John Petrucci

Background information
Birth name John Peter Petrucci
Born July 12, 1967 (age 46)
Kings Park, Long Island, New York
Genres Progressive metal, instrumental rock, progressive rock, hard rock, jazz
fusion
Occupations Musician, songwriter, producer
Instruments Guitar, vocals, drums, programming
Years active 1984�present
Labels Roadrunner, Sound Mind Music, Magna Carta
Associated acts Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Explorers Club, G3,
Nightmare Cinema
Website www.johnpetrucci.com
Notable instruments
Ernie Ball Music Man "Majesty" (2013-present)
Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Signature Model (2000-present)
Ibanez JPM John Petrucci Signature (pre-2000)

John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist and composer. He
is best known as a founding member of the progressive metal/rock band Dream
Theater. With his former bandmate Mike Portnoy, he has produced all Dream Theater
albums since their 1999 release, Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory until their
2009 release, Black Clouds & Silver Linings, and also produced alone their 2011
release A Dramatic Turn of Events and 2013's Dream Theater. He also sings backing
vocals for Dream Theater. Petrucci was named as the third player on the G3 tour six
times, more than any other invited guitarists. In 2009 he was named the No. 2 Best
metal guitarist by Joel McIver in his book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists.[1] He
was also named as one of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time" by
GuitarOne magazine.[2] In 2012, Petrucci was ranked the 17th greatest guitarist of
all time by a Guitar World magazine readers poll.[3]

Contents

1 Biography
2 Musical style
2.1 Guitar technique
2.2 Singing
3 Guitar rig
3.1 Studio albums
3.2 Live
3.3 Guitar Tunings
4 Discography
4.1 Solo albums
4.2 With Dream Theater
4.3 With Liquid Tension Experiment
4.4 With G3
4.5 With Jordan Rudess
4.6 As a guest
4.7 Others
5 Videography
6 References
7 External links

Biography

John Petrucci was born on July 12, 1967 in Kings Park, New York to an Italian
American family. He picked up the guitar at the age of eight because his older
sister was allowed to go to bed later in order to practice the piano. However, he
decided to quit the guitar when his attempts to stay up late were unsuccessful. He
picked up the guitar again at the age of 12. Petrucci has said he committed to
practicing guitar 6 hours a day when he discovered it was his passion. His early
influences were bands like Rush, Yes, Iron Maiden, Dixie Dregs and Metallica.[4]

Eventually, his childhood friend and future Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore
invited John to join his cover band. John attended Berklee College of Music in
Boston with childhood friend John Myung (bass), where they met future bandmate Mike
Portnoy (drums). These three, in addition to Kevin Moore, formed the band Majesty.
Because there was already another band with the same name, the group later became
Dream Theater.

While Petrucci is most commonly associated with Dream Theater, he is also in the
project band Liquid Tension Experiment, and has appeared as a guest on records by
other artists, such as the Age of Impact album by the Explorer's Club.

Petrucci has released a guitar instructional video, Rock Discipline, which covers
warm-up exercises, exercises to avoid injury while playing, alternate picking,
sweep picking, chords and other techniques for developing one's guitar playing.
Petrucci also has a book named "Guitar World presents John Petrucci's Wild
Stringdom", which was compiled from columns he wrote for Guitar World magazine
under that title.

In 2001, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai invited Petrucci to tour with them on the
popular G3 guitar tour, which exposed him to a massive number of new fans and
inspired a solo album. The album, Suspended Animation, was released on March 1,
2005, and was available for order from his web site. Petrucci also appeared on the
2005 and 2006 G3 tours, and in 2007, went on G3 tour again, this time with Paul
Gilbert and Joe Satriani. In a recent video with Larry DiMarzio, Petrucci announced
that he is working on a follow up to his 2004 album, Suspended Animation and a new
Dream Theater album.[5]

Petrucci also wrote and recorded two instrumental soundtrack songs for a Sega
Saturn game titled Digital Pinball: Necronomicon. Each track is roughly two minutes
long, and are named simply Prologue and Epilogue. In a spoof rock band, Nightmare
Cinema (which was the Dream Theater members changing instruments for a gig), he
used the "alternate stage name" Johnny James.

In 2012, Petrucci was invited once again to join Joe Satriani in his G3 tour with
Steve Morse. His Dream Theater drummer Mike Mangini, and his former G3 bass player
Dave LaRue accompanied him on the tour.

