Alternate Picking Exercises – 9 John Petrucci Riffs to Boost Technique Posted on December 2, 2007 by MD One form of picking is alternate picking, which is difined by consistant down – up – down – up pick strokes. One of the best alternate pickers in the business is John Petrucci, famed guitarist of Dream Theater. Today we will take a look at riffs and lines he has played and use them as exercises to help build good alternate picking technique. If you are an alternate picking beginner, or want some more exercises after you complete these, check out my alternate picking tutorial. For some sweep picking help head here . NEW 7/29/08- 7 MORE John Petrucci Riffs to Boost Technique 1) In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1 - Dream Theater The section starts at 4:24 into the song, although similar ideas are used throughout the song with a few minor changes. It is an easy alternate picking idea in D Dorian just to get the ball rolling. The time sigs are a little funky but thats the only tricky part of this one.
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Alternate Picking Exercises – 9 John Petrucci Riffs to Boost Technique Posted on December 2, 2007 by MD
One form of picking is alternate picking, which is difined by consistant down – up – down – up pick
strokes. One of the best alternate pickers in the business is John Petrucci, famed guitarist of Dream
Theater. Today we will take a look at riffs and lines he has played and use them as exercises to help
build good alternate picking technique. If you are an alternate picking beginner, or want some more
exercises after you complete these, check out my alternate picking tutorial. For some sweep
picking help head here.
NEW 7/29/08- 7 MORE John Petrucci Riffs to Boost Technique
1) In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1- Dream Theater
The section starts at 4:24 into the song, although similar ideas are used throughout the song with a few
minor changes. It is an easy alternate picking idea in D Dorian just to get the ball rolling. The time sigs
are a little funky but thats the only tricky part of this one.