Warm Ups IV

I got all of these exercises from John Petrucci's Rock Discipline DVD. The point is not to develop speed on these exercises but merely to familiarize your fingers with the fretboard. NOTE: use alternate picking for all of the exercises.

Left Hand

Ex. 1
e|--13---13---10----10-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--12---11---11----12----13---13----10----10------------------------------|
G|--11---12---12----11----12---11----11----12----13--13---10---10----------|
D|--10---10---13----13----11---12----12----11----12--11---11---12----------|
A|------------------------10---10----13----13----11--12---12---11----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------10--10---13---13----------|

Ex. 2
e|---14---14----9-----9----------------------------------------------------|
B|---12---11----11---12-----etc--------------------------------------------|
G|---11---12----12---11----------------------------------------------------|
D|----9----9----14---14----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ex. 3
e|---------10-------------10--------------7---------------7----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9------------8---------------8---------------9--------------------|
D|----8-------------9--------------9---------------8-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--7------------7-------------10--------------10--------------------------|

Right Hand
(d = downstroke
 u = upstroke)

Ex. 4
 d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u
e|-----------------------------5----9--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------5-----------------------5----------------------------|
G|------------6------------6-------------6--------------6------------------|
D|-----7----------7--------------------------------7--------------7--------|
A|--------7-------------------------------------------------7--------------|
E|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------5--|

Ex. 5
 d u d u d u d u d u... 
e|---------------------------------5-5---9-9-------------------------------|
B|-----------------------5-5----------------------5-5----------------------|
G|--------------6-6-----------6-6-------------6-6----------6-6-------------|
D|------7-7----------7-7-------------------------------7-7----------7-7----|
A|----------7-7-------------------------------------------------7-7--------|
E|-5-5------------------------------------------------------------------5-5|

Ex. 6
 d u d u d u d u d u d... 
e|----------------------------------------------5-5-5---9-9-9--------------|
B|--------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------------5-5-5--|
G|-------------------6-6-6---------------6-6-6----------------6-6-6--------|
D|-------7-7-7--------------7-7-7------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7-7-7-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7------------------7-7-7--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------5-5-5-------------------------------------|

Then do it with four picks on each note. With each of the exercises you can reverse the picking (i.e. start on an upstroke instead of downstroke). To make the exercise less tedious you can move the root around and form a progression. Petrucci has his root going from:

A -> C -> E -> C# --> G --> B --> F#
                or
5 -> 8 -> 12 -> 9 -> 3 -> 7 -> 2

Combination Exercises

Ex. 7
ascending
 d u d u d u d u d u d... 
e|---------4---1-------------------5---2-----------------6--3--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------3--------2-------------4----------3-----------5-------4------------|
D|----2------------3---------3--------------4-------4-----------5----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1------------------4---2--------------------5--3----------------6-------|

continue until 12th fret

descending
 d u d u d u d... 
e|-15---------------------12---14-----------------11--13-----------------10|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----14--------------13----------13-----------12--------12-----------11---|
D|-------13---------14--------------12-------13-------------11------12-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------12--15--------------------11--14------------------10-13-------|

Ex. 8
e|--------4-------1----------------|-------5------2------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------3----------|
G|----3-------------------------2--|----4----------------------------------|
D|------------2--------3-----------|----------3--------4-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-1-----------------------4-------|-2---------------------5---------------|

continue pattern until 12th fret

Remember to warm up before you practice!

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Comments

[Hell-sinki]

nice
some helpful stuff in here

[blackmetal619]

john petrucci kicks ass

[a0kalittlema0n]

fo sho

[johnmalkin]

Seems good, well done. It's good to see you telling people that you got it from somewhere, unlike some who will plagerise some of these lessons. Good one!

[awie666]

hey..this is good man

[fronkpies]

Thanks!

[Dungbag]

Any lesson by Petrucci is got to be learnt, cheers!!