Dream Theater bandmate Jordan Rudess revealed in an interview that Petrucci is a

practicing Catholic.[6] He currently lives in St. James, New York with his wife
Rena Sands, a guitarist in the all-female heavy metal band Meanstreak, and they
have three children�twins Samantha and Renato, and Kiarra. He is the uncle of Jake
Bowen, a guitarist in the progressive metal band Periphery. He is also an avid fan
of bodybuilding and dedicates much of his off time to weight training. He is a
voting member of NARAS.[7]
Musical style
Guitar technique
John Petrucci during a concert in 2012.

Petrucci is respected for his variety of guitar styles and skills. One of the most
notable of these is his high speed alternate picking which, as he himself claims,
requires a "strong sense of synchronization between the two [playing] hands." John
is notable for frequent use of the seven-string electric guitar, which he says he
uses as a writing tool, taking advantage of the extended range for heavier riffing
and to play extended range runs as part of a solo. Moreover, Petrucci often
combines his metal shredding technique with a slower, emotive soloing style. His
influences as a guitarist include Steve Morse, Al Di Meola, Steve Howe, Allan
Holdsworth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Randy Rhoads, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Alex
Lifeson, Yngwie Malmsteen and David Gilmour.[4][8]

Petrucci is the only band member in Dream Theater to have contributed lyrics to
every album. He has written lyrics for at least three songs for every single album.
These include, among others, Metropolis, Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper, The
Spirit Carries On, The Great Debate, In the Presence of Enemies, and Through Her
Eyes. Petrucci uses real-life experiences for lyrical inspiration, as can be heard
in the songs The Count of Tuscany, A Nightmare to Remember and Endless Sacrifice.
Singing

Petrucci has acted as a backing vocalist live since the Awake Tour. He is a
baritone, producing a sound darker than that of James Labrie's tenor voice. He also
has a role in writing the vocal melodies for Dream Theater, as shown on demo
versions of Wither and Spirit Carries On, on which he performs the vocals.

In live performances before Mike Portnoy departed, he only sang small sections of
backing vocals or harmonies, with Mike performing the majority of the backing
vocals. After Mike Portnoy's departure, Petrucci has taken on some his singing
duties in songs such as The Dark Eternal Night and War Inside My Head, with other
backing vocals being on a backing track.
Guitar rig
Studio albums
With Dream Theater
1989 Majesty/When Dream And Day Unite Randall RG100ES, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+
1992 Images and Words Marshall JMP1 (for Metropolis Pt.1), Roland JC120, Zoom
9002 (for Clean Sound), Mesa Boogie Quad Preamp
1994 Awake Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (Only album to
be quadruple layered. 2 takes using Dual Rectifier, 2 takes using Mark IIC+)
1995 A Change Of Seasons Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie Mark IV, Mesa
Boogie TriAxis
1997 Falling Into Infinity Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie Mark IIB, Mesa
Boogie Mark IV, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Mesa Boogie TriAxis
1999 Metropolis Pt.2: Scenes From A Memory Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie
Mark IV, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Mesa Boogie TriAxis, Mesa Boogie Formula
2002 Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie Dual
Rectifier (for The Glass Prison and The Great Debate)
2003 Train Of Thought Mesa Boogie Road King Series I
2005 Octavarium Mesa Boogie Lone Star (for Clean Sound only), Mesa Boogie Road
King Series I, Mesa Boogie Mark IV
2007 Systematic Chaos Mesa Boogie Lone Star (for Clean Sound only), Mesa Boogie
Mark IV, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (for Forsaken)
2009 Black Clouds & Silver Linings Mesa Boogie Lone Star (for Clean Sound
only), Mesa Boogie Mark IV, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie Mark V (for The
Count of Tuscany only)
2011 A Dramatic Turn Of Events Mesa Boogie Mark V
2013 Dream Theater Mesa Boogie Mark V, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie
TriAxis (for Clean Sound and some solo sounds), Mesa Boogie 2:90, Mesa Boogie Royal
Atlantic RA-100 (for The Looking Glass)
Solo Album
2005 Suspended Animation Mesa Boogie Roadking Series 1, Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+
With Liquid Tension Experiment
1998 Liquid Tension Experiment Mesa Boogie TriAxis, Mesa Boogie 2:90 power amp
1999 Liquid Tension Experiment 2 Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+, Mesa Boogie Mark IV
With Jordan Rudess
2000 An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess Mesa Boogie Mark IV

