Legato - Improving Your Technique

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Any Style

Excerpt: Welcome to this tutorial on legato! Stay relaxed for this one, folks. 1. Make sure fingers stay as close to the fretboard as possible 2. Steady wins the race - If you play or practice at "your" natural pace with complete accuracy, you will aquire more speed 3.  Proper breathing and posture = Stronger player - One of my favorite teachers a...

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: NOTE: You may notice I'm using a lot of pick strokes. But it doesn't mean it's note legato. Through studying guitar players like Marco Sfogli and Paul Guilbert, I've found that the mixture of using pick strokes can do wonders for making your lines sound punchier and tighter.

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: Here's a smooth lick inspired by Dream Theater's guitarist, John Petrucci. Guys, watch out for the tricky string skipping here... :-) Practice this one slowly until you have it down solid. Once you have this one down, go to the next page to practice a lick inspired by Infinite Guitar's Tom Quayle!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: This 3rd lick is based on our own Tom Quayle's "Mordern Legato" technique. Notice how he uses a combination of linear and horizontal movement through the scales? Pretty cool stuff! Once you have these licks under your belt, be sure to head on over to the next page to test your skills with the backing track!

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Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Rock

Excerpt: Have fun with the backing track guys!

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