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Intermediate Guitar Lesson – Basic Legato Exercises

In Intermediate Guitar Lessons | on December, 27, 2009 | by | 11 Comments

This lesson focuses on exercises to develop legato technique using two notes per string and 3 notes per string.

Pay close attention the hand positioning because it can make or break your ability to play these exercises accurately and smoothly.

These exercises can be used as great technique builders as well as warm-up exercises after you have them down.

They help to develop strength and flexibility in the fret hand and will allow you to add that nice smooth legato effect to your playing.

Be sure to get the PDF download for this lesson.

Basic Legato Exercises

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11 Responses

Mike
12.27.09

Wow, nice blog! I really like it :)

Ken
12.27.09

Carl, another helpful lesson. Thank you. You are eliminating my excuses for not becoming a better player. As a New Years resolution I have placed a guitar next to the sofa (no amp) for redeeming TV time. Hopefully the constant dweedle-de dweedle-de dweedle-de dweedle-de won’t be too distracting to others.

Carl Brown
12.27.09

LOL.. Sounds a lot like I do it. :D

V Albertini
12.27.09

Real techiquine improve exercise! Rock on!

Samuel
12.27.09

Firstly great lesson, but i seem to have a problem, when i practise legato or any technique that requires hammer ons and pull offs the skin on my fingers (mainly little finger) tends to peel slightly, is that normal? Or is there anything i can do to prevent this? Please advise :) Thanks.

Carl Brown
12.27.09

Hey there, yeah that is pretty normal. If you do it enough your fingertips will develop the proper calluses to handle it and you shouldn’t have much problem. Calluses to seem to peel from time to time depending on the weather or if you have taken a break for a few days they may start to breakdown a bit. I guess the idea is if you play more you peel less eventually. :)

Cheers!! Carl..

Adarsh Agarwal
12.27.09

Hey , you have no clue how much i appreciate your lessons , Kudos :)

samu
12.27.09

What do I have to do with my second finger? ( the one we do not use here and in wich we have rings on) I don´t know if a bad position would be dangerous

samu
12.27.09

Sorry I made a mistake , I mean my middle finger xD

Ozzy
12.27.09

do i have to play with the very tip of the pinky finger? i find it hard to keep playing with the tip of it and i always find myself playing with the part under the tip =\

Carl Brown
12.27.09

Depending on how your fret hand is placed over the fretboard the area of your fingertips that you use will vary. I suggest just doing what is comfortable. :D

Carl..

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