*only amplifiers/pre-amp are shown

With Dream Theater 2014 at Mitsubishi Electric Hall D�sseldorf
Live

Images & Words Tour - Mesa Boogie Triaxis Preamp (x2), Mesa Boogie Stereo
Simul-Class 2:Ninety Power Amp (x2), Lexicon PCM70 (x1), Samson Wireless Unit (x1),
TC Electronic 2290 (x1), TC Electronic 1140 HS Parametric EQ/Preamplifier (x1),
Mesa Boogie Matrix Midi Switching (x1), Mesa Boogie Abacus (x1).
Waking Up The World Tour - Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (x1), Mesa Boogie Triaxis
(x2), Mesa Boogie Stereo Simul-Class 2:Ninety Power Amp (x2), TC Electronic 2290
(x1), Lexicon PCM70 (x1), Dunlop Rack Wah (x1), Custom Mark Snyder Rack Interface
(x1), Alesis Data Dump (x1), Mesa Boogie Matrix Midi Switching (x1), Mesa Boogie
Abacus (x1), Furman Power Conditioner (x2). Mesa Boogie Traditional Rectifier 4x12
Cabinets With Vintage 30 Speakers (x4). Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controller, Ernie Ball
25k Stereo Volume Pedal (x2).
Touring Into Infinity - Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (x1), Mesa Boogie Mark IV (x1),
Mesa Boogie Rackmount Dual Rectifier (x2), Mesa Boogie Triaxis (x1), Mesa Boogie
Stereo Simul-Class 2:Ninety Power Amp (x2), Mesa Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher
(x1), Mesa Boogie Matrix Midi Switching (x1), Furman Power Conditioner (x4), Custom
Rack Interface (x3), TC Electronic 2290 (x1), Lexicon PCM80 (x2), Dunlop Rack Wah
(x1), DBX 166A Compressor/Noise Gate (x1).
Scenes From NY - Mesa Boogie Triaxis (x1), Mesa Boogie Formula Preamp (x1),
Mesa Boogie Mark IV (x1), Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (x1), Mesa Boogie Rackmount Dual
Rectifier (x1), Mesa Boogie Stereo Simul-Class 2:Ninety Power Amp (x2), Dunlop Rack
Wah (x1), Voodoo Lab GCX Audio Switcher (x3), Digital Music Corp Stereo Line Mixer
(x2), TC Electronic 2290 (x1), Mesa Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher (x2), Custom Rack
Interface (x3), Furman Power Conditioner (x4), Lexicon PCM70 (x1), Lexicon PCM80
(x1). Custom Audio Electronics RS-10 Midi Foot Controller (x1) with Custom Audio
Electronics RS-10 Expander Module (x2), Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controller (x1), Ernie
Ball 25k Stereo Volume Pedal (x3). Mesa Boogie Traditional Rectifier 4x12 Cabinets
(x6).
World Tourbulence - Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ (x3), Mesa Boogie Nunya Preamp Custom
Made for John (x1), Dunlop DCR-1SR Rack Wah (x1), Eventide DSP7000 (x1), DBX 166A
Compressor/Limiter (x1), TC Electronic M2000 (x1), TC Electronic M3000 (x1), TC
Electronic 2290 (x2), Digital Music Corp Dual Stereo Line Mixer (x1), Digital Music
Corp GCX Audio Switcher (x1), Korg DTR-1 Digital Tuner (x1), Mesa Boogie High Gain
Amp Switcher (x1), Furman PL-Pro Power Conditioner (x1), Furman AR-Pro AC Line
Regulator (x1), Custom Rack Interface by Mark Snyder, Ernie Ball Volume Pedals
(x3), Fulltone Fulldrive 2 Overdrive (x1), Custom Audio Electronics RS-10 Midi Foot
Controller with Expansions, MXR Phase 90 (x1), Axess Electronics CFX4 Control
Function Switchers (x2), Framptone Talk Box through a Mesa Boogie Nomad, Mesa
Boogie Traditional Rectifier 4x12 Cabinets With Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers (x2).
Train of Thought Tour - Mesa Boogie Road King (x3), Mesa Boogie Lonestar (x2),
Digital Music Corp Stereo Line Mixer (x1), TC Electronic 2290 (x2), TC Electronic