[Vman666]

I play bass...is there one on here for bass warm ups...Ive been playing electric guitar for ages though...Still helpful though...Im guna print them and give em a go fo sho...

[khunsa]

Dumb Q? but what is meant by alternate picking

[josh_oster]

Dumber question....do i only pick the one string im holding down on the fretboard or do i hit all the strings even though im only holding one down????

[chocolatguitar]

khunsa wrote:

Dumb Q? but what is meant by alternate picking

down, up, down, up, down, up...etc with your right hand while you play the notes with your left.


it let's you play so much faster. so let's say you're playing an f scale in first position starting on the f on the low e sting. you would go down on the f, up on the g, down on the a, up on the Bb, down on the c, up on the d,...etc.

[chocolatguitar]

josh_oster wrote:

Dumber question....do i only pick the one string im holding down on the fretboard or do i hit all the strings even though im only holding one down????

you're playing each note individually, you aren't holding any two notes down at the same time. so say you're starting on the low A (5th fret) and then hitting the higher A in harmony (7th fret. if you start on the low A with your index finger, all you're other fingers would be up. then hit the higher A with your ring finger. (now all other fingers aren't touching the fretboard except your ring finger.


answer your question?

[rabidguitarist]

i can play most of this without pausing to look at the fretboard, does this mean im getting better?? (and yaes i am playing it correctly)

[Marshall787878]

rabidguitarist wrote:

i can play most of this without pausing to look at the fretboard, does this mean im getting better?? (and yaes i am playing it correctly)

yea wait no it means your gettin worsejk

[irishRW]

Petruci is God.

Great lesson, I'll use it every day

Rabid, if you can play all that without looking at the fretboard you shouldn't need reassurance that ur getting betting better...

[Aitsu]

Man thanks for those lessons
Helpd me alot
Using them everyday now and my playing is getting much better
Good post Cheers for you
Peace !!!!

[RHCPROCK!]

kewl lesson

[skater762]

i am so sexy baby!!.....good lesson

[gamejokerr]

[02/09/2007 - 02:49 pm] by gamejokerr : |
artist: My Chemical Romance Tabs Print this tab tabbed by: f1f2 [ 66 votes ]


[11/14/2006 - 05:40 am] by f1f2 : |
wooops this one was the non-updated one in my pc.. nahh... sorry, i updated it immediately...
[11/14/2006 - 10:46 am] by Mathamology : |
Is this the updated version? I'll give you permission to put my tab (House of Wolves) in here, if you credit it to me But its up to you, if you want to keep it all your own work then that's cool. However, if you want my House of Wolves in there, send me a PM/email and I'll check it over once and send it to you
[11/14/2006 - 03:10 pm] by Guitarmaster12 : |
Finally, someone tabbed the album, thanx, 5 stars :}
[11/14/2006 - 03:41 pm] by vmanoman : |
wow. i deem you god
[11/15/2006 - 06:19 am] by f1f2 : |
Thanks to all
[11/15/2006 - 06:30 am] by geminivenom : |
the WTTBP here is better among the others :P
[11/15/2006 - 03:10 pm] by pirate_jessus : |
Well done, this is way over due. =]
[11/15/2006 - 03:49 pm] by ed182 : |
yes people, come one and all, look at my amazing chords, they are amazing
[11/15/2006 - 04:57 pm] by Jawkster : |
wow, you got my grats because you actually had time to put this together :o well done! 5 star! (plus i was waiting for it too for some time lol)
[11/15/2006 - 070 pm] by KileManA7X : |
Great tab. Very, very good. Thanks for tabing the whole album!
[11/16/2006 - 077 am] by f1f2 : |
alright!!! i'm just gonna make a guitar pro tab for Cancer!
[11/18/2006 - 106 pm] by vmanoman : |
dude, i need to say that ur amazing at tabbing and i hope that one day i can tab as acurrately as you
rock on
[11/19/2006 - 12:36 am] by f1f2 : |
thanks
[11/19/2006 - 07:19 am] by Yawdim : |
Yea, My congrats for tabbin "dead" to, 5 stars 4rom me man
[11/20/2006 - 12:18 pm] by therubberduck : |
amazin well done m8, thnx alot 5*
[11/20/2006 - 12:58 pm] by lil-miss : |
this is a great tab. well done. isnt there 14 tracks on the album though. i thought ther was a track called heaven. help us. might not be though. 5* rating
[11/21/2006 - 05:19 am] by f1f2 : |
^^^ there is a MCR track called "Heaven Help Us" but it's not in the album It's a WTTBP B-Side.
[11/21/2006 - 110 am] by gothic-punk-kid : |
the extra track is called "kill all your friends" it says in the book you get with the limited edition cd case thingy.

