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More Legato Licks!

Instructor: Al Joseph
Topic: Technique
Style: Rock
Level: Advanced
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    More Legato Licks! - Intro and Lick 1 Al Joseph
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    Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to my first tutorial of 2014. This month I want to share 5 short but very useful licks with you. Make sure to read through the text and study the tab carefully to get the most from this tutorial. Good luck guys. Let's have fun this year! :) Lick #1 I'm starting out with this lick to give you an idea of how I visualize. I usually a...

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    More Legato Licks! - Lick 2 Al Joseph
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    Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: This is my most played and favorite shape to use when shredding fusion-styled lines. I really abuse this lick so I had to throw it in here for yah! :) It'll be quite a stretch for most but it's pretty playable. HELPFUL HINT: Just take your time and always use bigger subdivisions (8th notes as opposed to 16ths if too fast) with the backing track instead of ...

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    More Legato Licks! - Lick 3 Al Joseph
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    Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: I love this lick so I had to do it. A lot of you have seen this one already. C minor pentatonic, second position, GO!!! Remember to relax, sit with good posture and make mental notes of how these shapes relate to the intervallic structure of the scale.

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    More Legato Licks! - Lick 4 Al Joseph
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    Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: This one is definitely a "Marco Sfogli" lick for sure. When visualizing this one, try thinking within the C minor pentatonic scale. Remember to relax, sit with good posture and make mental notes of how these shapes relate to the intervallic structure of the scale.

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    More Legato Licks! - Lick 5 and Outro Al Joseph
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    Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: So in this lick, we're using the same shape in the right hand as before. Only this time we're adding our tapping finger. Remember to relax, sit with good posture and make mental notes of how these shapes relate to the intervallic structure of the scale. Thanks for a wonderful year! Please make sure to hit me up on the forum for any questions! Cheers, AJ

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    More Legato Licks! - C Minor Backing Track Al Joseph
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    Instructor: Al Joseph Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Rock

    Excerpt: Practice hard with the backing track folks! All 5 licks are tabbed out below.

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