M3000 (x2), TC Electronic G-Force (x1), Eventide DSP7000 (x1), DBX 266XL
Compressor/Noise Gate (x1), Mesa Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher (x1), Dunlop CryBaby
Custom Shop Rack Wah (x1), Custom Mark Snyder Interface (x1), Furman AR-Pro AC Line
Regulator (x1). Mesa Boogie 2x12 Cabinets (x2), Mesa Boogie 4x12 Cabinets (x2).
Skrydstrup SC-1 with XT Extension Module (x1), Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controller (x1),
Ernie Ball 25k Stereo Volume Pedal (x1), Boss TU-2 Tuner (x1), Boss Digital Delay
Pedal (x1). Custom Steel Diamond Plate Foot Rests (x2).
Octavarium Tour - Mesa Boogie Road King (x3), Mesa Boogie Lonestar (x2),
Digital Music Corp Stereo Line Mixer (x2), TC Electronic 2290 (x2), TC Electronic
M3000 (x2), TC Electronic G-Force (x1), Eventide DSP7000 (x1), DBX 266XL
Compressor/Noise Gate (x1), Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal (x1), Boss PH-3 Phaser Pedal
(x1), Boss TR-2 Tremolo Pedal (x1), Mesa Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher (x1), Dunlop
CryBaby Custom Shop Rack Wah (x1), Custom Mark Snyder Interface (x1), Furman AR-Pro
AC Line Regulator (x1). Mesa Boogie 2x12 Cabinets (x2), Mesa Boogie 4x12 Cabinets
(x2). Skrydstrup SC-1 with XT Extension Module (x1), Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controller
(x1), Ernie Ball 25k Stereo Volume Pedal (x1), Boss TU-2 Tuner (x1). Custom Steel
Diamond Plate Foot Rests (x2).
Score - Mesa Boogie Custom Built for John "Nunya" Preamp (x1), Mesa Boogie
Formula Preamp (x1), Mesa Boogie Rectifier Stereo 2:One Hundred Power Amp (x1),
Dunlop Rack Wah (x1), TC Electronic 2290 (x1), TC Electronic M3000 (x2), Eventide
DSP7000 (x1), MXR EVH Phaser (x1), MXR Wylde Overdrive (x1), DBX 266XL
Compressor/Noise Gate (x1), DOD SR830QX Dual 15 Band Graphic EQ (x1). Skrydstrup
Power Conditioner (x2), Skrydstrup Preamp Switcher (x1), Skrydstrup Effects
Switcher (x1), Skrydstrup Custom Rack Interface (x2). Custom Steel Diamond Plate
Foot Rests (x2).
G3 Tokyo 2005 - Dual Rectifier (x2) Road King (x2)
G3 2007 tour - Mesa Boogie Mark IV (x2), Mesa Boogie Formula Preamp (x1), Mesa
Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher (x1), Digital Music Corp Stereo Line Mixer (x1),
Dunlop Rack Wah (x1), DBX 166A Compressor/Noise Gate (x1), Boss DS-1 (x1), MXR
Stereo Chorus Pedal (x1), MXR EVH Flanger (x1), MXR EVH Phaser (x1), TC Electronic
2290 (x1), TC Electronic M3000 (x1), Eventide DSP7000 (x1), Axess Electronics
Switchers. Axess Electronics FX-1 Midi Foot Controller w/Extension Module (x1),
Boss TU-2 Tuner (x1), Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controller (x1), Ernie Ball 25k Stereo
Volume Pedal (x1).
Chaos In Motion - Mesa Boogie Mark IV (x2), Mesa Boogie Lonestar (x1), Korg
DTR-1 Rack Tuner (x1), Dunlop DCR-2SR Rack Wah (x1), DBX 266XL Compressor/Noise
Gate (x1), Mesa Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher (x1), Keeley Modded Boss TR-2 Tremolo
Pedal (x1), MXR EVH Flanger (x1), Keeley Modded Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer (x1), MXR
EVH Phaser (x1), Hermida Tech Zendrive (x1), MXR Wylde Overdrive (x1), MXR Stereo
Chorus (x1), Boss DS-1 (x1), Eventide Timefactor Delay Pedal (x1), TC Electronic
2290 (x1), TC Electronic M3000 (x1), Eventide DSP7000 (x1), Digital Music Corp
