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John Petrucci tries to explain how a guy is doing a cover of one of his 7-string songs using a 6-string guitar, but I don't really understand what he is saying. Anybody can help?








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    In this video




    John Petrucci tries to explain how a guy is doing a cover of one of his 7-string songs using a 6-string guitar, but I don't really understand what he is saying. Anybody can help?








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      In this video




      John Petrucci tries to explain how a guy is doing a cover of one of his 7-string songs using a 6-string guitar, but I don't really understand what he is saying. Anybody can help?








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      John Petrucci tries to explain how a guy is doing a cover of one of his 7-string songs using a 6-string guitar, but I don't really understand what he is saying. Anybody can help?













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          He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



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          Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






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          • So, is a partial power chord P4, and a power chord P5? Or is partial using only two strings? (Not seen video).

            – Tim
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          • It's a P4 which implies the root beneath, with distortion it actually produces the sub-harmonic.

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          He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



          $4.5.$5.5  $4.5.$5.5.$6.3    $4.6.$5.6  $4.6.$5.6.$6.4 
          $4.7.$5.7 $4.7.$5.7.$6.5


          Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






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          • So, is a partial power chord P4, and a power chord P5? Or is partial using only two strings? (Not seen video).

            – Tim
            Mar 10 at 7:42













          • It's a P4 which implies the root beneath, with distortion it actually produces the sub-harmonic.

            – luser droog
            Mar 10 at 10:34
















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          He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



          $4.5.$5.5  $4.5.$5.5.$6.3    $4.6.$5.6  $4.6.$5.6.$6.4 
          $4.7.$5.7 $4.7.$5.7.$6.5


          Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






          share|improve this answer
























          • So, is a partial power chord P4, and a power chord P5? Or is partial using only two strings? (Not seen video).

            – Tim
            Mar 10 at 7:42













          • It's a P4 which implies the root beneath, with distortion it actually produces the sub-harmonic.

            – luser droog
            Mar 10 at 10:34














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          He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



          $4.5.$5.5  $4.5.$5.5.$6.3    $4.6.$5.6  $4.6.$5.6.$6.4 
          $4.7.$5.7 $4.7.$5.7.$6.5


          Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.






          share|improve this answer













          He's describing the effect that happens when you play a perfect fourth with a distorted guitar. Distortion intensifies the intermodulation effect between the two strings to produce sum-tones and difference-tones.



          $4.5.$5.5  $4.5.$5.5.$6.3    $4.6.$5.6  $4.6.$5.6.$6.4 
          $4.7.$5.7 $4.7.$5.7.$6.5


          Basically playing the partial power-chord makes it sound like a full power-chord.







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          • So, is a partial power chord P4, and a power chord P5? Or is partial using only two strings? (Not seen video).

            – Tim
            Mar 10 at 7:42













          • It's a P4 which implies the root beneath, with distortion it actually produces the sub-harmonic.

            – luser droog
            Mar 10 at 10:34



















          • So, is a partial power chord P4, and a power chord P5? Or is partial using only two strings? (Not seen video).

            – Tim
            Mar 10 at 7:42













          • It's a P4 which implies the root beneath, with distortion it actually produces the sub-harmonic.

            – luser droog
            Mar 10 at 10:34

















          So, is a partial power chord P4, and a power chord P5? Or is partial using only two strings? (Not seen video).

          – Tim
          Mar 10 at 7:42







          So, is a partial power chord P4, and a power chord P5? Or is partial using only two strings? (Not seen video).

          – Tim
          Mar 10 at 7:42















          It's a P4 which implies the root beneath, with distortion it actually produces the sub-harmonic.

          – luser droog
          Mar 10 at 10:34





          It's a P4 which implies the root beneath, with distortion it actually produces the sub-harmonic.

          – luser droog
          Mar 10 at 10:34


















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