(Guitar Recorded Versions). The latest release from these legendary prog/rockers, in guitar tab. Songs include: The Root of All Evil * The Answer Lies Within * These Walls * I Walk Beside You * Panic Attack * Never Enough * Sacrificed Sons * Octavarium.

(Keyboard Recorded Versions). Not just a songbook, but a total experience! Note-for-note keyboard transcriptions of nine keyboard-intense Dream Theater songs from1992-2007, plus amazing full-color concert and behind-the-'boards photos, and a personal Q&A conversation with Jordan Rudess in which he reveals details of his playing style and the experience of jamming and writing with rock virtuoso bandmates Dream Theater. What's more, Rudess wrote special "exercise" pieces to precede each song, each focusing on a challenging playing technique unique tothe corresponding Dream Theater songs that follows. A must-own collectible for all fans! Titles: Blind Faith (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence) * Home (Metropolis, Pt 2: Scenes from a Memory) * Honor Thy Father (Train of Thought) * In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1 (Systematic Chaos) * In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 2 (Systematic Chaos) * Lines in the Sand (Falling into Infinity) * Octavarium (Octavarium) * Space-Dye Vest (Awake) * Take the Time (Images and Words) * The Ministry of Lost Souls (Systematic Chaos).

Revered former Metal Maniacs editor Jeff Wagner analyses the heady side of metal in this exhaustive narrative history of a relentlessly ambitious musical subculture. Beginning with the hugely influential mid-1970s efforts of progressive rock acts Rush and King Crimson, Wagner unfurls a vast colourful tapestry of sounds and styles, from the 'Big 3' of Queensryche, Fates Warning and Dream Theater to the extreme prog pioneers Voivod, Watchtower, Celtic Frost and others.

Lifting Shadows is the authorized biography of Dream Theater - the American progressive-metal band & traces the band's history from their mid-1980's Long Island origins through to the arena filling act that they are today. This revised and updated edition features all-new interviews & covers the departure drummer Mike Portnoy.

As the cornerstone for the innovative band Dream Theater, John Petrucci has rapidly become one of the most respected and talked about guitarists of the '90's. He has been featured in virtually every major guitar publication worldwide and was voted "Best Guitarist for 1994" in "Guitar" magazine and "Break Through Guitarist of the Year (1993)" in "Guitar For the Practicing Musician" magazine. This powerful and all encompassing book starts with a valuable segment on warm-ups followed by up-to-date practice concepts that address dealing with today's information explosion. John has provided detailed lessons concerning speed and accuracy using rhythmic subdivisions, chromatic exercises, dynamics and scale fragments. Other topics include picking through arpeggios, string skipping, sweep picking, legato technique and how to expand the color and texture of basic "power chords." Also included are detailed transcriptions and demonstrations of dozens of exercises, examples and special etudes ranging from easy-to-master to very challenging. All music examples are contained on the included recording and written in both standard notation and tablature. Book jacket.

(Guitar Recorded Versions). This 2019 album marks the 14th studio album release by this popular prog metal band. Our songbook features note-for-note guitar transcriptions in notes and tab for all ten tracks: At Wit's End * Barstool Warrior * Fall into the Light * Out of Reach * Pale Blue Dot * Paralyzed * Room 137 * S2N * Untethered Angel * Viper King.

Chris Brooks provides a complete approach to improvising with arpeggios, which builds into a cohesive strategy for advanced rock guitarists. Advanced Arpeggio Soloing for Guitar goes way beyond any other rock guitar arpeggio book by drawing inspiration from advanced jazz theory to teach you the sounds you won't learn anywhere else.