Stereo Line Mixer (x1), Mesa Boogie Rectifier Power Amp (x1), Furman AR-Pro AC Line
Regulator (x1), Axess Electronics CFX-4 (x3), Axess Electronics GRX-4 (x2), Voodoo
Lab Pedal Power (x2), Framptone A/B Box (x1), Radial JD-1 Passive DI Box (x1).
Axess Electronics FX-1 Midi Foot Controller w/Expander (x1), Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah
Controller (x1), Ernie Ball 25k Stereo Volume Pedal (x1), Boss TU-2 Tuner (x1),
Easy Button (x1). Mesa Boogie Traditional Rectifier 4x12 Cabinets with Celestion
Vintage 30 Speakers (x6). Custom Steel Diamond Plate Foot Rests (x2).
Liquid Tension Experiment 10th Anniversary Reunion Tour - Mesa Boogie Mark IV
(x2), Mesa Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher (x1), Dunlop DCR-2SR Rack Wah (x1), MXR
EVH Flanger (x1), MXR EVH Phaser (x1), TC Electronic 2290 (x1), Digital Music Corp
Stereo Line Mixer (x1), DBX 266XL Compressor/Noise Gate (x1), Keeley Modded TS-9DX
(x1), TC Electronic M3000 (x1), Eventide DSP7000 (x1). Mesa Boogie Traditional
Rectifier 4x12 Cabinets (x2). Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controller (x1), Ernie Ball 25k
Stereo Volume Pedal (x1). Axess Electronics FX-1 Midi Foot Controller w/Expander
(x1), Boss TU-2 Tuner (x1).
2010 Iron Maiden Supporting Tour - Mark V (x3), Dunlop Rack Wah, Fractal Audio
Axe-FX Ultra
Black Clouds and Silver Linings Tour - Mesa Boogie Mark V (x3), Voodoo Lab GCX
Switcher (x1), Korg DTR-2000 Rack Tuner (x1), Dunlop DSR-2SR Rack Wah System (x1),
TC Electronic C400XL Compressor/Gate (x1), Keeley Modded Tube Screamer (x1), MXR
EVH Flanger (x1), MXR EVH Phaser (x1), TC Electronic 1210 Spatial Expander/Stereo
Chorus/Flanger (x1), TC Electronic M3000 Reverb/Delay (x3), Eventide H7600
Harmonizer (x1), Custom Patch Bay for Pedalboard Connections (x1), Furman AR Pro
Power Conditioner (x1), Mesa Boogie High Gain Amp Switcher (x1), Axess Electronics
GRX4 Audio Switcher for Pedal and Effects Switching (x3), Axess Electronics CRX4
Control Function Switcher (x1), Furman Aura Pedal (x1), Radial DI Box (x1). Axess
Electronics FX-1 Midi Foot Controller w/Expander (x1), Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah
Controller (x1), Ernie Ball 25k Stereo Volume Pedal (x1), Boss TU-2 Tuner (x1).
Mesa Boogie Traditional Rectifier 4x12 Cabinets with Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers
and Custom Grills (x8). Custom Steel Diamond Plate Foot Rests (x2).
A Dramatic Tour of Events - Mesa Boogie Mark V (x2), Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II
(x1), Dunlop DCR-2SR Rack Wah, Mark Snyder Custom Rack Interface (x1), Axess
Electronics Switchers, Framptone A/B Box (x1), Keeley Modded TS-9DX (x1), Analog
Man King of Tone (x1), Analog Man TS808 Mod (x1), Boss PH-3 Phaser (x1), MXR EVH
Flanger (x1), Carl Martin Compressor (x1), Furman AR-Pro Power Conditioner. Axess
Electronics FX-1 Midi Foot Controller (x1), Dunlop DCR-IFC Wah Controller (x2),
Ernie Ball 25k Stereo Volume Pedal (x1), Boss TU-3 Tuner (x1), Custom Steel Diamond
Plate Foot Rests with Buttkicker Drivers (x2). Mesa Boogie Traditional Rectifier
4x12 Cabinets with Celestion Vintage 30 Speakers (x3), Mesa Boogie Traditional
Rectifier 2x12 Cabinets with Buttkicker Drivers (x3).
Along For The Ride - Mesa Boogie Triaxis (x2), Fractal Audio Axe-Fx (x1), Mesa
Boogie 2:90 (x2, one for Mesa 1x12 cab, one for the stage foot stands with Mess
Rectifier 1x12 cab),