-x-

[11/21/2006 - 111 am] by gothic-punk-kid : |
most just think its called "blood" even though its not!

great tab though!

-x-
[11/22/2006 - 04:22 am] by f1f2 : |
*****
UPDATED: added Cancer
*****
[11/22/2006 - 09:31 am] by stuart_cowan90 : |
very good work
5 monkeys, i mean stars
[11/22/2006 - 03:11 pm] by lil-miss : |
i thought "Heaven! Help Us" was on the album. oh well.
Yay "Cancer"'s a great song.
I thougth "Kill All Your Friends" was called "Blood". Thanks for telling me the real name.
[11/23/2006 - 01:39 pm] by The Spoon : |
Kill All Your Friends is actually Teenagers. (The names connect see?) And Heaven Help Us is a b-side as someone said.

and i think the little bridge thing in Dead!, (The part where he's like omg! theres a complication in ur heart!) is just like the verse
[11/23/2006 - 01:39 pm] by The Spoon : |
oh yea, great job!
[11/23/2006 - 01:48 pm] by The Spoon : |
damn i wish it would let me erase comments, forget my earlier statement about Kill All Your Friends. According to Wikipedia, it might be a b-side to the Famous Last Words single. They've already finished shooting the video!!!

sorry for spamming up these boards
[11/24/2006 - 044 am] by f1f2 : |
^^ oh my my.. thanks for looking in my tab
[11/27/2006 - 10:53 pm] by universal_man : |
well well...look who's tabbed it if isn't f1f2
[12/01/2006 - 048 am] by f1f2 : |
*****
UPDATED: Added Teenagers' Solo!
*****
[12/11/2006 - 01:47 am] by mdwallin : |
umm... is the teenagers chorus correct?
other then that it sounds almost puurrrrrfect
[12/13/2006 - 032 pm] by gd_ddev : |
Amazing tab! wish i could tab a whole album... and in the time you have! Great job! *****
[12/14/2006 - 010 am] by punk_isntemo12 : |
ummm...you know, on the normal album(nt the spesh one WHICH I WANT SO BAD!!!) it sez on the lyrics booklet thingadodge that the extra track is called Blood. but if your sure....*shrug* i s'ppose your right.



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[*disasterpiece*]

no... i wont post a comment...

[aldopunkyou]

my hand hurts...lol

[gatiur]

good lesson, thanx...


JOHN PETRUCCI AND DT KICK ASS!!!

[klawdcheiser]

thanks for posting some important tips.. i really appreciate it.

[almostdvs222]

Yea JP owns

[CaptnWar]

I've only seen the beginning of the video, but doesn't he use A tuning (pretty high for my taste)? So, has this been transcribed since it is shown in E tuning?

[CaptnWar]

by the way... this lesson was posted on a nice date... 6/6/6

[HFR]

Thsi Helped Allot

[nemesis_911]

thanx. This lesson is extremely useful.

Nd Petrucci nd Dream Theater kicks ass!!!!!

[nemesis_911]

awesome lesson! thanx fr puttin it on UG.

BTW when i play these warm ups fast it starts 2 hurt between my thumb nd index finger, is this normal??