How to Play Diatonic Legato Lick – Part 1
Hi, I’m Claude Johnson and welcome to another Lick of the Day Lesson for you. I want to talk about these legato diatonic licks that I was just playing. For example, this one. All right, let me show you what I’m doing here. A little faster. A little faster. Up to tempo. All right, we’re …
Helpful Exercises to Improve Your Legato Skill
Let’s talk about legato playing today. When I say “legato”, I mean hammer-ons and pull-offs. If you can’t do a basic hammer on or pull off, please please please do yourself a favor and get my beginner lead guitar course (Killer Lead Guitar Made Simple) It is often easier to use legato, since you don’t …
Pinky Power!
Hey there my friend… Pull up a chair, let’s talk guitar chops 🙂 There’s SOOO many ways we can work on our chops. One obvious area of chops is our picking… Another obvious area is our left hand fretting. I want to focus on that today, and specifically on the pinky because its often the …
How is Your Phrasing?
Ok, for you experienced cats, this should be familiar territory, but hang with me, I’ve got a cool challenge for you. And for the newbees, hopefully I can shed light on this very important topic: PHRASING. What is PHRASING? Phrasing is the little subtleties , nuances, and refined details of HOW you play a phrase …