Guitar Lessons
Legato Lessons
Hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping, two-handed, eight-fingers (etc) all fall into this category. The common denominator is the smoothest shred technique out there: legato.Latest
Hammer-Ons of the Gods
by Ben HigginsA study into hammer-ons and pull-offs, an essential technique used by all the guitar greats including Randy Rhoads, Dave Murray and Steve Vai
Tags: randy rhoads, dave murray, steve vai, hammer-ons, pull-offs, legato, technique, lessonDifficulty4
Vai-able Hammer-ons
by Ben HigginsA beginner lesson focusing on using hammer-ons in the style of Steve Vai
Tags: steve vai, hammer ons, passion and warfare, alien love secrets, firegarden, whitesnake, dave lee roth, legato, satrianiDifficulty2
Lydian Augmented Legato
by Eugen Leonhardt4 Notes per String Legato on a Melodic-Minor Mode.
Tags: Legato, Melodic Minor, Lydian Augmented, Allan Holdsworth, 4 Notes per string, Religious War, Legato, TappingDifficulty10
Vai-olation
by Ben HigginsA look at the style of the brilliant Steve Vai, full of sliding phrases and Lydian tonalities.
Tags: steve vai, balls of gold, passion and warfare, satriani, lydian phrasing, legatoDifficulty6
Ben's Land Of Legato 4
by Ben HigginsEtude focusing on Joe Satriani style Legato
Tags: legato, control, hammer, pull off, dexterity, satriani, vaiDifficulty5
Ben's Land Of Legato 5
by Ben HigginsA short etude bringing together many aspects of legato in a challenging piece including string skipping, bending and vibrato
Tags: legato, shred, vai, satriani, chris poland, dexterityDifficulty7
Ben's Land Of Legato 3
by Ben HigginsShort etude focusing entirely on legato with 16th note triplets
Tags: legato, dexterity, fretting hand, satriani, vaiDifficulty6
Ben's Land Of Legato 2
by Ben HigginsEtude featuring both 16th notes and triplets
Tags: legato, fretting hand, dexterity, vai, satrianiDifficulty4
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Legato and Picking - Advanced
by Muris VarajicIn this lesson we'll be covering phrases and licks while doing switching between legato and alternate picking.
Tags: Legato, Alternate Picking, ShredDifficulty9
Sequenced 8-Finger Tapping
by Aleksander SukovicA new way of playing arpeggios by applying 8-finger tapping in sequence.
Tags: 8-finger, tapping, sequence, T.J. Helmerich, BumblefootDifficulty8
Classical Taps
by David WallimannLet's study a nice classical idea using tapping. The whole song will only use the high E string of the guitar. The changes are very melodic and should be memorized before linking everything together.
Tags: high E string, tapping, EVHDifficulty3
Extreme Tapping (Thabu's song Alma Errante)
by Santiago Diaz GarcesIn this lesson I apply arpeggios combining tapping with string skipping techniques.
Tags: Thabu, Alma Errante, tapping, eight fingers, arpeggios, stanley jordanDifficulty9
Tapping and Legato Lesson
by Muris VarajicThis lesson with Muris offers a way to gain more power with your left hand! Contains legato, taping with both hands, string skipping, D minor and D harmonic minor scales.
Tags: legato, tapping, tapping with both hands, string skipping, greg howeDifficulty8
Legato Exercise Lesson
by David WallimannThis lesson is designed to help you develop a strong legato technique while reviewing the 7 modal shapes. In order to facilitate our legato workout, we'll concentrate on 3 notes per string shapes.
Tags: legato, 3 notes per string, sixteenth triplet notesDifficulty5
Legato Tapping Lesson
by Ian BushellTwo different tapping sequences, arpeggio shapes across five and six strings, and alot of legato technique.
Tags: tapping, arpeggio, legatoDifficulty7
Arpeggios Etude (Legato + Tapping)
by Santiago Diaz GarcesIn this lesson I'll show you how to combine Legato Technique with Tapping over Arpeggios.
Tags: arpeggios, tapping, harmonic minor, John Petrucci,Difficulty5