Guitar Techniques

Rock legato

It’s great to be back in GT, this time looking at fretting-hand concepts covered in my Legato Guitar Technique Mastery book. Playing legato is about creating smooth, tied-together lines that contrast the staccato sound of picking. In the coming months, you’ll build technique, cover the fretboard extensively and apply musical concepts used by the most influential legato players on guitar. Tone and technique go hand in hand to create the sound of legato playing, so it’s important to get the right

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