head setup is horrible

[AAndrews1968]

@Nightcrawl6 I don't play guitar, but if I did, I would certainly look at one of these models. I like the shape and the finish.

[MrDzgngrphx]

Petrucci,.. diet please !!!

[rickejohn7]

John Petrucci parece o pai da Amanda do La fenix , kkkkkkk

[claudiodxe]

This is one of those moments when you are watching videos on youtube that you go YYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS

[jotunboy81]

GOD I love that man!!!!!!!!

[GibsonSGKing]

I've always wondered how in the world they write stuff like this. I'm always impressed.

[Bludhoundz8]

@GibsonSGKing Ya, I agree... John Petrucci is one of my biggest inspirations as a guitarist.

[dtheater256]

dude your high e is about 1/2 cent flat

[7StringSeven]

@dtheater256 dude.... shut up.

[8sdc8]

@7StringSeven did you told that to john?

[7StringSeven]

@8sdc8 That doesn't even make sense man..

[petrucciphan]

just the opening individually picked chords are impossible for us mere mortals!!!!! PETRUCCI IS KING \m/

[Kalorjy]

what a clean tone hes having

[thelonelypianist]

5:04 John: And then, what happens... this is one of those moments when you're writing that you go YES! :D

(Shows progression)

Mind-Blown

[deathscythekim729]

@thelonelypianist weeeeeee..lol

[AyaKization]

2:45 Hahahahaha !!! You're not perfect Petrucci, I finally found a mistake after 25 years listening to Dream Theater !!! XD

[frank1738rhcp]

@AyaKization

that wasnt a mistake that was him playing the first 2 notes then stopping and playing all the notes

petruci is unable to make mistakes

[progrockkeyboardist]

@frank1738rhcp: Actually, he does occasionally make "mistakes" on purpose, in order to fool us and pass as human. :P

[LeapingDodo]

@AyaKization Rudess made a error couple of his video back, they are doing it on purpose to seem human! DONT BE FOOLED!

[LHondrums]

@AyaKization i'm afraid that maybe.. this wasnt even a mistake, you know. he didn't use his left hand at all on this one and played all strings open there to just show the right hand picking :/

[4Hislove4Hiskingdom]

what kind of gutiar is taht

[OverlordM]

@4Hislove4Hiskingdom It looks like the Ernie Ball, Music Man, JPXI (John's newest signature model).

[4Hislove4Hiskingdom]

@OverlordM :) thx

[OverlordM]

So 6 guitars were used to play that intro? I'm 100% sure that he played them simultaneously and recorded it in one go.

[aaaaasssss22]

YES!!!!!!!!!

[aaaaasssss22]

AMAZING JUST A FUCKKING MAZING

[AlexlStormont]

this reminds me of diablo 2

[fellipebarnabe]

@AlexlStormont me too!! owesome

[MUNIZKAUE]

YES 2

[MrSightsandSounds]

YES!!!



[loborneta]

i like pressing 9 over and over again, do you?

[Hupydupy]

@ 2:44 the first mistake I ever hear Petrucci make. And boy, it doesn't sound bad at all.

[accless510]

wow good to see he is still using his old jp6 instead of that new shitty guitar

[pmanderson]

@accless510 What's so shitty about the new one?

[JoolsGuitar]

horrible playing... ugly guitar and skinny guy

[kalmahman48]

"to keep it simple, lets measure ?????????"

[csSpetzNaz]

Come on John petrucci don't apologize for dissonances that's kinda the whole point of ur style being progressive and all

[Ath00f]

Such professional incorporation of the pinky ;-;

[surgeyX]

He looks like ron jeremy now

[waylonbloodskull666]

@surgeyX O_o WHAT?! lol not even when the hedgehog was young XD

[carl13220]

"A la Pink Floyd" : yes John we' ve all noticed it ! Great !

[deciphery]

If you're feeling down and need some cheer up, here's an advice: after you do something successfully press 9 constantly. See, even John Petrucci is happy for you ;)

[FlemoreMrtunk]

At 5:09 God is saying: "Fuck yeah, I'm Fucking Perfect (YES)"

[xIvalicex]

Yea yea after that explanation.. i understand how the universe and the world were created :/

[fingerboy18]

Those chords are so original and they sound really good. It's not often that you hear a completely new chord progression that sounds so nice.

[metalquinn81]

oh thank god this is up because ive been playing it wrong

[bozzi90]

why is he so happy? did he finally get to use the temperture of the sun switch?

[challengeleo]

yes!

[Trexus1989]

At 2:45 he made a mistake! Now i can die satisfied :D

[bstockwellc]

@Trexus1989 he didn't... It was just something needed to kill an attacking behind the cameras yngwie malmsteen!!

[Niekpas1]

Wouldn't the intro make more sense this way?:

4/4

7/4

4/4

5/4

6/4

Right?

[progrockkeyboardist]

@Niekpas1: You are right, indeed.

[Jiwpgakis]

it's a bit opeth style, but reminds me of some greek acoustic music stuff my mother is listening to;D

[clandestine266]

Same here, thanks for uploading!

[Bysler]

Thanks for uploading this!

For some reason the video doesn't load for me on the guitarworld page.