Since the Train of Thought World Tour, John has used two footrests made by Patrick
Slaats (who also designs Jordan Rudess's keyboard stands), such that they are book-
ends for his pedalboard. These are utilised whenever Petrucci plays difficult-to-
play passages within his songs, as he practices using proper classical guitar
techniques - meaning that he rests his guitar on his left thigh when sequences get
difficult. Before this, he used regular stage monitors to do this. He stated in the
Live at Budokan DVD that he also has a "spit shield" around his cabinets, in order
to avoid getting them defaced by Mike Portnoy's "gobs of goobers". He stopped using
the spit shield on the A Dramatic Turn of Events tour due to Portnoy's departure.

A detailed gear diagram of John Petrucci's 2002 Dream Theater guitar rig is well-
documented.[9]
Guitar Tunings

John Petrucci plays most songs in standard tuning (E-A-D-G-B-E), although he also
uses a variety of other tunings as listed here:
Guitar tuning Description Songs
E?-A?-D?-G?-B?-E? E? tuning: all strings tuned half step down Stream of
Consciousness, The Root of All Evil
D-A-D-G-B-E Drop D tuning: only 6th string 1 step down Home,
Misunderstood
D-G-C-F-A-D D tuning: all strings 1 step down Endless Sacrifice, I Walk
Beside You, Never Enough, Forsaken, A Rite Of Passage, Lost Not Forgotten
C-F-B?-E?-G-C C tuning: all strings 2 step down As I Am, Honor Thy Father, In
The Name Of God, A Nightmare To Remember
B-E-A-D-G-B-E 7 string guitar standard tuning: adds one lower string Caught
In a Web, The Mirror, Lie, A Change Of Seasons, New Millenium, Just Let Me Breathe,

The Dance Of Eternity, The Glass Prison, The Test That Stumped Them All (only in
studio), This Dying Soul,

The Dark Eternal Night, Repentance, The Shattered Fortress, Build Me Up, Break Me
Down, Bridges in the Sky, Outcry,

The Enemy Inside, Enigma Machine, The Bigger Picture, Behind the Veil,

Acid Rain (from Liquid Tension Experiment 2), Tunnel Vision, Jaws of Life (from
Suspended Animation)
A-D-G-C-F-A-D 7 string guitar A tuning: all strings 1 step down Raw Dog
(from God of War: Blood & Metal), Illumination Theory
G-D-G-C-F-A-D 7 string guitar Drop G tuning: 7th string 2 steps down, other
strings 1 step down False Awakening Suite
B?-E?-A?-D?-F-B? Baritone guitar B? tuning: all strings 3 steps down Panic
Attack, Wither
A-D-G-C-E-A Baritone guitar A tuning: all strings half step down from B?
 Blind Faith, These Walls
E-A-D-G-B-E Baritone guitar E tuning: 1 octave lower than standard tuning
Animate-Inanimate (from Suspended Animation)

*all songs are from Dream Theater except indicated

Discography
Solo albums

Suspended Animation (2005)

With Dream Theater

Main article: Dream Theater discography

Studio albums

When Dream and Day Unite (1989)

Images and Words (1992)
Awake (1994)
Falling into Infinity (1997)
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
Train of Thought (2003)
Octavarium (2005)
Systematic Chaos (2007)
Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
Dream Theater (2013)

With Liquid Tension Experiment

Liquid Tension Experiment (1998)

Liquid Tension Experiment 2 (1999)

With G3

G3: Live in Tokyo (With guitarists Steve Vai and Joe Satriani) (2005)

With Jordan Rudess

An Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess (2000)

As a guest

Explorers Club - Age of Impact (1998)

Jon Finn Group - Wicked (1998)
Jordan Rudess - Feeding the Wheel (2001)
Derek Sherinian - Blood of the Snake (Played on track "Czar Of Steel") (2006)
Marty Friedman - Loudspeaker (Special guest guitarist on "Black Orchid") (2006)
Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal (Guest solo on track
"Erised") (2012)[10]

Others

Working Man - Various Artists (A tribute to Rush) (1996)

Dragon Attack - Various Artists (A tribute to Queen) (1997)
Guitar Battle - Various Artists (1998)

Videography
Year Title Notes
1993 Images and Words: Live in Tokyo First Dream Theater live DVD. Includes
extended version of Take the Time.
1995 Rock Discipline - VHS John Petrucci does a DVD on guitar warmups, tricks,
exercises, and his gear.
1998 5 Years in a LIVEtime The only live Dream Theater DVD with Derek Sherinian.
2001 Metropolis 2000: Scenes From New York
2002 Rock Discipline - DVD
2004 Live at Budokan
2005 G3: Live in Tokyo
2006 Score 2DVD recorded at Radio City Music Hall on April 1, 2006 New York,
U.S. Celebrated Dream Theater's 20th Anniversary. They performed this concert with
a symphony orchestra.
2007 Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos DVD included in the
special edition of Systematic Chaos
2008 Chaos in Motion 2007�2008 Released September 30, 2008. Documents the
band's 2007/2008 Chaos in Motion and Progressive Nation tours.
2013 Live at Luna Park