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Uploaded February 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Ever wondered how to write prog songs like Dream Theater? Lets break down one of their sections and rebuild it. Skip to 08:56 to hear my rip-off.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:21 The First Section
03:24 The Rhythm
05:10 The Second Section
07:13 Reverse Engineering Metropolis
08:56 "Prog Rip-Off"
09:24 Wrapping Up
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! bit.ly/3wDacU4
Ever wondered how to write prog songs like Dream Theater? Lets break down one of their sections and rebuild it. Skip to 08:56 to hear my rip-off.
You can support this channel at my Patreon: patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
Thanks to Mike Muggli and Jeff Schwertfeger for helping with the synth and drums. Follow Mike's music / gaming youtube channel here: youtube.com/user/Midiman741
twitter.com/signals_music
facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio
signalsmusicstudio.com
Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:21 The First Section
03:24 The Rhythm
05:10 The Second Section
07:13 Reverse Engineering Metropolis
08:56 "Prog Rip-Off"
09:24 Wrapping Up
![Reverse Engineering DREAM THEATER - Metropolis Pt 1 Analysis/Breakdown [Progressive Rock]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vc9KH5nMvjg/mqdefault.jpg "Reverse Engineering DREAM THEATER - Metropolis Pt 1 Analysis/Breakdown [Progressive Rock]
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4
Ever wondered how to write prog songs like Dream Theater? Lets break down one of their sections and rebuild it. Skip to 08:56 to hear my rip-off.
You can support this channel at my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
Thanks to Mike Muggli and Jeff Schwertfeger for helping with the synth and drums. Follow Mikes music / gaming youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Midiman741
https://www.twitter.com/signals_music
https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio
https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com
Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:21 The First Section
03:24 The Rhythm
05:10 The Second Section
07:13 Reverse Engineering Metropolis
08:56 Prog Rip-Off
09:24 Wrapping Up")
![Jam Track in D Mixolydian - Classic Rock / 80s style [FOLLOW ALONG]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vryaTVAgQ48/mqdefault.jpg "Jam Track in D Mixolydian - Classic Rock / 80s style [FOLLOW ALONG]
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.")
![How To Write a METAL Solo - Theory, Scales, Techniques, Strategies [GUITAR LESSON - COMPOSITION]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wuSJHUhacmI/mqdefault.jpg "How To Write a METAL Solo - Theory, Scales, Techniques, Strategies [GUITAR LESSON - COMPOSITION]
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This kind of solo would have blown my mind when I was younger, but after learning lots of Metallica, Megadeth, and Dream Theater solos, you start to pick up on some useful strategies and structures for making a solo. This one in particular is very influenced by Kirk Hammet, with the Wah pedal inclusion adding even more Metallica influence.
Although I dont have the same shredding skills as the legends, I can still utilize the skills I DO have and get the most out of them by planning and writing. I mainly compose by feel- and then I consult my theory to help me execute what Im feeling if it isnt happening naturally (this is usually the case). In this instance, the theory used is knowledge of several scales (Pentatonic Minor, Blues, and Minor), a few rhythmic concepts, and overall structure.
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:27 Starting The Solo
02:39 Spicing Up Scale Runs
03:52 Using Imagery
06:27 Ramping Up
08:14 Unison Bends
08:56 Pseudo-Scales
10:29 Bad Bend Filler
11:43 Closing The Solo
12:25 Wrapping Up
00:00")
![Master Barre Chord Theory and Technique [100% FREE COURSE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xG3rd1dvTJI/mqdefault.jpg "Master Barre Chord Theory and Technique [100% FREE COURSE]
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Barre chords are the most frustrating part of learning guitar, but this course should make it much easier! Well begin slowly, and pace ourselves week by week (dont skip ahead unless youre advanced) to build up the techniques and theory required to master this topic.
This course is pay-what-you-want. If you think thats cool and want to support more free lessons like this in the future, youre encouraged to join my Patreon or buy my paid products and courses :)
Table of contents:
0:00:00 What is this video?
0:00:54 Lesson 0: Intro and PreCheck
0:04:27 Lesson 1: Basic Technique
0:16:31 Lesson 2: 6th String Major Shape
0:23:41 Lesson 3: 6th String Minor Shape
0:27:38 Lesson 4: Muted Strums
0:31:16 Lesson 5: Fret Hand Rests
0:37:43 Lesson 6: 5th String Shapes
0:44:56 Lesson 7: Diatonic Barre Chords
0:49:54 Lesson 8: Partial Chords
0:53:50 Lesson 9: Advanced Techniques
0:56:27 Lesson 10: Advanced Studies")
![Improvising In Major Is Insanely Fun. Heres How To Do It! [GUITAR LESSON]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xKbtQM-qzSM/mqdefault.jpg "Improvising In Major Is Insanely Fun. Heres How To Do It! [GUITAR LESSON]
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This is a follow up to the last lesson I posted on improvising with the minor scale (aka aeolian mode) on guitar, which you can find here: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/learn-to-improv. In this lesson, we explore the major scale which is the FOUNDATIONAL scale for understanding theory going forward. However, due to the geometry of the shape we use (and the music tastes of most guitarists), Ive chosen to teach it second instead of first.
There will be a few more lessons in this series, but I have a few other videos in between that Id like to make that arent so guitar-focused, but the next lesson should post in about two weeks or so.
Modal playlist: https://signalsmusic.studio/lessons/series/understanding-the-modes
00:00 Intro
00:24 Major Scale Shape
01:48 Tempo Considerations
03:04 Major Chord Tones
05:45 Playing with the changes
07:52 The FULL Shape
08:59 Pentatonic Major
10:11 New Scale Pattern
11:28 Two Important Licks
13:20 Applying It All
14:23 Is it Major? Or is it Minor?
16:03 Outro
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